Elo500 Posted August 22, 2014 Report Share Posted August 22, 2014 Do shrimp tubes make a difference for breeding or are they more decorative? Where do you buy the porcelain 6 stacked tubes I see in many shrimp pics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
countryboy12484 Posted August 22, 2014 Report Share Posted August 22, 2014 Just a place for them to hide and feel comfortable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
countryboy12484 Posted August 22, 2014 Report Share Posted August 22, 2014 Han makes some nice shrimp pyramids.... my carbons love the one I got from him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h4n Posted August 23, 2014 Report Share Posted August 23, 2014 These are what hes talking about. scroll down a bit in the thread http://www.shrimpspot.com/index.php?/topic/894-shrimp-related-products/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc4PC2 Posted August 23, 2014 Report Share Posted August 23, 2014 Han's would probably be best. I actually use clear ones. But they love them anyway. They like to travel inside them, and hang out inside them even though they are clear. Anything that builds biofilm is a good thing, I would think. But Han's has some great one, and he even has some that he puts the moss on them too, that I am sure the shrimp will love. h4n 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High5's Posted August 23, 2014 Report Share Posted August 23, 2014 Do shrimp tubes make a difference for breeding or are they more decorative? Where do you buy the porcelain 6 stacked tubes I see in many shrimp pics?They do provide a safe place to molt, hide and give birth, they also have surface area to grow bio film and beneficial bacteria. Are the necessary? No. Beneficial yes. Is this what your talking about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pika Posted August 23, 2014 Report Share Posted August 23, 2014 Agree with others. Except I made my own version out of polymer clay, and they're working fine. Babies like to hang out on/in them the most; adults don't seem to care too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h4n Posted August 23, 2014 Report Share Posted August 23, 2014 Then there's caves and such like this Subtletanks91 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
countryboy12484 Posted August 23, 2014 Report Share Posted August 23, 2014 I still like the ones you make better... my berried girls seem to hang out in it the most. h4n and High5's 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High5's Posted August 23, 2014 Report Share Posted August 23, 2014 There are lot's of choice's if you do chose to get some please support our sponsor's. h4n 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesHe Posted August 24, 2014 Report Share Posted August 24, 2014 Agree with others. Except I made my own version out of polymer clay, and they're working fine. Babies like to hang out on/in them the most; adults don't seem to care too much. I heard that polymer clay is not safe. do you treat it before put in tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subtletanks91 Posted August 24, 2014 Report Share Posted August 24, 2014 They don't have to be tubes. They can be domes triangle etc as long as you have a place foe molted shrimp to hide and babies etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pika Posted August 24, 2014 Report Share Posted August 24, 2014 I heard that polymer clay is not safe. do you treat it before put in tank? So, there is always debate on polymer clay. From personal experience, at least one of my polymer clay decorations has been in my tank since before the shrimp got there (bored during cycling), two others were added along the way, and I haven't had any real problems to date with any aspects of my tank. My understanding is that, once the piece is properly baked, it's an inert plastic like PVC. The warning on the labels about it not being food-safe is due to the fact it's somewhat porous, so if you have bacteria from food in it, you will never be able to clean it as well as a standard piece of ceramic, glass etc. dishware. This is not a problem for me, as my shrimp like a good biofilm of tasty microbes. The shrimp and Otos both clean all the pieces in there and I haven't noted degrading or any harm to them. My journal has some pix of the pieces, but I haven't updated it for a while. Everything's pretty much in the same place, except the trellis is completely obscured by moss and Cthulu has some stubborn algae in his crevices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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