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I know Squiggs but you know me and pictures I have taken heaps of pictures today just have to troll through them to see if there are any good enough to put up

Dave from Aquagreen gave some info on hardness in this thread: http://shrimpkeepersforum.com/forum/index.php/topic/6595-can-you-spot-the-chameleon-shrimp/?p=92413 Mine are at ~350µS, 8 dGH, 2 dKH (~180TDS and GH ~140ppm and KH ~35 ppm). If I don't start seeing more juveniles in the tank soon I'm going to try increasing the hardness a little more. I have a theory that the hatchlings are being born but not making it past the first moult.

Just a quick pic update One of my favourite's....

JayC I believe Elos lasts approx 2 years- again any info I have is from Eshrimp , he has been using it for quite a while for his planted tanks. Jamie I felt a bit like I was stagnating and not going anywhere but since coming back from my 7 week break and finding heaps of berried Mischlings and Tibees I feel re enthused. I have just caught approx 100 babies from my Mischling/ Tibee/ TB tank - I got to 70 when my son rang and then stopped counting. I have white Tibees , a beautiful fully black/ blue ??? Tibee or TBM not sure who the parents are and excitement plus I think I have my first Pintos. The pattern isn't fantastic but I'm pretty sure they are Pintos - I have tried taking pictures but they are still so small the camera can't focus on them. There are at least 4 - 2 Red and 2 black. I was looking at them and thought they were quite strange then realised what they were. They must be from my F 2 Tibee and my TB - can't wait to be able to see the pattern more clearly and get some photos up. I will need to read up on them and find out where I go from here to "fix" the pattern. I have caught out 3 berried Tibees and put them in the OEBT tank - they can breed once with the Tiger plus I will know the babies are from the Tibees and hope I get some more Pinto types from this drop and by then I will know what the babies should be bred back to.

I dont think its the powders you sent me, i think its just one of those things, one a lighter note one of the other girls dropped her load and i can count atleast 15 shrimplets in my tank :) I am still trying to source a low grade tb cull if anyone comes across one in their stock so i can see if i can keep it alive :)

This is the recommended benibachi tank set up.... Setting up a new aquarium ready for shrimp has never been so easy, thanks to Benibachi. For a basic set up you are going to need 5 items, Benibachi Mineral Powder, Benibachi BeeMax, Benibachi Fulvic Grain, Benibachi Active Water and Benibachi Black Soil. Step By Step Guide Sprinkle a generous layer of BeeMax on the base of the aquarium. Add a thin layer of substrate over the Beemax. Spread a generous layer of mineral powder over the substrate. Now add the remaining substrate to achieve your desired depth. (recommended substrate thickness of 2-4″ in total) Now sprinkle the entire packet of Fulvic Grain over the substrate. Connect your filter, lighting and air stone to the aquarium. Fill the aquarium with reverse osmosis water, making sure you do not disturb the substrate when doing so. Add your moss and any selected hardscape such as rocks and wood. Now add the Benibachi Active Water to help kick start the bacteria cycle in the aquarium. Now let the aquarium cycle until you get readings of 0 for ammonia and nitrite. Add the shrimp when you are happy with water conditions. It really is as easy as that! When filling the aquarium for the first time it is fine to use 100% pure RO water. The combination of Benibachi Mineral Powder, Fulvic Grains and Benibachi substrate in the aquarium will help buffer the water to the desired water parameters. Personally, I just sprinkle the entire tank base with the mineral powder, and then the soil....always use RO. Tap water will prematurely exhaust the buffering capacity of the soil.