The Motherload!!!

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rich_one
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The Motherload!!!

Post by rich_one »

Dudes... you will not believe the package I just scored over at APC! Check it out!

60 Red Cherry Shrimp, including saddled females and females with eggs...

and enough Dwarf Sags, jungle vals, riccia, wisteria and java moss to heavily plant a ten gallon tank!

Now... clearly I do not have the light to keep some of these plants, so I will float many in my rainbow tank, and my light restrictions will be to the clubs benefits, as any I cannot keep in my light, I will bring to this month's meeting. Dave... you know my light, so please advise away.

oh... wow... I gotta go speed cycle the 45 gallon... I don't have anywhere to put 60 red cherry shrimp yet!!! LOL...
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Post by fredyk »

60 cherry shrimp. you could turn aroud and begin selling! :D
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Post by ingg »

Float the wisteria, plant the sag and val. I personally detest riccia, but float it and see if you want to keep it - lots of folks do like it.
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Post by rich_one »

oh... and I forgot... some stringy moss too!

how cool would it be for them to start multiplying and I can sell them and bring them to club meetings and such! that'd be pretty awesome. fingers crossed...
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Post by JMLenke »

He did a big bulk order huh. I was looking at that guys offerings and kept hemming and hawing on buying the stuff. Good deal!
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Post by rich_one »

I was hesitating because I had nowhere to put the dang shrimp! but when he upped it to 60 shrimp, I could take no more! lol... now it has impacted the direction of my multi tank... but that's okay. I figure the maturity of my rainbow tank will give the shrimp their best chance to survive, as opposed to trying to quick cycle a tank, you know?
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Post by mab »

The rainbows will love the shrimp. Expect them to clean out every last one in a very short time!! There is no way the will be able to hide, regardless of plant density!
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Post by ingg »

That's only because y'all have little tanks. ;)

Shrimp are colonizing fine in the 180g! :twisted:

I've even about made up my mind to add rams - colony is pretty established now, no way they eat thru it.... I hope, lol.
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Post by RTRJR »

Red Cherry shrimp are great Rainbow treats, but even in a forty long, they cannot quite wipe the shrimp out, just almost. When I cleaned up and rest the tank, I had so few that i was worried about genetic diversity, Dave kindly baled me out with extra stock, so the colony is running well again - without Rainbows.
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Post by neilanh »

My shrimp population is the 125 is getting much larger than I anticipated. The rainbows do enjoy a tasty snack througout the day though, but the shrimp are definately winning this one so far.
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