My Shrimp Tank

[Totenkampf]

a power filter is probably the best thing to use for this application even though i dont care for them generally. finnex seems to be a good product and the pf5 is rated 10gph less than your filter but will that be enough to matter? its hard to say without trying one. personally, i havent bought any equipment from red sea that has been worth owning in a long time. maybe you can somehow diffuse the output where it dumps back into the aquarium with floating plants or maybe even a small piece of clear plastic that sits just under the surface of the water

[madehtsobi]

yeh you dont want too much current for the shrimps.

i use a finnex pf5 on my small tank...its pretty decent for like $15 buck shipped from amazon. supposedly the red sea filter works good too.

[R_sustaita]

im not sure about a filter for a 3.5 gallon, i went with the smaller zoo med nano501 for the 10 gallon i have but that may be pretty strong for yours. what kind of filter does it have now?

i have the one that the kit came with.Mini-Might powerful filter. thats what the description says. the water is super clear.

[Totenkampf]

im not sure about a filter for a 3.5 gallon, i went with the smaller zoo med nano501 for the 10 gallon i have but that may be pretty strong for yours. what kind of filter does it have now?

[R_sustaita]

well the light on this tank sucks, even my girl was like i like the light but you cant see anything inside. and the minifilter its just to powerfull. it makes the water agitate to much and when i do see the shrimp cruze te tank and they pass by the curent they run to hide again. i did blanch them for a whole minute but they floated. in the morning they were on the bottom hopefully they are eating them.

i sponge filter will be big for the tank what else can i use?

[Totenkampf]

they dont seem to like strong current. i ended up going to a smaller canister filter for that reason. my white pearls are out and active at all hours but they also have plants and good cover from driftwood. i just hung a 2x18w t5ho fixture on top and that didnt bother them so lighting isnt an issue. mine did hide for the first week in the tank. i would imagine some overhead cover might help, i have foxtail floating at the surface. i also would be surprised that berried females are going to be shy. i wonder if inverts recognize dither fish? i do have a school of microrasboras in with them. blanch the zukes in boiling water for 15-20 sec to soften them up and they will sink better, i also use a suction cup mounted food clip.

[R_sustaita]

i think i know why they hide, do they like current? or just steady water. i place them some Zuchinni and the thing floats. it took them about 5 hrs to sink.

[R_sustaita]

ok does everyone has this problem, Shrimp hiding all the time on the back ot the tank.
this are 2 videos of the back of the tank.

http://s30.photobucket.com/albums/c345/r_sustaita/?action=view&current=IMG_1211.mp4

http://s30.photobucket.com/albums/c3...t=IMG_1220.mp4

[Totenkampf]

the shrimp really seem to like the omega betta flakes, they grab them and run off someplace to hog them

[Totenkampf]

tums are pure calcium carbonate (CaCO3), well pure plus "mint" flavor. CaCO3 is a very bioavailable form of calcium which inverts and reptiles need for shells and bones. i mix RO water in with tap water in a 4:1 ratio so my calcium may have been low. i know i need to test my kH buffers and get those right again

[R_sustaita]

You feed them Tums? my Assassins did touch the wafer but only 1 shrimp did.

[Totenkampf]

i picked up some omega shrimp pellets last night and the shrimp seem to like that. i still havent seen the assassins touch it (they might have at night though) but they did munch of a tums last night so maybe they needed calcium.

[R_sustaita]

well i was told by everyone to get NLS but no one refer me to Fluorite. The shrimp has not really touch the Algae wafer.

[eklikewhoa]

FYI, the petsmart on 1960 and I45N has two bags of Fluorite, I went to two different Petco today cause I was told there was NLS crustacean but didn't find any.

[aquabee]

...BBA lol

ain't that the truth!!