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Hi everyone I am new to this forum and shrimp but not to fish especially cichlids I have many years of experience with all types of cichlid to may to mention really.

I have just started setting up my first shrimp tank an Aqua One AR380 and have just purchased 3 more second hand AR380 to expand.I now need to build a new stand for the four AR380's and two new nano tanks I found on the net.

I have some yellows and chocolates shrimp at the moment in the 380, all is going well at this time.

I have three tanks set up for tropheus Tropheus Moorii (Moliro and Ikola) and Tropheus Duboisi White and yellow.

First Shrimp Tank

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Tropheus Tank

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Regards Paul

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Welcome to the forum, definitely a great place to learn about shrimp, feel free to ask as many questions as you like cause we don't believe in dumb questions here. Looks like you've got a pretty cool aquatic collection, thanks for sharing. Hope you have as much fun here as we do. :encouragement:

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Welcome to the forum! Seems many people interested in cichlids are picking up shrimp! Must be the colors and the space saving :p

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Welcome to SKF, lots of great hobbyist here, and a wonderful community.. Nice tanks, and love the plans of more tanks. :-)

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Thanks for the welcome but not a convert from cichlids just adding at least 6 new shrimp tanks much to my wife's indignation.

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Have just received a new tank 28L nano (needs a good clean) and one still to come, these combined with the 4 x Aqua One R380 I have should make a good display unit.

All I need now is to build a stand and a shrimping I will go. So off to Bunnings to price the timber.

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Sorry for the bad picture to much reflection off the tank. Paul

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