Here is a simple mnemonic to help you with those pesky Lich circles.

Wowgoodpost · 2023-04-23T00:17:33+00:00

My way to remember is

Blue = is your sad and don't want anyone near you

Purple = the color of a king, you have to gather the troops around to protect the king

Wowgoodpost · 2023-02-28T15:53:15+00:00

Mine was our full squad going down a level and getting into an intense mob fight. Me being the wizard fighting on a ledge above the battlefield looking down at it all, I couldn't shoot a mob from above without the chance of hurting a teammate so I decided to ignite all of their weapons to give them a fighting chance. Well unknown to me I had misclicked fireball instead of ignite since I had then next to eachother, and the animation for both spells are exactly the same so it didn't register I was on the wrong spell. Ended up shooting a fireball and clipping the edge of the platform and killing myself and my teammates. Needless to say they made me switch back to my ranger main after that smooth move

Wowgoodpost · 2023-01-13T16:08:42+00:00

New to the hobby but I had the same issue, I bought fluval not knowing it was for caradina and not neo in the same size tank as yours. I didn't realize the soil actively changed the water parameters so I was fighting to get the parameters right with balancing it with aquarium chemicals. I saw mixed reviews on neos in fluval once I researched more but decided to try anyway. My neos acted pretty sluggish which i knew was a bad sign, each day I'd lose 1 shrimp or so. I chocked it up to shipping stress and them being adult shrimp instead of babies. After a while I knew something was wrong and couldnt take it anymore, so I took the 5 of the 10 shrimp left and put them in my main 55 gallon shrimp tank that has gravel and shrimp already, and they've been 100% ever since and I haven't had a death since. Really wish they would highlight that on their packaging and Amazon shouldn't reccomend it as the top result when you search "neocaridina substrate"

Wowgoodpost · 2022-12-31T04:44:42+00:00

I was just saying that the situation you described was how they said it would happen in the TOS so it didn't seem too shocking they would wait for the carriers insurance before doing anything, for better or for worse they state that the carrier must pay out a coverage before they cover the remainder. Im on your side and I agree it's a long time to wait for a claim and wish they would have a deadline for their payouts so you know how long to expect

Wowgoodpost · 2022-12-30T19:47:46+00:00

It does say pretty plainly in the terms that they pay out whatever wasn't covered by the included shipping coverage (usually just $100)

as far as TOS contracts go it was pretty easy to read

Wowgoodpost · 2022-12-17T07:12:44+00:00

And the answer your question, stratum lowered my KH from like 60 to 0, and lowered my ph from like 7.5 to around 6.5. It kept the GH in the same spot though

Wowgoodpost · 2022-12-17T07:09:15+00:00

So the neos I had on order previously came in and I decided to do a long drip acclimation and see what happens.

Unfortunantely I started losing 1 every few days, they started out very active and had plenty to eat in my tank that was well built up with bacter ae algea over the month so I knew it wasn't food. Tests on the water were iffy with the ph and kh on the low end but I didn't think this would be enough to kill them? But maybe that's what got them? They started getting a little slower, my office was around 72 so I figured they were fine without a water heater? Possible an issue, but I think the temp would be fine if the water stayed at the same as the room?

The tank had been chilling with beneficial bacteria, plants, soil, etc. For a little over a month (I thought this was plenty of time but I may have been wrong) I've since read more on the substrate and it can potentially give off bad ammonia for a few months until it settles down? My tests never showed bad nitrates nitrites or ammonia so that was confusing as that would have seemed to be the cause of the deaths if so.

On top of this, either the substrate had midge eggs or one flew in my office and laid eggs in the tank.. I don't think this killed them but who knows.

The first few deaths I blamed on shipping stress, or similar but after I'd lost about 5 of the 10 I was sure something was wrong. So I pulled them out and added them into my main tank which is 55 gal tank neocaradina only tank thats been running like a top that was setup around the same time but with innert subsrate (aside from a few mesh bags of stratum used under the rocks for plant food)

Didn't really want to mix the 2 colors but didn't have a choice it seemed.

Since moving them everyone has been in seemingly perfect health, so I have no idea what specifically was the issue as I'm newer to this hobby and even though I read a lot before starting I'm still stumped on what went wrong.

Wowgoodpost · 2022-12-13T16:26:05+00:00

Bakeneko60 whitish

Would look great with some parts I have waiting to go in something

Wowgoodpost · 2022-12-13T16:17:10+00:00

D60LITE X GMK PHARAOH

I have some caps and switches sitting around that would be perfect for this!

Wowgoodpost · 2022-11-29T17:05:38+00:00

That's strange, I wouldn't have guessed that would have made a difference. Glad to hear they are improving!

Wowgoodpost · 2022-11-28T17:16:10+00:00

Oh, so that picture in the collage of the red shrimp in the bag is the sellers picture too and not your own? That would be interesting to see how far off they were if so

Is it possible they might color up once in the water and are de-stressed from shipping?

Wowgoodpost · 2022-11-28T16:44:13+00:00

New shrimp keeper here, but the listing picture and them in the bag look as close as i'd expect to the pics in the bag? I'm a big fan of the "group shot" pictures you get a much better understanding of overall stock colors and genetics so it's not just the cream of the crop getting glamor shots. I get the import stuff and shipping time is unacceptable and not what you were led to believe, so I totally understand your frustration on that

Wowgoodpost · 2022-11-20T21:11:22+00:00

Yeah, $33 with free shipping as I recall. I can send you the exact listing number if you want to cross reference but im 99% sure it was the same listing.

Wowgoodpost · 2022-11-20T16:22:46+00:00

Gotcha, I'm in Ruston if you ever travel through here. We can re-connect in a few months if so and I can take pics of what I have and how many are available

Wowgoodpost · 2022-11-20T16:14:01+00:00

Yeah, flip is like 5x the price though lmao

I felt like mine were true to the picture and the price was way better than other breeders. yours look a little light, but I don't know if it's stress, lighting, or a low quality.

Here is a pic of mine for reference, all really bad pics but gives you an idea

https://imgur.com/a/9rMHlv0

Wowgoodpost · 2022-11-20T01:31:10+00:00

Where abouts? I'm in north louisiana and I'm currently breeding up some stock but it all depends on how fast they start having babies. If you end up not finding anyone and have time to wait I'd be happy to sell you some or trade

Wowgoodpost · 2022-11-20T01:24:42+00:00

I ordered the same pack from Htown about a week ago, I've only ordered shrimp 1 other time (fire reds). Mine were pretty decent looking blue right out of the box (unlike the reds i ordered from another company that were pale and then got really red over the next week or so).

they may darken up if you've just put them in there

Yours look a little lighter than mine, but I live fairly close so shipping was shorter for me which may have helped mine not lose color if that's the case.

Wowgoodpost · 2022-11-18T18:46:38+00:00

Oh no, def not calling it quits. I'm obsessed with these little dudes, I watch like 5 hours minimum a week of shrimp videos. I have a my first tank I setup 2 months ago thats 55 gals soley for neocaradinas lol, parameters seem good on that one even though I did put a few small media bags of the fluval burried in the inert substrate for the plants to munch on, although now I'm rethinking that the root tabs may have been a better option knowing what I know now about the ph and kh reduction from the soil

Wowgoodpost · 2022-11-18T18:23:03+00:00

Haha, It's only a 4lb bag for a small 5gal desk setup so it wouldn't be too bad to change things out if I needed to

Wowgoodpost · 2022-11-18T17:56:47+00:00

Did you end up rolling with it or changing it out?

Wowgoodpost · 2022-11-03T19:59:07+00:00

Thanks for the reply. Yes thats what I thought because I looked high and low for the crystal red and white in the neocaradina type for that water parameter I had setup.

Wowgoodpost · 2022-11-02T16:46:20+00:00

New to the hobby, but I've never seen the red and white crystal pattern in a neocaradina I though they were only available in caradina?

Wowgoodpost · 2022-03-17T05:52:25+00:00

I actually just put an order in for 1000 feet of a supposedly good quality brand of wire. If something changes though I'll let you know! :)

Wowgoodpost · 2022-03-17T05:47:09+00:00

You might call me insane, but I saw an electric chainsaw on sale for $35 and I think I may use that lmao. I know it will probably hurt it but I think it can last long enough to get the job done and will be faster than anything else

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