jcfishes Posted January 7, 2016 Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 Myrtle beach South Carolina based, breeding program, starting with Stendker discus, and rays eventually moving into shrimp so decided to make an account here, our first round of tanks is sixteen 20 gallon and twelve 55 gallons , the first 2 stands are 96"L X 24"W cx 48"T , they house eight 20gallons each on top(for breeding pairs of discus) and two 55 gallons each on the bottom (for fry growout) the other set of stands are 96"L x 15"Wx 48"T and have two 55's on top and bottom for imported discus, flowerhorns and Arowanas, we've just started our plumbin this week Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquariumlover10 Posted January 7, 2016 Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 that looks awesome, what shrimp do you plan on breeding? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jcfishes Posted January 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 that looks awesome, what shrimp do you plan on breeding? Not 100% sure yet, pert of the reason I'm here, shrimp is a whole new world to me, besides discus I'm a monster fish keeper so shrimp are polar opposite of what I'm used to Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquariumlover10 Posted January 7, 2016 Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 ok, do you know what your ph, GH and kh are? Like fish different species of shrimp have different water parameters they are comfortable at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcfishes Posted January 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 ok, do you know what your ph, GH and kh are? Like fish different species of shrimp have different water parameters they are comfortable at. Our tanks aren't up and running yet but we'll be able to tweak our levels to whatever necessary, the discus need very specific parameters so setting up about her rack with different params should be too much extra Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquariumlover10 Posted January 7, 2016 Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 ok, neos are a good starting point and are very easy to breed. Things like rilis and red cherry shrimp are neos. cardinas are things like cherry red shrimp and tigers, they need more specific parameters. are you trying to breed anything specific? oh and welcome to TSS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wygglz Posted January 7, 2016 Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 Welcome. Beautiful setup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctaylor3737 Posted January 7, 2016 Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 Yea shrimp are a big jump from discus lol. Are you truly here for shrimp? Or advertising discus? Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcfishes Posted January 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 Yea shrimp are a big jump from discus lol. Are you truly here for shrimp? Or advertising discus? Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk No no not here to advertise at all, I'm in a Facebook group with a member/admin here and he asked me to post a thread about my tank racks and filtration, but shrimp is a niche we want to get into Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctaylor3737 Posted January 7, 2016 Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 I'm glad, seen that a before just to get her name out there Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplepanda Posted January 7, 2016 Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 What a pro set-up wish I had your DIY skills ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted January 7, 2016 Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 I saw jc's rack build on fb and asked for him to come here to show us how he was doing it for us to see a different perspective. I'd like to correct this statement a little earlier though, "cardinas are things like cherry red shrimp and tigers, they need more specific parameters." red cherry shrimp are neos, while cards are crystal red shrimp. AL10 already knows this, but I think he may have been rushed for time. heh Take your time looking around. I think you'll like it here and find a whole new offshoot to your hobby. Oh, we also have a fish subforum here, too. So much to see and learn. heh Thank you for joining as a new member! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquariumlover10 Posted January 10, 2016 Report Share Posted January 10, 2016 oh yeah, I meant crystal, sorry I was going to the store and was rushing. Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETAquarium Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 Welcome JC! Awesome setup, definitely am envious. Ultimately your first question to answer is what type of shrimp you plan to keep, Neocaridina or Caridina shrimp? As this will be the basis of where you will build your hardware, substrate, etc on. Please feel free to ask us as many questions possible to help you navigate your way through this new world of shrimp keeping and breeding. Soothing Shrimp and Wygglz 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OblongShrimp Posted January 12, 2016 Report Share Posted January 12, 2016 Welcome! I noticed it looks like you plumb your tanks in the front and close to the bottom. Are you doing an overflow water change setup or are those just for quick draining? How are you keeping the shrimp from getting sucked down the drain? I am setting up some racks in the next month or so and looking for plumbing ideas Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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