Jadenlea Posted April 5, 2016 Report Share Posted April 5, 2016 So I am using the caribsea super naturals crystal river sand in my shrimp tank . It is beautiful sand but it was a really bad decision. Especially for the shrimp I chose. The shrimp that should be various shades of blue or yellow are clear. Basically they look just like Ghost bee shrimp which I love, but these arnt supposed to look like that. I want to add another color. NOT BLACK. hate the idea of black and white sand. Maybe a blue or a green. Anyone have ideas for blue or green substrate. I cant change the tank over right now. there are tons of itty bitty babies. The sand and the shrimp Shrimple minded 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricM Posted April 5, 2016 Report Share Posted April 5, 2016 what type of shrimp are these? look like some sort of tiger/tibee? Shrimple minded 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
240ric Posted April 5, 2016 Report Share Posted April 5, 2016 My LFS has Caribsea Super Naturals Blue Ridge in one of their tanks and I think it looks good. Your shrimp might still blend in though since they are clear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted April 5, 2016 Report Share Posted April 5, 2016 Crayola play sand comes in pink, purple, blue and green. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jadenlea Posted April 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2016 Soothing!!!!!! I thought we all decided that it was probably the playsand toxifying my tank of death last year? I would love more than anything to use the playsand but..... Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jadenlea Posted April 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2016 Andy, will you post a pic of what they SHOULD look like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted April 6, 2016 Report Share Posted April 6, 2016 3 hours ago, Jadenlea said: Soothing!!!!!! I thought we all decided that it was probably the playsand toxifying my tank of death last year? I would love more than anything to use the playsand but..... Wow! I must have forgotten that part. I'm glad you didn't! heh How about this for green? They also have red, blue and black http://www.naturesocean.com/aquarium-supplies/green-aquarium-sand.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jem_xxiii Posted April 6, 2016 Report Share Posted April 6, 2016 Many moons ago, I purchased red gravel for a tank, it was great until I filled the tank with water and a link and boom... HOT PINK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jadenlea Posted April 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2016 Soothing... we don't actually know if it was the sand... We just couldnt think of anything else. Crayola stands by its sand for aquarium use. Shrimp daddy thought maybe it was so dense and packed that could be an issue. Other people thought maybe toxins leaking over time. SDs explanation actually made alot of sense. That stuff was packed in like bricks . But maybe sprinkling it throughout instead of using it as the actual base substrate would give what I have color without making it hard packed. I often wondered about that Aqua terra stuff. It is sold here for reptile tanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jadenlea Posted April 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2016 Jem, I once got the green crayola sand for a tank. It is pretty in the bag but under water OUCH.. It was almost neon. a real eyesore so I hear ya lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShrimpP Posted April 6, 2016 Report Share Posted April 6, 2016 16 minutes ago, Jadenlea said: Soothing... we don't actually know if it was the sand... We just couldnt think of anything else. Crayola stands by its sand for aquarium use. Can you link that thread? I'd be willing to take a look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jadenlea Posted April 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2016 The thread about which thing ShrimpP? My tank of death or about playsand in particular? I Had multiple threads. I had had a tank with all the parameters fine and purple playsand. My babies would not live past juvie stage and all my females would die once they started molting or having babies. (TB and mischling) I was using Peat for the low ph and playsand as the substrate . There were multiple strings and so many of the great people here trying to help solve my issues. I think we all finally agreed it was time to dump the playsand and start over with Controsoil. Obviously this is a different tank. But if you google crayola playsand and aquarium you will find lots of info including statements from crayola about their sand being aquarium safe. But I guess there is always the outside possibility that fish safe in this case isnt shrimp safe since the shrimp are spending all their life picking at the stuff. Who knows! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jadenlea Posted April 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2016 Soothing, that light blue aqua terra is really pretty. I wonder if it would be dark enough to make a difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted April 6, 2016 Report Share Posted April 6, 2016 Rereading your post, " The shrimp that should be various shades of blue or yellow are clear. " Question is, would you be able to see the blue with a blue substrate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jadenlea Posted April 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2016 right.... but this would be kind of a mix of what there is and the blue. It is a good point though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted April 6, 2016 Report Share Posted April 6, 2016 Whatever you decide, I'd like to see the results. Jadenlea 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShrimpP Posted April 6, 2016 Report Share Posted April 6, 2016 Just only put down those clear pebbles/"crystal" rocks and place a color changing LED strip under the tank and have it be whatever color you want? Hahaha Jadenlea and oem 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jadenlea Posted April 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2016 I have a beta tank like that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HelloUnderwaterWorld Posted April 16, 2016 Report Share Posted April 16, 2016 Red would sure make those shrimp stand out... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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