Shrimp Tank Set Up

Hi!

Thanks for all your kind comments regarding my lovely shrimp!! I have done a shrimp count this morning and have found all but one of them. She is one of my yellows and was very pale yesterday but hopefully she'll put in an appearance later. (I need a shrimp smiley to go here!!)

Brian, regarding water changes, i will need to keep on top of those as shrimps are sensitive to water conditions. I'll have to be especially careful while I get used to how much to feed them as any left over food will cause an ammonia spike, which I do not want!!  I don't think my planting is sufficient to do much at the mo!!

I've had to take the Glow-Lights out as they were really going for the shrimps through the bags during acclimatisation and was worried they would eat them or at least have a chew!! They were so happy to go back in the big tank and see their mates though!!   

FC76

Diz, I took fishcake to mean she will have to watch the excess food being left so that she doesn't get an ammonia spike, not that the shrimp bioload causes it.

I hope that's what was meant anyway as I was thinking of getting shrimp myself at some stage just because they have a low bioload

Hi,

Yes Sanjo is right. I did mean that until I know how much food they actually need I am likely to over feed in fear of not feeding enough!!!  On my Shrimp cuisine packet it says to feed several times a day but on a shrimp website I've referred to it says to feed once a day.

It does seem that all they do is wander around looking for food, but as scavengers I guess that's what they are meant to do!! I'm going to feed once a day for now and see how they go. I do have some snails in there too and I intend to get some ottos as well in time so I may need to increase this.

I've found my little pale yellow shrimp who I've decided on close inspection is a he and not a she!!! So all accounted for and happy!!

FC76