ImDisclose Posted April 15, 2017 Report Share Posted April 15, 2017 Day One: Hello, TSS, I'm recording my journey of my newly inhabited shrimp tank! I ordered these little buggers from Aquatic Arts, with 6 residing in this ten gallon. The shrimp are happily grazing on the sponge filter, and all arrived alive. This will be the growth of a small colony into an empire. PS: Sorry for the algae, should I leave it be or try to remove it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Shrimp Life Posted April 15, 2017 Report Share Posted April 15, 2017 You can leave the algae unless it bothers you much you can remove some from the front glass so you can get a better view Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImDisclose Posted April 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2017 Day 2: Copepods? I'm seeing lots of white dots on my glass, and on closer inspection, they seem to be copepods. I heard baby shrimp like to eat them, so I didn't take any action in removing them. Can they possibly be something else that might be harmful? The shrimp seem fine. Btw, thanks for the replay dazalea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zodiac Posted April 17, 2017 Report Share Posted April 17, 2017 if they move in a jittery fashion,yes. they're harmless. get a plain razor blade,at least scrape off the algae on the front,so you can see them better. you can leave the scrapings in the tank.they will go to town on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImDisclose Posted April 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2017 Thank You! They do move in a random pattern, and I'll leave the algae on the walls since the shrimp happily graze on it. The copepods only move with a purpose when running away from the shrimp lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImDisclose Posted April 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2017 UPDATE: Following Zodiac's instructions, I scraped the algae wall on the front side of the tank off. Now I can see the shrimp much clearer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImDisclose Posted April 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2017 Day 3: Mossball Grazing The shrimp have settled in, and they're all over the mossball now. In addition, I've noticed my shrimp don't eat food right after I place it in the tank, they usually wait for the food to soften up in the water and approach it a few hours later. It's a funny little quirk Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImDisclose Posted April 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2017 Day 4: Snails I found these at my lfs without a name attached to them and bought em and put them in the tank. Any clue what they are? My guess is nerite snails. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntingtrees Posted April 24, 2017 Report Share Posted April 24, 2017 Looks like pond snails? Are they super easy to crush? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImDisclose Posted April 25, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2017 I haven't tried to crush them. If they are pond snails, is it fine to leave them be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntingtrees Posted April 25, 2017 Report Share Posted April 25, 2017 I would remove them. Pond snails multiply rapidly and eat aquarium plants. They are a pest species. I don't have them in my shrimp tank but I get them occasionally in my fish tank. They are easy to remove (easier in fish tanks because the fish will eagerly eat their crushed bodies). You should just pull a couple out everyday and you'll see their numbers dwindle soon. I don't know if the shrimp eat their dead bodies or not so I can't recommend crushing them all. I'm not 100% sure they are pond snails from the picture but you can reference common pest snails here: https://www.aquascapeaddiction.com/articles/freshwater-aquarium-snails Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImDisclose Posted April 25, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2017 Any chance they can be nerites? If not, will the shrimp eat escargot?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImDisclose Posted April 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2017 9 hours ago, huntingtrees said: I would remove them. Pond snails multiply rapidly and eat aquarium plants. They are a pest species. I don't have them in my shrimp tank but I get them occasionally in my fish tank. They are easy to remove (easier in fish tanks because the fish will eagerly eat their crushed bodies). You should just pull a couple out everyday and you'll see their numbers dwindle soon. I don't know if the shrimp eat their dead bodies or not so I can't recommend crushing them all. I'm not 100% sure they are pond snails from the picture but you can reference common pest snails here: https://www.aquascapeaddiction.com/articles/freshwater-aquarium-snails I've read somewhere that pond snails don't multiply rapidly unless there's a problem such as overfeeding in the tank. if feeding in amounts that the shrimp can eat in an hour, the pond snail population will be controlled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImDisclose Posted April 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2017 Better look at the snailsSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntingtrees Posted April 26, 2017 Report Share Posted April 26, 2017 Hmm kind of looks like they could be Nerite snails too. I've only encountered Pond, Ramshorn, and Trumpet snails before and then only in my fish tank. Whenever I saw them I would just crush them because the fish love to eat them. Maybe somebody with more experience can tell? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimple minded Posted April 26, 2017 Report Share Posted April 26, 2017 Aren't those called Olive Nerites? Shrimp Life 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zodiac Posted April 26, 2017 Report Share Posted April 26, 2017 2 hours ago, ImDisclose said: I've read somewhere that pond snails don't multiply rapidly unless there's a problem such as overfeeding in the tank. if feeding in amounts that the shrimp can eat in an hour, the pond snail population will be controlled a full grown adult pond snail is like the size of an apple seed. that's not what you have. INFO:they want to store up fat before laying eggs. not over feeding,they may breed less,but pond snails are still a problem. not a snail expert....they look like mystery snails to me. ImDisclose 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImDisclose Posted April 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2017 Thanks for all the replies [emoji1303]Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotKelly Posted April 26, 2017 Report Share Posted April 26, 2017 14 hours ago, zodiac said: a full grown adult pond snail is like the size of an apple seed. that's not what you have. INFO:they want to store up fat before laying eggs. not over feeding,they may breed less,but pond snails are still a problem. not a snail expert....they look like mystery snails to me. definitely not mystery snails. mystery snails look exactly like the older ones when little just smaller. these guys have the shell shape of nerites imo ImDisclose 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImDisclose Posted April 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2017 Day 5: Messy Feeding Dish My feeding fish has algae growing on it and tiny little critters jumping around. Should I clean it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImDisclose Posted April 27, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2017 After a little more research, I discovered they were something called seed shrimp. They don't seem to be eating the shrimp food, but they seem to have gathered on this mushy stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotKelly Posted April 27, 2017 Report Share Posted April 27, 2017 2 hours ago, ImDisclose said: Day 5: Messy Feeding Dish My feeding fish has algae growing on it and tiny little critters jumping around. Should I clean it? usually the feeding dish is there so that once theyre done you can take out all the left overs so they wont muck up the tank, so yeah you probably should clean it ImDisclose 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImDisclose Posted April 27, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2017 35 minutes ago, NotKelly said: usually the feeding dish is there so that once theyre done you can take out all the left overs so they wont muck up the tank, so yeah you probably should clean it I totally knew that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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