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1 Gallon Cherry Bowl

Kristoph91

Kristoph91

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Hi Guys :)

I've got a little bowl sitting around, I think it's just spot on the one gallon mark.
But, I'm torn between using it to make some sort of Wabi Kusa... Or an extremely low tech cherry shrimp and snail bowl.

Any advice?
I have some small Java Fern (I think its the Phillipine kind) and a good handful of java moss. Also have a lot of river sand naturally available.. I live next to a small river full of brown trout. Was planning to use those plants and the river sand in the shrimp set up, and windowsill light - seeing as its coming into summer now - or could I stick it in the greenhouse maybe?

Is this too cruel to the cherry shrimp being put in a bowl this size, or is it acceptable?

Thanks,
Kris.
 
Hard to maintain stable temps,parameter's, in this small of volume of water. IMHO
 
The room temperature is pretty stable in my room, and there would be 50% WC every 3-4 days... Would this still be unfair on them ?

Kris
 
Placing tank in windowsill, could result in much warmer water than room temp during day or cooler of an evening.
Would look for cheap five gallon tank were it me .
Don't think one gallon of water is much suited for any kind of life except maybe infusoria culture, which could be used to feed other fish?
 
1 Gallon Shrimp Bowls are great and Work very well. It needs to be situated in a shady place, with not too much light.
Cherry Shrimp do very well in a heavily planted bowl. And there are plenty of success stories about shrimp bowls.
 
Gill said:
1 Gallon Shrimp Bowls are great and Work very well. It needs to be situated in a shady place, with not too much light.
Cherry Shrimp do very well in a heavily planted bowl. And there are plenty of success stories about shrimp bowls.
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I believe question should be why would anyone want to explore smallest volume of water capable of supporting life?
Cause they can? Pffft!
 
Thanks for the input guys, I'm not looking for exact intructions.. I'm just looking for peoples opinions on them and success stories. So each to their own! I just want to see other peoples views. :)

Kris
 
I was planning to just watch this one, but can't resist joining in now…

Kris, I would personally only consider bowls starting from 30 cm in diameter because I do believe that even shrimp need a reasonable amount of room to live in. I actually have a bowl that is around 30-40 cm has cherry shrimp living in it right now and they seem pretty happy. I've gone for very low light plants and do not feed the tank (it also has some smaller-than-shrimp critters living in it too, like water fleas, snails, etc., so it's relatively close to a closed ecosystem).
I'm afraid that my gallon to diameter conversions are not quite up to scratch, but I suspect that your bowl is around 15 cm in diameter, which I would consider too small.

In terms of temperature fluctuations, obviously it should be left in a shaded area of a room where the temperature fluctuations are minimum (greenhouse is out of the question), but also keep in mind that temperature fluctuations between day and night also happen where these shrimp come from, so as with all fish, they can handle a certain degree of variation in any 24 hour period without any harm. I cannot tell you what degree of change that is though, as I have not yet had time to research the finer details of where these shrimp come from, and it is also reasonable to assume that the line bred colour morphs of Neocaridina heteropoda are a bit more seneitive than the wild-type morphs. In short, letting any sunlight get at any smaller tank is too dangerous.

roadmaster said:
I believe question should be why would anyone want to explore smallest volume of water capable of supporting life?
Cause they can? Pffft!
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Or maybe because it is their only oportunity to try shrimp and they have a genuine concern for the animals, which is why they are asking for advice in the first place?
 
Advice rendered ,or opinion if you like. :lol:
 
Never did it in the end mate. Will be doing it in the summer with a modified HOB.
I'd love to try a Walstad bowl though. :D
 
It has its own dictionary. If you search useful acronyms you'll find the thread :)
HOB stands for Hang On Back. As in a hang on filter.
 
I don't know, probably a very small one rated at around 120lph.
Just use eBay to get them :D where are you from ?
 
dean said:
[…] its totally against everything ive learnt as a fish keeper, especially the diana walstad method, if i had the guts id try it :)
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If you don't mind, I am quite curious, in which was is it against everything you learnt?

On the method, I attempted to try it a few times, but always ended up with everything covered in soil! I mean, I even tried draining and refilling the bowl with an airline.

In general, I found her book to be interesting reading and her methods to work, even if I do not always understand quite why they do.
 
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