Soothing Shrimp Posted February 12, 2016 Report Share Posted February 12, 2016 Does anyone notice any significant increased baby survival with one over the other? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimple minded Posted February 12, 2016 Report Share Posted February 12, 2016 I have 2 identical tenners, same setups, both have neos. One of the setups is older, and has (had) significant brown (diatom) and green (dust) algae on the glass..........low baby survival rate. Meanwhile, the newer (cleaner) setup, where I was concerned about tank maturity and baby survival rate, has good shrimplet survival. Surely there could be other variables in play, but there doesn't appear to be a direct relation in my experience. Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarah Posted February 12, 2016 Report Share Posted February 12, 2016 Can't answer your question, but I do see babies on my glass algae frequently. I leave the sides and back un-scraped, but I do like to clean off the front periodically so I can see inside clearly. I'll be interested to read other peoples' responses to this... Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted February 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2016 Sarah, I do the same thing. Old school way was to leave algae on the glass so the babies could eat the food it produces. Now the knowledge of biofilm has come to the forefront and I'm wondering how important glass algae really is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimp Life Posted February 12, 2016 Report Share Posted February 12, 2016 I don't think its that important for Neos because I have alot of babies and they are doing well with minimal glass algae. Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jem_xxiii Posted February 12, 2016 Report Share Posted February 12, 2016 I have like zero glass algae as it bothers me. My neos do perfectly fine. Soothing Shrimp and svetilda 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMG Aquatics Posted February 12, 2016 Report Share Posted February 12, 2016 I see 2-4 day old babies all over the place in my fire red tank. No algae at all but half the tank is covered in java moss. Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jynn Posted February 12, 2016 Report Share Posted February 12, 2016 I clean the front panel on my TB tank so I can still look at them and just let the rest stay green. I have seen the adults grazing on the wall, but not my babies. Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zodiac Posted February 12, 2016 Report Share Posted February 12, 2016 my 4 month old orange tank,so some algae,but not a whole lot. 8 females gave birth last month. they mostly stayed on the substrate and the breeder tube. just a few on the glass. did a quick count...at least 170 babies. Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
californiashrimp Posted February 17, 2016 Report Share Posted February 17, 2016 I leave glass algae on the back and side windows but scrape it off the front for visibility. I have never noticed any difference in shrimplet survival, but in the back of my find I have this inkling it helps so I leave it be. Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted February 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2016 hmmmm...I think I'll start a poll. That'll make it easier for me to see people's choices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pastu Posted August 22, 2017 Report Share Posted August 22, 2017 I think glass algae help keep the water clean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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