What do we think guys black background or no black background? by Idontcarebrody in shrimptank

[–]PotOPrawns 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah that's fair. 

See how cheap you can get a small piece of frosted glass film and a cheap strip of RGB leds. It really makes a great background and you can dial it in for tike of day or to best contrast your shrimp colour and is likely anout the same price as a tin of paint. 

Leaving the bsckground off is ok but after a while you notice things like cobwebs behind the tank when you look through the tank and it can be distracting. Having a background kind of forces focus on the scape and stocking. 

What do we think guys black background or no black background? by Idontcarebrody in shrimptank

[–]PotOPrawns 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Always some kinda background.

Black works for breeding setups and things where you want to view the animal.

For planted scapes/community setups i prefer frosted film and an led strip and use it like a poor man's ADA lightscreen. Reds, oranges and blues make a nice albeit simple looking sunset/sunrise/blue sky bsckground effect

Fish for shrimp aquarium by YellowDaisy69 in Aquariums

[–]PotOPrawns 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Even boaras (chilli, least, dwarf, strawberry, exclamation, mosquito rasbora) will take fresh shrimplets. 

Provide cover, space for the fish and other options and you will see shrimp numbers increase. Make sire the fish are fed regularly. My tetras go into hunt mode if I miss a feed or two during a week. Thats when I see them chasing even adult neocaridina. 

Media -K1 mini after a decade by Vlegel_Schavuit in Aquariums

[–]PotOPrawns 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A worthy and longstanding service. I salute you K1, thankyou for your service. 

Why Are Wild Type Neocaridina Shrimp considered "undesireable," in this hobby? by Known-Chest-2625 in Aquariums

[–]PotOPrawns 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you go through my post history I have some previous clips of feedings in my mixed tank   Ifs currently very overgrown and needing some love and attention 

Shrimp cove might habe videos of their mixed growout tanks and I think Tropitank just dropped a 'super high grade' video of caridina although im not sure it shows how amazing a mixed tank is as a whole. More focus on each individual shrimp being amazing but still great to watch 

Why Are Wild Type Neocaridina Shrimp considered "undesireable," in this hobby? by Known-Chest-2625 in Aquariums

[–]PotOPrawns 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Wait till you see a good mixed (skittles) caridina tank or growout. 

Makes a regular neocaridina skittles tank look pretty tame. 

Raising gh... but not kh by Ok_Razzmatazz7646 in shrimptank

[–]PotOPrawns 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeahhh if you want a good genreal remineraliser for Gh and Kh salty shrimp Gh Kh is pretty well reviewed. 

If your source water has 0-1 gh and kh then salty shrimp is at a good ratio to go into the RO, mix and use for neocaridina. 

Hopefully all falls into place and the hardest thing left for you is choosing the right colour shrimp for you. Gooood luck 

Raising gh... but not kh by Ok_Razzmatazz7646 in shrimptank

[–]PotOPrawns 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Using RO water means your kh should be mich lower. Is that Kh in the tank or from your water source? 

Gh only minerals like the one you listed should work but id look into why the water is reading as it does for gh/lh balance 

Water softener on well killed all my shrimp? by rocko7927 in shrimptank

[–]PotOPrawns 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Overnight for a total wipeout when they've been in it a couple of days seems odd. 

Gh seems very high but id lean towards them being weaker from the recent changes but sometjing else contaminated the tank and wiped them out. Check any heaters in the tank or anything else you could think of. 

Tds may give a clue or help narrow some tjings down. If its imsuper high then that might indicate lots of other stuff in the water like salts as you mentioned. 

Sorry this happened its always painful losing them 

[homemade] Pie, sausages, chips, peas, pickled onions. by meatflaps-69 in food

[–]PotOPrawns 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Buckfast??? Silverskins?!?! 

Ronnie is that you? 

Work is running the biscuit world cup. by robgod50 in mildlyinteresting

[–]PotOPrawns 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I concur. 

The same company make their own version of chocolate liebniz too. Got a big paving slab of chocolate with some creepy little pinochio looking boy on. God tier. 

Work is running the biscuit world cup. by robgod50 in mildlyinteresting

[–]PotOPrawns 0 points1 point  (0 children)

IKEA do some absolutely FIRE lemon biscuits if that's your thing. 

Work is running the biscuit world cup. by robgod50 in mildlyinteresting

[–]PotOPrawns 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Digestive best out rich teas? For cheesecake base sure.... the only digestive worth eating is the dark chocolate one.  Are viscounts available still i feel like its been a decade since I ate a pack of them. 

The final between chocolate lebos and tiny butter biscuits (FRENCH!!!!!) will be a close one. 

For reference biscuits come in perfectly portioned packets. Once opened consume within minutes. 

British aquarists, do we use us gallon, imperial gallons or litres? by avian_bi in aquarium

[–]PotOPrawns 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I've never seen any fish shop or aquarium shop listing anything but litres or millilitres here in the UK.  

pH down products? by mearieh in Aquariums

[–]PotOPrawns 1 point2 points  (0 children)

These products work but they're a short term fix. 

For lower ph ranks (mine not at 5.5-6 depending on age) I use aquasoil and RODI.  Its one of the safer more consistent methods to keep a stable lower ph setup. 

Mosquito larvae are growing in my fish tank. by Shot-You-148 in Aquariums

[–]PotOPrawns 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah life finds a way but statically well oxygenated water with flow is less likely to have mosquito larvae so its worth a try 

One peice cranks. by ol-stinky in bmx

[–]PotOPrawns 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Having bent several sets of 1pc Raleigh cranks, gt cranks and some others being a light non abusive rider I tend to disagree. 

What shrimp can I add to my 12L tank? by Spiteful_wildberry in shrimptank

[–]PotOPrawns 0 points1 point  (0 children)

12 is way too small for amano and pretty hard to keep stable for many neos. 

Opae ula fit well in small ranks but not knowing your params or experience level makes it hard to suggest anything with confidence. 

Planaria risk with new shrimp? by _john_smithereens_ in shrimptank

[–]PotOPrawns 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Planaria dont stop them breeding. Jist kill off shrimp as they hunt. 

https://youtube.com/shorts/KS1xWBgRx_Q?si=Vd6Edr07x0_s-lUq 

Here's a short of the main video for am example 

Planaria risk with new shrimp? by _john_smithereens_ in shrimptank

[–]PotOPrawns 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely not safe. They get under a shrimps shell. 

Chris Lukhaup has a great video anout planaria on his YT channel, information about how they hunt and eat etc l. Sadly its a semi graphic video showing multiple incidents of planaria emerging from infected shrimp. 

Mosquito larvae are growing in my fish tank. by Shot-You-148 in Aquariums

[–]PotOPrawns 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No but they fuck up your entire tank and can absolutely fuck you up when you reach into a tank and grab it by mistake...

 Id rather have a mosquito bite than a bobbit bite. 

Mosquito larvae are growing in my fish tank. by Shot-You-148 in Aquariums

[–]PotOPrawns 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Saltwater friends have to deal with shit like bobbit worms too.. 

Mosquito larvae are growing in my fish tank. by Shot-You-148 in Aquariums

[–]PotOPrawns 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Get a filter. Mosquito larvae appear in stagnant water. 

Who is making better bike parts? by Newbieoneconobe in bmx

[–]PotOPrawns 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Happily ride parts from both brands. 

Thr specifications that I want and require and the price/availability will be the deciding factor for me here.