BarryH
Member
I finally managed to collect my first 10 shrimp yesterday, Fire Red Sakura. I was a little disappointed with their size which was roughly 1.5cm but never having had shrimp before I wasn't really sure what to expect.
I followed all the usual advice going through drip acclimation and so on and eventually had the shrimp in the tank. Really pleased to see how they started on the little bit of algae I have almost straight away. What algae there was had formed in a light cover on the rocks and by this morning one large portion of the rock was back to its original grey colour. At this rate, once they've cleared the algae, they'll start eating the rock too.
When I picked up the shrimp, I also bought a tub of Bacter AE and a pot of Shrimp King Color. My biggest problem at the minute is finding them, so many hiding places in the hairgrass and up among the Frogbit roots.
I have to admit, when I first thought of shrimp, it was simply as a clean up crew. Now, and after watching loads of YT videos, they're so much more than that. They're really interesting.
I followed all the usual advice going through drip acclimation and so on and eventually had the shrimp in the tank. Really pleased to see how they started on the little bit of algae I have almost straight away. What algae there was had formed in a light cover on the rocks and by this morning one large portion of the rock was back to its original grey colour. At this rate, once they've cleared the algae, they'll start eating the rock too.
When I picked up the shrimp, I also bought a tub of Bacter AE and a pot of Shrimp King Color. My biggest problem at the minute is finding them, so many hiding places in the hairgrass and up among the Frogbit roots.
I have to admit, when I first thought of shrimp, it was simply as a clean up crew. Now, and after watching loads of YT videos, they're so much more than that. They're really interesting.