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I can only really go on the general parameters that Dave said about them. Which is Acidic to neutral, hardness - soft to neutral, temp 24-30 degrees cel but prefer 28-30 (mine have gone hotter but not on purpose so over 30 they can also handle :spank:). Filtration shouldn't be too strong or the shrimplets will get sucked up, and standard levels of oxygen. Foodwise give them tree leaves but also some meaty foods in their diet, along with fish flakes and other shrimp foods. Currrently I give mine IAL, silky oak, ice cream bean leaves and am thinking about trying them on Macaranga leaves, Macaranga tanarius but I will be sparing with it since its tannins from the bark is used to treat fishing nets in Molucca. Also the fruit, leaves and bark of this tree is used to make a fermented drink, and I don't need to make my shrimp drunk. The main secret with them seems to be to ensure you pre-age their tank water when doing water changes. Don't do a drop and top and just add straight tap water then add dechlorinator, always make up the amount of new water you will need in advance and let it mature. I use a large plastic tub for this and while the water is "dechlorinating" I have an airstone bubbling away in it. They are a small shrimp and really do best on their own without other fish either eating them or even bigger shrimp bullying them. Also I don't siphon the tank that these guys are in, (makes for a mucky tank if you stir up the water but the shrimp seem to LOVE the mulm) the mulm makes good food for the shrimp and because the shrimplets are so tiny I am always afraid of sucking them up and throwing them out with the water. Instead when ever I stir up the tank I rely on the filter to suck out the free floating particles and then I give the filter fibre etc a wash in clean dechlorinated water. I am looking at adding a section of white sand to the tank my natives are in and seeing what that does to their colourations. I did have chameleons on white sand before and they still stayed mostly dark (sometimes dark maron red) but they tended to never leave the safety of the wood in the tank.

So thought it best i come and join the fun on this forum proper. A small group of us in Victoria have been putting our heads together on ways to develop Shrimp Club Victoria. For anyone unaware, we operate as part of the aquarium society of Victoria. Here is our great announcement/Release about our next calander event. It would be great to see everyone from Victoria come along on the day, its looking to be one no one would want to forget anytime soon. Time: October 12th at 12:30pm Address: 29 Grant Street, Clifton Hill, Vic. We can officially announce after the success of our first meeting our next meet will be on Sunday 12th October 2014! We will again have an awesome table of raffle prizes and a door prize. These have been donated by our wonderful sponsors and some wonderful hobbiests and we cant wait to show you the goodies... but we will wait till closer to the event ;) David has secured an awesome range of exotic shrimp that will be on show during the meet. We will leave what shrimp as a surprise to the day but they are spectacular! We've organized some talks from our local talent pool of knowledge. One of our main shrimp gurus, the gorgeous DAVID MAI himself will be talking us through various shrimp and how they are graded or classed. A great introduction for anyone whose starting to think about breeding goals or curious about the different quality of shrimp. The glorious JESSLYN SAW will be sharing some of her aquascape knowledge with us. Jesslyn is at the forefront of the aquascaping hobby at the moment. She's incredibly talented and has a great following on MSS. She's also recently started a few new scapes with one under construction at the moment. We cant wait to hear what she shares with us at the meet :). Finally the guys AZ and PAUL will return with a vengeance. Feel free to bring a helmet cause it may include fantails or redskins being launched into the crowd again :P As always there will be the trade table. We encourage everyone to bring anything they may want to sell or donate to the meet. This includes anything they've bred, grown or have left over or unused to do with anything shrimp, scape or aquarium! Plus we will have our usual fun and friendly atmosphere, with some delicious afternoon tea and tunes. :) So everyone bring a plate to share. See you all at the meet!! And dont forget supper, last meet was such a great table of food would be great to match it again.

See if you can find the chameleon..... first off I had only seen the Darwin Red Nose (hint) The next couple of pics should make it easier. :)

There is some info on the Aquagreen web site. They are also found in brackish water at Tumbling Waters but don't need sea water to breed. They live among the leaf litter and aquatic grass at the edge of the river. Water is generally warm hardness about 100 to 200 ppm, carbonate hardness 60 to 80 ppm salinity 50 - 500 ppm. Can be in water that is half the strength of sea water. The Daly River is full of them on Tipperary Station, probably in other places there is Val beds and other aquatic vegetation.

It's ok. I get it now. We can upload to the Gallery, and then attach the picture from the Gallery into a thread, as an alternative to using Photobucket or similar sites.

Awww darn :( lol

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@jayc.. such a SKF nube huh? ;) @Disciple.. Haha dont be silly, like Jayc said there is nothing to earn here to get a helping hand. I will basically guarantee that once u do a another 2x50% WC in a similar fashion to your last WC over this coming week by next week you could literally throw these shrimp in and 90% will probably survive as your WP will be quite close.. and these shrimp are tough and will grind it out and start to help mature your tank. You will give them a little food, they will do little poops and with WC's your tank will start to become a home. Wait a month or so then start to look at more beautiful shrimp, there are endless options especially these days. But by doing this you really limit losses and you will gain experience. When it comes to feeding, especially powdered foods, less is more. Everyone here will tell you that the first 2-3 months are the most fragile and it can be heart breaking when all seems good but starts going south for no apparent reason. This can be avoided by starting slow. Your right an iwagumi may prove a little challenging first up, depending on previous experience. Personally my shrimp tank are strictly shrimp tanks and they serve the purpose to cater for shrimps needs primarily with low maintenance greens like subwassertang and mosses. Not to say i dont have other plants with them but generally co2, HC and shrimp eventually dont work well together. But i say this because for me I look for survival rate of shrimplets, something co2 usage will somewhat limit depending on amount used. Ive done both.. definitely no co2 is better for shrimplet survival, whilst high demanding plants like HC will suffer and cause other problems. This is just my experience im sure some guys here have had better luck than me. If your goal is iwagumi with a few shrimps and your not looking at them multiplying into a massive colony, and your going more for the aesthetic appearance of the tank then go for it if your up to the challenge As for the shrimp I cant stress it too much that I'm happy to send them.. no pressure LOL!

You soon learn that SKF is different to other online communities. I have said it once, this place feels like "Shrimp Keepers Family" rather than Forum. You don't need to have earned freebies. People are just generous here. Just do the same for others when you have the chance. @shrimpstan, way to go with spreading the SKF generosity and spirit.

Thanks Again. Your offer is very generous. I feel I should wait another week or two. I think the tank is almost finished Cycling. I would like to give the shrimp I first get the best chance of a good life as possible. I think the main issue is thinking it was a good idea to try have a nice iwagumi styled aquarium with shrimp as my first aquarium . I should have just aimed for a perfect shrimp tank lol. The more I read and learn the more I realise it isnt going to be as easy as i thought but I am learning a lot from SKF. Again, Thank you for your generous offer but I do not think I have earnt freebies from anyone. I would like to pay for your shrimp when my tank it ready.

Apologise for the blatant hi jack of your thread mate.... Just wanted to show size comparison of these full grown males against that platinum ivory above.

Yeah, I once had a female platinum ivory halfmoon guppy that turned male very late compared to its siblings. Turned out to be the nicest fish in my collection.

Wow that female is very colourful , but at the end of the day she simply had more testosterone in her blood when growing up. As for breeding her , personally I would as I like her shape , I like her skinny caudal peduncle , to me that is an endearing endler trait as opposed to the thick show standard of a guppy. Well done and I think you are lucky to have her. As we know , pattern inheritance in guppies is generally passed on through males this would be interesting to see if her traits pass through to the next gen.

Congratulations Paul. Have sent a PM about the details for you. We have your pic up as a banner for our shrimp section. http://www.thetechden.com.au/Shrimp_Products_s/1893.htm