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mr rowley

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Hi after a mate at work introduced me to shrimp ive been hooked. At christmas ill b setting up a 28litre aqua one eco for some cherries. If everything goes well ill add some other types of shrimp and possibly upgrade to a bigger setup. I cant wait to start i love these guys. I love my tropical fish but shrimp r something new to me and im so excited to start.

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Welcome to the forum, sounds like you have the beginnings of a very nice shrimp addiction, I feel I must warn you thar it is definitely a gateway hobby to the more serious MTS(multi tank syndrome) Ask as many questions as you want cause there's no dumb questions here. Hope you have as much fun here as we do! :victorious:

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Welcome to SKF there is heaps to see and learn here. Plenty of friendly people willing to share their knowledge . Remember to keep posting so the forum will open up for you. Hope you enjoy our forum.

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mr rowley Be nice I'm new here

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No worries im sure you will hear from me. And by joining ill give my mate at work a rest with all the questions lol. Ill b starting at xmas as ill b moving then and no point setting up now then having to move them. My 3 foot fish tank is gonna b hard enough to move. But its hard cos i really want to get into them now. Well ill just have to wait

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Same mate, used to breed African yellows but got bored with that ages ago. shrimp are far more entertaining :)

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Welcome to the forum' date=' sounds like you have the beginnings of a very nice shrimp addiction, I feel I must warn you thar it is definitely a gateway hobby to the more serious MTS(multi tank syndrome) Ask as many questions as you want cause there's no dumb questions here. Hope you have as much fun here as we do! :victorious:

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HAHAHAHA I think it might be too late for me in regards to MTS. already have 4 and possible 6 by the end of the year

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Technically I never got you into shrimp but I think all those answers to your relentless and sometimes meaningless and random questions at work has kind of fueled your want for shrimp lol. Even for myself lol. I'v had my shrimp tank in the setting up stage for 6 months now and you just keep on pushing for me to set it up lol.

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hey everyone i have been interested in shrimp for the last 3 year but have not been able to keep any because of the area i live in but i am hopefully will be able to get some in soon i cant wait to get some :) and i cant wait to get to know you all

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HAHAHAHA I think it might be too late for me in regards to MTS. already have 4 and possible 6 by the end of the year

Hahaha, six tanks is very manageable, there are more than a few of us tragics who have more than twenty five tanks. Before you know it you will have more than ten & you'll be asking yourself "how did this happen?" Lol :victorious:

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HAHAHAHA I think it might be too late for me in regards to MTS. already have 4 and possible 6 by the end of the year

We will quote this in the future. If you can stop at 6 I will be amazed!!

Welcome and enjoy Mr Rowley and Dewizzle!!!

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