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    Shrimp Bedfellows

    I know this discussion is about keeping shrimp in a community tank but I think it may be a good idea to point out that a lot of the fish listed will eat baby shrimp given half the chance.
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    Feeding Crystal red shrimp and cherry shrimp

    I use a mixture as well; Sera Shrimp Natural - This is cheap and the shrimps love it! Hikari crab cuisine - Readily available, I usually crush this up. Shirakura Chi Ebi baby shrimp food - Especially for babies - smells like yeast (promotes micro bacteria apparently). Once or twice a week I...
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    Plants for shrimp breeding tank

    Hi Voo I am aquiring some more Frogbit off Chilled but I might try to aquire some riccia and more moss. Cheers
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    Plants for shrimp breeding tank

    Hi Andy I have got a small collection of moss - seems to be a collection of different mosses that it got off the bloke I originally bought the shrimp off. I have also got a small amount of fissiden fontanus (very small amount). I could probably do with some more but I am a bit cautiouos...
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    Plants for shrimp breeding tank

    Hi I am just about the set up breed tank for Crystal Red Shrimp and was wondering if anyone can recommend what plants to put in. It is going to be low tech (no CO2), I will be using Argos play sand with coral gravel as a substrate and do intend adding ferts or easycarbo. My water is soft and...
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    How to attach breeding trap to tank

    They were made by a nice man called David at http://www.fistafiltration.co.uk/
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    Shirakura Red Bee Sand

    Hi Amy You could ask https://www.rareaquatics.co.uk/ if they can get it. If not then I think you will have to get it from Germany, there are loads of Germany resellers listed - http://www.garnelenhaus.de/ stock it (€28.50 for 8 Litres) and will ship dry goods to the UK not sure how much...
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    Shrimp/filter question

    That's the one I bought, I stopped using it because it clogged up to easily. I would keep baby shrimp and berried females in a breeding trap. You could try putting a whole sponge filter over the inlet instead of a piece of sponge inside - the larger surface area should stop it clogging up as...
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    Shirakura Red Bee Sand

    Hi I am going to be setting up anew planted shimp only tank in the near future - has anyone tried this substate? I usually just use Argos Playsand with some coral sand/ coral gravel mixed in. Cheers Chris
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    Shrimp/filter question

    Some people use ladies tights or stockings (nylon ones I would Imagine). You can buy filter inlet caps on ebay, I bought one - it was reasonably well made (home made) but it clogged up far to easily so i ended up bining it.
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    Clown Loach Question

    I find the squashing method kind of cruel but the fish in my tank go crazy for the unshelled snails!
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    Clown Loach Question

    I may be going off the thread slightly and these may sound like a stupid questions but :- Fistly do assassin snails only eat other snails, I keep various shrimps and micro crabs - I couldn't really foresee a problem with them eating shrimps but is it likely they could attack the crabs...
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    Barbucca Diabolica

    They have sold out but said to check back in the next week or two because they should be getting some more in --- Thanks again for the tip :wink:
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    Barbucca Diabolica

    Hi Afroturf Can you confirm is the following will be suitable tank mates; 1 Sailfin Pleco, Panda Corys, Pygmy Corys, Khulli Loaches, Golden Pencil fish, Spotted Danios, Endlers, Clown killies, CRS and cherry shrimp. Cheers Chris
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    Barbucca Diabolica

    thanks - I'll give them a shout
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