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Hello Everyone!

My real name is Liv! I look forward to learning what I can from everyone and sharing where I can as well!

I'm based out of the east coast and our access to shrimp is limited here. http://www.shrimpfever.com/  is the only real place to get quality shrimp and shipping always gets you. The shrimp from here are good though and I am trying to decide what to get in my next order! I have been out of the hobby for a few years now. In the past I very successfully breed blue velvet (neos) and OEBT.

I tried CRS and pumpkin shrimp but didn't have much luck.

This time around I am thinking to tackle something a bit more advanced but supposedly very hardy! He has some black Tibees for sale and I really want to try them! I'm worried I might not be a good enough keeper/well enough prepared. Though from my reading Tibees are easier than CRS for example.

The other options are to just buy CRS, or CRS and Tigers half and half. I'm using sea chem Aquasolium so the ph is buffered down to about 6.8 in theory. (Ph meter reading the same.) My water is at 75 F I don't have any test kits beyond PH and am not overly trusting of the water coming from my taps in this apartment. I may end up going to get RO/DI water fill-ups at a local shop to be safe if I get new shrimp.

I added a couple cherry shrimp from pets unlimited. It is going out of business and I think everything in there is in really bad shape. Lots of tank tear downs and dead fish. Its hard to say if the 4 cherries I got died because of my water or the health conditions from the shop. They survived in my tank about a week, and the extra baby that slipped in the bag #5 died tonight.

I did pick up three more blue velvet red cherry mix from them again to give it one last test before the bigger order. I got some Fluval Biological Enhancer as well and added that prior to adding the new three. Shortly after adding the new shrimp and the water from the pet store the last baby died.

The tank pictured is a modified fluval edge made into a rimless 6 gallon. With custom 6 watt (5 white, 1 blue) LEDS to the original switch/hood. The light was done by the local shop. There is an acrylic water guard added with silicone. (Something Fluval should have done with the original)  The black tape is actually to block the light bleed from the LED's' until I paint the sides.

This is already way too long so I will stop it here for now! (The picture is older from when the temp was at 77, I lowered it last night to 74 foolishly and that sharp swing claimed another shrimp.)

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46 minutes ago, LaxLogic said:

My real name is Liv!

Hi Liv !

welcome to SKF

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Thanks for the warm welcome everyone! :D

I will be sure to pay it forward!

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