Need advice on buying small tank with shrimp

Originally Posted by reaverx

totally agree with u ... bettas also need more space i used to have a betta kept him in a 1 ft tank with some plants ... they also need space to swim ard

Haha right & Wrong !

Betta Poison and Shrimp Poison different !

50 Shrimps all mix in one tank still Look very Nice !

50 Betta mix in one tank will be WAR!

If i got 50 betta, everyone 1ft tank, my "flat in-charge" the evil aunty aka my mum will tear me to pieces and feed me to the betta !

Unless you like some bro got one special room just for them.

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Like every bros said, surviving is one thing, having an ideal environment and condition to thrive or to really survive for long is another thing. I can understand it's not the money that's first concern but the small little tank just looks ornamental to the eyes, thus attracts would be shrimp keepers.

Personally, I won't even consider such small tanks. Ideal condition would be 2ft tank, or the bare minimum, a 1.5ft tank. It is not that shrimps needs a 4ft tank to grow beautifully due to the vast space, but it's the water condition that will ruin them.

A small tank is very difficult to maintain as changes in the water is drastic. Let's say, changing 3 litre of water in a 20 litres tank vs a 40 litres tank, which will see a bigger change? Shrimps are one of the most sensitive creatures and dies easily if no proper care is given.

so is there a picture which any bro can post of a simple set up for Shrimp tank? cos i am intending to keep them

Thanks!

Tank size is very proportional to the number of shrimps you are keeping. If you can only have a 1ft tank, then try to keep the numbers of shrimp to the minimum. Less than 5 maybe. But if they breed, then you must upgrade the accommodation.
Waste do build up very fast, don't underestimate the power of it.

Try to maintain the eco-sys of the tank (more if it's small cause the parameters do change more easily than bigger sized tank.)

You might like to take ref from Takashi Amano's miniture tanks. Although it is small, the eco-sys is power!
But if you notice, the number of fauna in the tank is very low.

Just my two cents worth.

Cheers

Originally Posted by stanong11

Tank size is very proportional to the number of shrimps you are keeping. If you can only have a 1ft tank, then try to keep the numbers of shrimp to the minimum. Less than 5 maybe. But if they breed, then you must upgrade the accommodation.
Waste do build up very fast, don't underestimate the power of it.

Try to maintain the eco-sys of the tank (more if it's small cause the parameters do change more easily than bigger sized tank.)

You might like to take ref from Takashi Amano's miniture tanks. Although it is small, the eco-sys is power!
But if you notice, the number of fauna in the tank is very low.

Just my two cents worth.

Cheers

so where can i check on Takashi Amano's miniture tanks?

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Originally Posted by Leo57

so is there a picture which any bro can post of a simple set up for Shrimp tank? cos i am intending to keep them

Thanks!

There are quite a lot of bros here that had posted our tank pictures. Just go browse the various threads

do a read up on the various topics here.. before u embark u should decide what kind of shrimps u will want to breed.. i think you should start off with cherry shrimps as they are quite hardy and cheap and readily available..

Originally Posted by Leo57

so is there a picture which any bro can post of a simple set up for Shrimp tank? cos i am intending to keep them

Thanks!

Tats mine the rest of the whole setup can be found in my thead. Well rear them well and they will reward you with lotsa shrimplets! Just deal 45 of them to nice bros... Few of the bro here got ang ang cherry which u can buy from them.

Latest NEWs! Y618 SAKURA selling 5 for $6 nia. Usual price $8

But Hor C328 Selling 5 for $8 but wit lotsa shrmplets inside. in long run you decide yourself bah!

Originally Posted by Leo57

so where can i check on Takashi Amano's miniture tanks?

http://www.aquajournal.net/index.html

alternatively, you can read up on his books. There's three of them if I'm not wrong. The books feature very nice example of miniature to jumbo tanks.