Jump to content

Loving the natives...

kaltses

By kaltses
in New Members Forum

 Share

Recommended Posts

kaltses Shrimp Enthusiast

kaltses

Posted
Posted

Hi all,

I never used to give shrimp a second glance at the LFS but since getting into planted aquariums, I've discovered the Super (Algae Eating) Powers of our native shrimp.

I previously purchased some Longnose and Confusa to help clean up my planted/breeding/mess of a tank.

I then found some DAS and DRNS for my planted IQ5 tank. With the way that I've scaped the tank, there's not enough room for fish so I will definitely be looking for some more common, colourful (non-native) species. I've also just discovered the "Australian Amano Shrimp" (Cardina Typus) - want!

Cheers,

Kaltses

Link to comment
Share on other sites
northboy Shrimp Master

northboy

Posted
Posted

Welcome to the best forum and the only one for Shrimp

You had better give me a yell then. FNQ is the home of natives so there for you are on the right forum.

Bob

Link to comment
Share on other sites
mr_c265 Shrimp Breeder

mr_c265

Posted
Posted

Welcome! You have come to the right place! Bob is pretty incredible with his native knowledge.

Im a big fan of Australian shrimp too, not just for the algae eating, they look amazing too! Only got chameleons and DAS at the moment, but the chameleons never cease to amaze with their colours.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
kaltses Shrimp Enthusiast

kaltses

Posted
  • Author
Posted

I must have the bug...

I now own 2 chameleons and another DRNS and DAS.

Almost had a Wilkensii too but the bugger went into hiding when the net went in.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Baccus Shrimp Master

Baccus

Posted
Posted

Welcome to the forum, and its not so much a bug with shrimp but an addiction ;). Personally I am torn between the amazng colours becoming available in the exotic shrimp and the simple colours and diverstiy in our home grown natives.

Typus shrimp can get some pretty interesting colours too, I have one female that hides all day in a hollow log but when she comes out she has a blue/ grey tinge to her body. If she wasn't so fast I would get some pictures of her, but the shed or tank lights come on and she scarpers.

And Bob is definantly your man for introducing you to our wonderful natives....fish and snails and of course shrimp.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
northboy Shrimp Master

northboy

Posted
Posted

As I have over flowing ponds I am about to put up a Native shrimp offer, with 4 species and a bonus 5th.

Over flowing ponds = shrimp swimming in the grass in my back yard LOL.

Bob

Link to comment
Share on other sites
mr_c265 Shrimp Breeder

mr_c265

Posted
Posted

You have to sign up to premium membership, but its worth it, you'll make the money back in no time at all!

Link to comment
Share on other sites
kaltses Shrimp Enthusiast

kaltses

Posted
  • Author
Posted
You have to sign up to premium membership' date=' but its worth it, you'll make the money back in no time at all![/quote']

Is there no way to get a preview of what's on offer?

I don't think I'll be in a sitatuation to sell anything, any time soon.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
sajica Shrimp Breeder

sajica

Posted
Posted

It'll cost you $12.50 for premium membership and $100's for all the shrimp you'll subsequently spend your money on :p

Link to comment
Share on other sites
mr_c265 Shrimp Breeder

mr_c265

Posted
Posted

Well, you don't have to be selling, if you buy shrimp from your LFS and instead start buying them from here, you will save that money in no time. There are also some very generous members who offer free shrimp from time to time.

Once you get a few posts up you can view most of the forum, get an idea of what shrimp people have, but there is no way to see what is for sale until you subscribe. SKF is an amazing forum either way, but with the subscription it really does open many doors.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
CNgo2006 Shrimp Master

CNgo2006

Posted
Posted

Yes I was a bit sceptical too, saying "what! I have to pay for subscription to a forum?" But once I did, never regretted it for a second. Now I know what is on offer, I would have paid much more!

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Neo-shrimp Shrimp Breeder

Neo-shrimp

Posted
Posted

Hello there kaltses..welcome to SKF...there is a section dedicated to Australian shrimp species on this forum....Enjoy

Link to comment
Share on other sites
kaltses Shrimp Enthusiast

kaltses

Posted
  • Author
Posted

ummm anyone else getting this?

post-29-139909848119_thumb.jpg

To elaborate, yesterday I had a list of forum topics that I could see, today, nothing.

Is the forum broken?

post-974-139909847549_thumb.jpg

Link to comment
Share on other sites
tangfreak Shrimp Enthusiast

tangfreak

Posted
Posted

Hi no forum isnot broken you mite not have enough posts keep posting and you will get there i got sick of it so i became a member only 12.50 a year and you get it all even forsale and freebies so do it if u can .cheers mike

Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • 2 weeks later...
wayne6442 Shrimp Master

wayne6442

Posted
Posted

Hi Kaltses,Nice to see that you are into our wonderful native shrimp, they are just starting to become popular in our hobby and with guy's like northboy ( Bob) ectra there is a lot of information about them enjoy SKF

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Squiggle Shrimp Guru

Squiggle

Posted
Posted

Welcome to the forum keltses, the natives are pretty cool, I'm keen to get some Zebras from up north, they look amazing :D

Link to comment
Share on other sites
kaltses Shrimp Enthusiast

kaltses

Posted
  • Author
Posted

Soooo I'm an idiot! :stupid:

Lost 10 natives over the weekend. I had a nice variety too :(

Back to square 1, but I have a feeling square 1 will be more awesome than before ;)

Link to comment
Share on other sites
kaltses Shrimp Enthusiast

kaltses

Posted
  • Author
Posted

Went away on the weekend and didn't get a chance to transfer them into my nano again.

House got too hot and so did the water where the shrimp were in

Link to comment
Share on other sites
BlueBolts Shrimp Guru

BlueBolts

Posted
Posted
Went away on the weekend and didn't get a chance to transfer them into my nano again.

House got too hot and so did the water where the shrimp were in

A common mistake...we live & learn. I returned on hols and several of my CRS tanks were 28-29 degrees too...my chillers were not handling the heat as the temp was 42 degrees for 5-6 days ! The ambient temperature was just too hot....gotta save up for a AC unit for next summer.

Bob, are zebra shrimps available for purchase ? Thought of giving it another go.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing

  • Join Our Community!

    Register today, ask questions and share your shrimp and fish tank experiences with us!

  • Must Read SKF Articles

    Shrimp Disease and Treatment
    Tibee, Taitbee, Pinto, Mischling, F1, F2

  • Tropical Fish Forum
    Discus Breeding Guide
    Discus Disease and Treatment Guide

  • Posts

    • sdlTBfanUK
      Finally set up the 30L Shrimp Tank

      By sdlTBfanUK · Posted

      It has been a few weeks now and I have done a couple of large water changes. I tested the water parameters this morning, GH6 and KH2, TDS 140 and PH 7.5. Obviously the PH is off but there isn't anything in the tank that should cause the PH to rise to this figure so I will just run the tank for another month with 10% weekly water changes (probably just with RO water) and see where we are at that point. The RO water tests at PH6, and the KH and GH in the tank could come down as they are at the upper limits for Caridina shrimps! There are only about 10 very small snails in there at this point, but they seem to be doing well enough.
    • sdlTBfanUK
      Pure Red Line (PRL) Shrimps Western Australia seller

      By sdlTBfanUK · Posted

      I believe these to be very rare in Australia so you may even consider making it a longer term plan and produce your own by starting with the best CRS you can get as that is where the pure lines started! Depends how patient and interested in the project you are, but would save money as well? If I recall correctly it takes from 8 generations of selective breeding? They sell them at micro aquatic shop but do not ship to Western Australia, but that means they are available in Australia. https://microaquaticshop.com.au/products/pure-red-line-grade-ss-shrimp Good luck and just maybe smeone on here may point you in the right direction or be able to supply you with some.
    • Jimmy
      Pure Red Line (PRL) Shrimps Western Australia seller

      By Jimmy · Posted

      Hi Guys,  Does anyone know where to buy PRL shrimps in WA, not the CRS please. Thanks Regards  
    • Subtlefly
      Is this garden hose end alloy pipe safe to use for aquarium piping?

      By Subtlefly · Posted

      Yes it’s super accurate to position where I want now and stay there- I am satisfied.  All the fish and shrimpers are doing excellent! Coming up on 4 years running!
    • sdlTBfanUK
      Is this garden hose end alloy pipe safe to use for aquarium piping?

      By sdlTBfanUK · Posted

      You must be pleased with that, it looks better and is much more robust and less likely to damage or leaks! The tank looks very natural now it has been running for a time. I see the ember tetras, how are the blue shrimp doing, I see a few? The cat and dog look very content and unimpressed, lol.
×
×
  • Create New...