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I would like to share the photos of my tanks and the shrimps. Hope everybody can enjoy, give advice or comments.

Shadow Panda and Kingkong tank.

Tank 60cm.

Soil Breeders Soil

Undergravel Filter with 1 layer of ceramic rings PM.

canister ista 360l/h

Twin Breeding sponges

PRL tank.

Tank 60cm. Breeders soil

Undergravel wilth ceramic ring and bio ball.

Canister Resun EF600.

PRL and Misc Tank.

Tank 60cm.

Ista PH 5.5 Soil + thin layer of ADA amazonia multi

Canister Resun EF600.

breeding sponge filter.

All in room with air conditioner. Set at 22celcius.

Got permission to change the internal car garage to a shrimp room from wife, after I flooded the house with a broken aquarium.

Still learning...

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Wow I love your PRL, it's very hard to get it in australia or almost none at all. You have a very nice and simple set up and I hope to see lots of shrimplets soon HelvinHT :)

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Awesome pics dude, stunning looking KK & PRL, thanks for sharing :encouragement:

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Thanks for the the pics...is the panda in the 1st pick a green hulk ? Is there a shrimp shop in Jakarta that specialises on shrimps, or did you import these shrimps yourself ?

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Thanks for sharing very nice shrimp and tank:encouragement:

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Wow I love your PRL' date=' it's very hard to get it in australia or almost none at all. You have a very nice and simple set up and I hope to see lots of shrimplets soon HelvinHT :)[/quote']Thanks. I like crs, specially PRL too. They look nice in red and white color.Thanks jrc693, it's just a simple tank. I am not good on decorating tank.Thanks. Happy to share.The Panda normally black and white, but this one sometimes looks a little green. Transform into jelly perhaps. I bought these shrimps from some breeders in Jakarta and surounding area. I do not have licence to import. I will share the others photo.Nice to share too Ineke :)
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Nice shrimps and tanks HelvinHT! The simplicity looks great... better for shrimp viewing! :)

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Nice shrimps and tanks HelvinHT! The simplicity looks great... better for shrimp viewing! :)
thanks torface. Yes' date=' better viewing and easy to count.
nice tank and nice shrimp! do you think sponge filter is a must for baby shrimp?
Thanks kunzy. I use sponge filter as additional media for bactery, back to back with the canister. In case one of them failed or on maintenance for cleaning, we still have the other one. I believe this will ensure enough number of bactery colony.
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Oups. Can not upload more photos in this tread or even in new one. Quota exceed.

do we have quota here ?

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I think that's for non-premium members, if you get premium membership it's unlimited :victorious:

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Beautiful shrimp Helvin your colours are very intense:encouragement:

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Beautiful shrimp Helvin your colours are very intense:encouragement:

Thanks Ineke. Like to see them.

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just love the quality of shrimp from overseas we are slowly getting there but not all the variety you have:encouragement:

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just love the quality of shrimp from overseas we are slowly getting there but not all the variety you have:encouragement:
very nice shrimp man! thanks for sharing:)
thanks Ineke and Kunzy.
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very nice shrimp .Love the Cardinal Shrimp how do they go in the same water with the cherries

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Beautiful shrimp HelvinHT awesome colours. I see you use an undergravel filter but very modified. How do you find it? I have always liked the under gravel but it doesn't get used much here for shrimp. The layers you are using should build up great bacteria for the tank -thanks for sharing:encouragement:

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So nice to see overseas shrimp, Helvin, thank you for showing us.

How long have you had the Cardinals, have they bred?

What conditions do you have them in? Are they wild caught or tank bred?

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So nice to see overseas shrimp' date=' Helvin, thank you for showing us.

How long have you had the Cardinals, have they bred?

What conditions do you have them in? Are they wild caught or tank bred?[/quote']

Did you miss this post Helvin?

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