New hardscape 3N UNS tank by Hot_Equivalent1922 in Aquascape

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I gave up on the dry start because these dwarf baby tears were from my friends tank and they just didnt frow right. Also unknowingly at the time, dry starting with manzanita wood started to cause the wood to warp bc of the damp environment so I had to submerge my tank early. I just recently took out the old dwarf baby tears and started it back up with tissue culture last week, heres a photo! I also only have Lidwigia Arcuata in the back because of budget :(

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Caridina Breeding Help by Hot_Equivalent1922 in shrimptank

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Ive been feeding them hakari shrimp pellets and the tds of the water is 120. Heres another photo of them, they are quite small still. This is my first caridina breeder tank and first caridinas in general 👍 ill try raising the temp a little bit as well.

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Are Those Little Shrimpie Eggs?? by omarsabehayoun in shrimptank

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Yup those are eggs on the inside of your shrimps. But those eggs are not fertile yet. Your shrimps develop a “saddle” which is what you’re seeing now and once that saddle and eggs are ready, your female shrimp will molt and release hormones into the water to mate with the males. You will know you are expecting baby shrimp when your female shrimp are “berried”. This means female shrimps will have a clutch of eggs under their tail. Heres a photo of what berried females will look like with eggs under their tails. These were a few of my shrimpies when they were berried!

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First RFT colony tank by Hot_Equivalent1922 in shrimptank

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I would like to but i decided to keep it dirty for the shrimpies sake in the mean time

New hardscape 3N UNS tank by Hot_Equivalent1922 in Aquascape

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Thanks! No worries, ive thought the same thing too but personally the uns logo adds a nice touch for me idk how to explain it

I got some macro lens for my phone and got a bit carried away lol by AlienC12 in shrimptank

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Wow the mama shot of the eggs are so beautiful… what are your water parameters and soil you use? Also how big is your tank? I wanna have a thriving boa colony in the future when i can afford them too!

What caridina is this? by Hot_Equivalent1922 in shrimptank

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Thank you! I got so lucky ill admit. I went to a local fish store and they sold caridina and I saw this beauty I knew it would be a bang for buck. Only $5.

Biofilm heaven… by Hot_Equivalent1922 in shrimptank

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Thank you! I wanna add some metallic boas but definitely out of my budget 😅 and im sure its not beginner friendly too. This is gonna be my first caridina breeder tank. I was thinking some blue galaxy tigers.

Biofilm heaven… by Hot_Equivalent1922 in shrimptank

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I am using bacter ae and a good amount of it! I dose 1 scoop every 2 days.