Newbie Planted shrimp tank and Sulawesi tank

Nice sulawesi shrimps...

Originally Posted by soonhong

Nice sulawesi shrimps...

lai bro SoonHong start 1 no need chiller cheap cheap setup

@ bro avex yeah they come out the whole day lol. Hope they get used to the environment b4 I get more.

Thanks for the nice extract. Infrared hmmm ... Tough get my hands on one of those. Somehow pple overseas are having better luck on cardinals lol.

Yeah join us Bro Soonhong...

Originally Posted by Rico_B

Yeah join us Bro Soonhong...

hahha...thanks for inviting .....but I can't afford to focus on so many shrimps..crs..sulawesi......bo lui lei..

Originally Posted by Rico_B

@ bro avex yeah they come out the whole day lol. Hope they get used to the environment b4 I get more.

Thanks for the nice extract. Infrared hmmm ... Tough get my hands on one of those. Somehow pple overseas are having better luck on cardinals lol.

Yeah join us Bro Soonhong...

I suspect is our parameter i collecting my tank info and try to compare with those successful one to see.

[_kai_]

Originally Posted by Rico_B

Thanks.

@Bro Kai Yeah, will do.

Here's a new update on my another simple sula tank.
Based solely on river sand, curly leaves, mosses.
Curly leaves gives the tank a shaded feel.
Enjoy..

Gave them a mossy stairs up as well. lol

Some pics of cardinals, pardon me for lousy blurry pics.

Nice cosy little simple set up. I like the moss stairs very creative . Maybe u can add more rooted plants, provide more cover . Plus it adds a nice feel to the tank, i was looking back old pics months agoa nd i see my plants have actually grown quite a bit .

Originally Posted by avex30

Sexing

Sexing of the Cardinal Shrimp is difficult and so far no one has fully figured out how to do so with the naked eye. The females have a saddle showing eggs underneath the carapace but the only way to actually see the saddle is with an infrared light. The outside shell of the Cardinal Shrimp is so dark that you cannot possibly see the saddle without special equipment. As far as using the principle of the other shrimps species, meaning females are larger and have a curved underbelly, does not apply to the Cardinal Shrimp unfortunately. Males and females seem to look exactly the same

above i extract from a blog to share with bros interested in sulawesi

Time to get infared lighting liao! Or if can just buy 10 cardinals at one time than see who breed . Easier hor haha but also more expensive .

Originally Posted by soonhong

hahha...thanks for inviting .....but I can't afford to focus on so many shrimps..crs..sulawesi......bo lui lei..

Lol...Soon soon you will join us de...hehe Quick quick put more pics.

@avex yea, let us know of your findings. =)

@kai Thanks thanks.. yeah I will...tying some mosses on rocks hehe. I think lava rocks plays a part as well.

Originally Posted by Rico_B

Lol...Soon soon you will join us de...hehe Quick quick put more pics.

@avex yea, let us know of your findings. =)

@kai Thanks thanks.. yeah I will...tying some mosses on rocks hehe. I think lava rocks plays a part as well.

hhahaa...but i still prefer to keep crs la....although sulawesi shrimps are nice..

[_kai_]

Lava rocks will definitely provide good shelter for your shrimps .

Hihi just an update.
Recently, my planted tank's shrimp keep dying, one per day.
Not sure why tho?
There are blood worms in my soil, can see them popping their heads out to munch at droppings.
I see seed shrimps as well.
Horned snails died too but the ramshorn snails are flourishing.
The nitrate level is fine, but my wife recently trim the plants.
Not sure if that is the reason.
Any suggestions?

should I put more floating plants? Or fishes to get rid of the pesky worms.

My sulawesi tank is going good. No deaths for 1 week plus, fingers crossed. I only feed them once a week. I saw an albino cardinal shrimp last nite, hid too fast when I try to take pic.