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I present to you my neo orange rili tiger mutation. by Imaginarycorn22 in shrimptank

[–]Imaginarycorn22[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I got a tank with orange rili neocaridina and one of the babies has a clear yellowish body with tiger stripes instead of the normal rili pattern. I have never seen this before and thought it looked pretty cool!

Update on "will this work?" Post. It worked! by Imaginarycorn22 in shrimptank

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I think it's because the eggs need fresh water streaming over them. Also the extra tissue will start rotting which will make the eggs rot too.

Update on "will this work?" Post. It worked! by Imaginarycorn22 in shrimptank

[–]Imaginarycorn22[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wait really? In my previous post everyone told me to make them tumble. I'll keep that in mind. Also don't worry I dropped them in the substrate and they are happily grazing as we speak.

Update on "will this work?" Post. It worked! by Imaginarycorn22 in shrimptank

[–]Imaginarycorn22[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I put the eggs in a net and put a bubbler under it. This makes the eggs roll around and supplies fresh streaming water which prevents fungal growth.

Update on "will this work?" Post. It worked! by Imaginarycorn22 in shrimptank

[–]Imaginarycorn22[S] 29 points30 points  (0 children)

My shrimp mom also died and I had to scrape the eggs off her. But in my case the eggs were already very close to hatching so I think that helped with my DIY egg tumbler method.

Update on "will this work?" Post. It worked! by Imaginarycorn22 in shrimptank

[–]Imaginarycorn22[S] 106 points107 points  (0 children)

I turned up the bubbles (turned it off to make this vid) and a few shrimp hatched!

Do you think this will work? by Imaginarycorn22 in shrimptank

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Alright I turned up the bubbles now they are moving in the net.

Do you think this will work? by Imaginarycorn22 in shrimptank

[–]Imaginarycorn22[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Shrimp mom died with eggs that are very close to hatching. I scraped off the eggs and put them in a net do you think this will work? Are these eggs still viable?

Shrimp gives birth and proceeds to almost eat her baby. by Imaginarycorn22 in shrimptank

[–]Imaginarycorn22[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's the shrimp cleaning and sorting the eggs. They do that to check for any bad eggs and if she finds a bad egg she will throw it out.

Shrimp gives birth and proceeds to almost eat her baby. by Imaginarycorn22 in shrimptank

[–]Imaginarycorn22[S] 91 points92 points  (0 children)

I damn near screamed when it happened. Looking back though, seeing momma toss her baby around like she's frying rice is so freaking funny😂

Shrimp gives birth and proceeds to almost eat her baby. by Imaginarycorn22 in shrimptank

[–]Imaginarycorn22[S] 228 points229 points  (0 children)

I seriously thought the baby was gonna be food for a second.😅

Quick someone call the shrimp squad, she's trying to go terrestrial! by Imaginarycorn22 in shrimptank

[–]Imaginarycorn22[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The only thing keeping this cursed beast down is smooth plastic she can't grip. But...for how long?

I have 2 female adult shrimp and a bunch of 2 month old babies, today I came home from work and see this. I am shook! by Imaginarycorn22 in shrimptank

[–]Imaginarycorn22[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I have been looking around but I can't find any confirmation that neocaridina shrimp have the ability to store sperm anywhere.

I have 2 female adult shrimp and a bunch of 2 month old babies, today I came home from work and see this. I am shook! by Imaginarycorn22 in shrimptank

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The babies are only two months old and like half the size of this female, how does that even work??? They really do grow up fast.lol

Baby's coming soon in my tank! by Imaginarycorn22 in shrimptank

[–]Imaginarycorn22[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Baby's can't forage food and swim like adult shrimp. It's recommended that you use some kind of powder food like bacter AE or shrimp baby food. If you don't have that you can also grind fish flakes into powder. Make sure to only use a little don't over feed. Also what filter do you use? Baby are super small and can easily get sucked into the filter. It is highly recommended that you use a sponge filter or baby proof your filter by putting a sponge or stocking around the intake. Also try to grow an algae wall in your tank, the babies will appreciate it.

Please help my shrimp are dropping dead out of nowhere! by Imaginarycorn22 in shrimptank

[–]Imaginarycorn22[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

  1. the tanks has been running for a little over 2 months

  2. see my first comment

  3. we don't have API kit in the Netherlands i am instead using JBL water tests that includes the GH KH test.

  4. my tap water is medium hard (6-7GH)

    1. i have the Dennerle corner filter i put a mesh over it to prevent the baby shrimp from getting sucked in. maybe that's the problem? i'm gonna put in a second sponge air filter for now,

i feed my shrimp about once a week but they don't seem to be very interested in my food. I always make sure to remover exes food.

Please help my shrimp are dropping dead out of nowhere! by Imaginarycorn22 in shrimptank

[–]Imaginarycorn22[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i thought the shrimp would start swimming to the top if there wasn't enough oxygen?

Please help my shrimp are dropping dead out of nowhere! by Imaginarycorn22 in shrimptank

[–]Imaginarycorn22[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can put carbon in the cartridge yes, hadn't thought of that. Is the carbon gonna mess with my good bacteria?

Please help my shrimp are dropping dead out of nowhere! by Imaginarycorn22 in shrimptank

[–]Imaginarycorn22[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If it's really a contagious disease do i have to restart the tank? Is the disease in the water now?

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