Doc4PC2 Posted April 4, 2014 Report Share Posted April 4, 2014 Got my new shrimp today from The Shrimp Tank with Will. They are very tiny, but healthy and doing fine, so far. I love the way, that Will packs them. He does it right. They are safe and sound when they get here, and I think if the post office played kick ball with them, they would still be okay. Stressed, by okay. lol They are tiny tiger shrimp and some CRS. They are mostly all babies, which is fine with me, but wow, are they tiny. I really worry about the stainless steel mesh intake. I worry that the fry can still get sucked up by it, they just look so microscopic, but so far, I have not found any in my filters, Thank God! I really can't believe the size of the babies. You know they are small, but as a newbie to this arena, the reality of seeing just how tiny they are, is amazing to me. Nothing like how I imagined them to be. The are way, way, way..... smaller. lol So, now I have some CRS, CBS, and Tigers. All seem to be doing fine. I do get some small patches of green alge like material on the sponge? My water quality is perfect. I test it everyday, so I have no idea where this small patch of alge comes from. The moss and plants should be taken care of it, along with the filters? There isn't much of it, but I am surprised it is there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricM Posted April 4, 2014 Report Share Posted April 4, 2014 how long is your lighting cycle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wicca32 Posted April 4, 2014 Report Share Posted April 4, 2014 young shrimp ship better and are able to adapt better to different water parameters. alot of shippers prefer to ship pee wee to juvie aged shrimp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted April 4, 2014 Report Share Posted April 4, 2014 I have to admit that I enjoy getting juvies more, but Wicca is correct. Pee Wee and juvie do better with acclimation. Adults are a little more sensitive, and berried is the most sensitive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OblongShrimp Posted April 4, 2014 Report Share Posted April 4, 2014 I was running out of shrimp so it was either not sell them at all till they got larger or sell them smaller but make sure people knew what they were getting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc4PC2 Posted April 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2014 They are all doing just fine. I love them, I don't know about anyone else, but the shrimp you get from Will at The Shrimp Tank, are awesome! And NO, that is not an advertisement for him. Just my opinion. And bostoneric, I keep my lights on for 9 hours, on daylight, 5 hours on the blue softer lighting, and the rest of the time, the light is off at night. They are on timers this way. The tanks are not where the sun hits them at all, so I don't know where those small patches of green alge are coming from. Plus there are these tiny, almost looks like the smallest thread you have ever seen coming off the moss. Like a fishing line is in the water, only really, really thin fishing line that is white, clear. Like a very long spider web, and only one long one coming up from the moss? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wicca32 Posted April 5, 2014 Report Share Posted April 5, 2014 it sounds kinda like what i got on my tank wall shortly after setting up my tank with amazonia. i scrubbed it off and it has not come back. not sure what caused it. i know i had high nitrite at the time cause of cycling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted April 5, 2014 Report Share Posted April 5, 2014 diatoms. It will clear up in a few weeks. Usually in new tanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc4PC2 Posted April 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2014 Good, because my water is pristine. Every parameter is line with where it is supposed to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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