New project - 2 gallon shrimp tank

[suicune]

Bacterial bloom started this morning!!! It's happening it's happening!! Throwing an old media in there really help!

[suicune]

Yeah i've heard but i'll try and see maybe putting the younger shrimp in

[mistahoo]

Moss actually roots to gravel too! It just takes some time and cotton thread.

Having a top will lower water evaporation. You shouldn't need one, but then again, some people's shrimps jump for no reason.

Also, pea puffers might not touch the shrimp. Mine don't bother CRS.

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[suicune]

To gravel moss doesnt... Mine didnt root to my gravel as well as the driftwood. But i feel that this moss wall and carpet is more manageable than the last one since they are small i can trim them any time. Along with duckweed I hope it can help filter the tank well. Maybe i'll add a thin later of gravel for some bacteria.

do i need to cover this shrimp tank? Or should i just lower the water lvl to an inch below the top?

planning on growing out a lot of shrimp then spread them around in my 10 and my 40 so there will be some natural live food when my fish needs some. As they are heavily planted i'm sure some will live

[mistahoo]

well.. I might have to find some substrate somewhere I'm not gonna mess with sand for now. I thought since the moss doesnt root I didn't want any substrate.. but I guess I should

Moss actually does root itself. My mosses rooted to my driftwood. It did take a few months and the help of some cotton thread, but it's well rooted now

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[mistahoo]

how many shrimp can that 2 gallon hold at most? Do I need gravel? as I'm just doing a java moss pad right now. I'm thinking about growing them out then spread them around the other tanks since they're all planted I hope some will survive while other will become an occasional food source for the bigger fish.

At most? I could put a good 50 shrimp in there, but most people would try and burn you for that. Gravel isn't needed and since you're going to be doing a moss wall and carpet, that should be enough. Sand would be great to add if you'd like. It's not as messy as you think.

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[mistahoo]

oh no I'd like to do my best .. I read that ppl get 100-200 off spring in their nano shrimp tank every month.. that's crazy.

True. Though they probably have about 20 females berried. Usually my neos will give me shrimplets every month, but only about 5-10 per female. The rest of the eggs seem to not make it, but I'll take 5-10 any day. My big momma drops about 20 shrimplets each time, but again, for some reason only about 5-10 make it to juvie size. No clue why. The hatchery has tons of moss and hair algae. Filter is a sponge filter and they're the only ones in there.

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[LooksLater]

Oh wow! He's so pretty!! Awesome. Somebody is going to love him...

And yes, the RCS breeding can get kinda crazy. Aquatic cockroaches, I tell ya!

[suicune]

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There he is.. kinda grumpy that I woke him up for the pictures. Believe it or not.. I thought he was a plakat betta when I brought him home. Black/dark violet color.

[suicune]

oh no I'd like to do my best .. I read that ppl get 100-200 off spring in their nano shrimp tank every month.. that's crazy.

[LooksLater]

Meh. Always just a personal choice... I bet once the carpet gets going, it'll be just as good as substrate. You do what you like, the RCS will be fine, trust me!

[suicune]

well.. I might have to find some substrate somewhere I'm not gonna mess with sand for now. I thought since the moss doesnt root I didn't want any substrate.. but I guess I should

[LooksLater]

And gravel? No. But some sort of substrate is good, to hold bacteria. I think it helps keep picos stable. Sand or whatever works just as well.

[LooksLater]

"At most" is debateable...RCS vs other shrimp is a hugely different story, but I would start off heavy-ish with RCS, considering it's for the purpose of breeding/spreading to another tanks...maybe a dozen or so to begin, see how fast they breed...really, shrimp have such a light bioload, it's mostly dependent on how much plant density you have IMO. 20+ RCS would be fine in a 2g, given good plants and clean water.

[suicune]

how many shrimp can that 2 gallon hold at most? Do I need gravel? as I'm just doing a java moss pad right now. I'm thinking about growing them out then spread them around the other tanks since they're all planted I hope some will survive while other will become an occasional food source for the bigger fish.