Wookii
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So, our tank is coming along nicely, plants are growing, and inhabitants seem to be happy.
The cherry shrimp (Bloody Mary's from a cull sale) seem to be doing well. Some of the smaller ones that I can recognise seem to have grown substantially in the three weeks they've been in the tank (one stray that has a clear band like a Rili is about 50% bigger than when we introduced it).
However, they show virtually no interest in any food I introduce to the tank.
So far I've only really added blanched cucumber and Hikari Algae wafers for the Oto's, and some Glasgarten Shrimp Dinner for the shrimp. A few of the shrimp pick at the algae wafer and cucumber, and slightly fewer pick at the shrimp dinner pieces, but there is no real excitement over any of it, as I've seen i various videos online. Literally one shrimp will wander up and have a peck every 5 minutes or so, and then wander off.
I do feed a half potion of Glassgarten Bacter AE every day though, and the shrimp spend most of their time grazing the plants, and in particular the moss - they are obsessed with the moss lol
I really want them to start breeding at some point, so I kind of want them to get excited over some good quality food that might give them everything they need to breed successfully. Maybe I'm worrying over nothing, and the Bacter AE is enough for them, however I'd like to try some alternatives to see if I can spark some interest.
So over to you guys for some suggestions please?
The cherry shrimp (Bloody Mary's from a cull sale) seem to be doing well. Some of the smaller ones that I can recognise seem to have grown substantially in the three weeks they've been in the tank (one stray that has a clear band like a Rili is about 50% bigger than when we introduced it).
However, they show virtually no interest in any food I introduce to the tank.
So far I've only really added blanched cucumber and Hikari Algae wafers for the Oto's, and some Glasgarten Shrimp Dinner for the shrimp. A few of the shrimp pick at the algae wafer and cucumber, and slightly fewer pick at the shrimp dinner pieces, but there is no real excitement over any of it, as I've seen i various videos online. Literally one shrimp will wander up and have a peck every 5 minutes or so, and then wander off.
I do feed a half potion of Glassgarten Bacter AE every day though, and the shrimp spend most of their time grazing the plants, and in particular the moss - they are obsessed with the moss lol
I really want them to start breeding at some point, so I kind of want them to get excited over some good quality food that might give them everything they need to breed successfully. Maybe I'm worrying over nothing, and the Bacter AE is enough for them, however I'd like to try some alternatives to see if I can spark some interest.
So over to you guys for some suggestions please?