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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.

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...

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...

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.

Re: Conundrum... Hi, As far as the shrimps are concerned it could just be done to a sudden change in the water - ie if you transported them in a small amount of water and then filled the tank at your sisters. Shrimps are fine with changes in water parameter but not sudden large changes - they...

The water parameter seem fine - did you fill the new tank with water from the community tank? What sort of filter are you using?

I bought 7 from a different German Breeder, 5 were DOA and the other 2 died within a couple of days --- these little beauties don't travel very well be very careful.