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First off I'm gutted for you hotweldfire over your shrimp loss. I'm still not clear about the best way to treat new plants for a shrimp tank though. If you suspect Cu or other heavy metal contamination then use some kind of chelator such as NaEDTA as suggested by Darrel. But what is the best...

If your colony had previously been actively eating algae wafers and have suddenly stopped then that points to some problem. How many shrimp have you got? When I started my shrimp tank this year I only had about 5-6 shrimp to start with and they were very shy eaters preferring to eat in the open...

I have had this problem up until recently. I set up a low tech shrimp tank beginning of Feb. And bought a few shrimp here and there till i had about 10. I wanted to ensure a bit of genetic diversity. Some of the shrimp grew into what appeared to be females in that they were large, solid red...

When I was browsing my LFS one of the assistants told me they try to induce breeding in RCS by doing water changes will cool water every few weeks. There's further discussion on temp in this thread. http://ukaps.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=14431&start=10

There's loads of info here: http://www.planetinverts.com/Cardinal_Shrimp.html I don't believe they are hermaphrodite, you usually need to buy a group of shrimp and hope you have some of both sex. There's also a good thread to follow here: http://ukaps.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=5982

Will nerites be attacked by assassin snails?

What would people say is the smallest tank/container that can be used to successfully keep and perhaps breed cherry shrimp?

Found this link: http://www.petshrimp.com/articles/whyshrimpdead.html Do you use any kind of water conditioner? If I were you I would want to rule out Cu and other heavy metal contamination from local pipework/water supply by adding some kind of chelator. I don't use water conditioners...

I have at least 12 assassin snails from a pair that I introduced just before christmass. I often see them paired up and have assumed they are mating but not trying to eat each other - i have yet to find any empty assassin shells i personally wouldn't worry about it. They often disappear into the...

How long do amano females carry their eggs? I have 2 females that seem to be heavily ladened with eggs for the last 3 months - do they stay like this or will they drop em in one go?