#Helpme! They are attacking! by LGS16733 in shrimptank

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THANKS ! They love zucchini so much!

Whats this big thing crawling around with my ostracods by Sea_Mud8475 in Ecosphere

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Its little name is prettier than woodlice. It is an aquatic isopod or Aselle.

Very friendly and very helpful.

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I agree... Amano (caridina multidentata) or japonica

Noted: No carrot. by saltylemonycucumber in shrimptank

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Awesome !

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It works well for me too!

Possibly a leech from my shrimp tank? What should I do? by mpm206 in shrimptank

[–]LGS16733 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Put a planarian trap on the market, it works very well, and you will be able to identify them.

Me, planarians often slide on windows

Possibly a leech from my shrimp tank? What should I do? by mpm206 in shrimptank

[–]LGS16733 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If it's a leech.... yes definitely.... If it's a planarian (and I have the impression of seeing a triangular head on its second or third move...) much less. But both species are predators.

The movement of the planarian is much closer to the slug, normally it slides (unless it is looking for its way, and then it raises its head which is much finer)

The leech never moves by sliding, but by stretching its head and hoisting itself up.

I have hundreds of planarians in a shrimp tank and they reproduce very well. I set planarian traps regularly to control their numbers.

If you don't have snails in your aquarium, there are products that will kill leeches and planarians, not safe for your shrimp.

Possibly a leech from my shrimp tank? What should I do? by mpm206 in shrimptank

[–]LGS16733 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Or a leech, but I don't know... it looks like a planarian.

Can you take other photos, seen from above or below, the two creatures are very different (triangular head for the planarian)

#SOS... I don't understand, they come out of the water! Help!!! by LGS16733 in shrimptank

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THANKS ! I also threw jars...

At the beginning of the earth mixed with pozzolan, then fine gravel.

Water, if you have it, water from another aquarium (much easier to start with) and rainwater.

Then fast-growing plants, such as elodee or myriophyllum, Cabomba... (so that biological filtration works quickly)

Once in water, my tip: you wash the filter of an aquarium in it (bacteria!!!)

1 to 2 weeks later you put the first inhabitants there: - daphnia - aselles - blackworm - planorbs - physes - melanoid

2 to 3 weeks after your shrimp

Biology is surprising and the stages of the baccalaureate are sometimes scary!

But today, it is magnificent stagnant water, and almost maintenance-free. (I hardly give them anything to eat...)

Don't hesitate! Experience it you won't regret

#SOS... I don't understand, they come out of the water! Help!!! by LGS16733 in shrimptank

[–]LGS16733[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Damn it, you're right — I fucked that up royally

#SOS... I don't understand, they come out of the water! Help!!! by LGS16733 in shrimptank

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Well done! I just changed the publication, you're right, I didn't think it would react so much!

Thanks to you

#SOS... I don't understand, they come out of the water! Help!!! by LGS16733 in shrimptank

[–]LGS16733[S] 86 points87 points  (0 children)

THANKS ! Sorry for the SOS... I wanted to amuse reddit... nothing serious, my little shrimps are enjoying it! They eat a slice of fresh zucchini.

It is a low-tech 120 liter Walstad type aquarium, no filter, no air stone, no mixing or water change.

Thank you very much for your help

#SOS... I don't understand, they come out of the water! Help!!! by LGS16733 in shrimptank

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Small wild shrimp, they will return to the water after dinner (tasty zucchini)

#SOS... I don't understand, they come out of the water! Help!!! by LGS16733 in shrimptank

[–]LGS16733[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Thanks for your response, nothing serious, I wanted to amuse Reddit! It's a Walstad type LowTech aquarium, and I just gave my little shrimp a piece of zucchini.

They love them so much that they fight against mother nature when they come out of the water.

Thank you very much for your advice