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So finally some progress, green elements lights from age of aquariums! I need to lift the top tanks light up some how but the bottom tanks look great with the light mounted to the rack.

I got some cbs from asa really happy with how they look but I didn't read the full description and missed the "probably all males" part haha oh well. I also got a new green elements light for the tank, it's beautiful in person, but a bit blue in pics

That is one lovely shrimp :) Green Babaulti is native to my country - India, and I am more than happy to see people across globe also keep them with so much interest. Hope I am not derailing your thread, but attaching one crappy mobile phone image of them, I clicked recently.

Hello, My name is Andrzej and I'm from Poland. If something is against the rules, please let me know. I will like to show you my tanks. A few of my aquariums :) Ok some information: Aquariums as you can see is 15 7 is 30x30x50 - the rest is different but mostly 35-45L Filtration Sponge: e-jet 104 or 103 and some u-jet 3 + several biological: such: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWhr-uCYX6Y Pumps have three: 2x Sera 550R and 1x Hailea ACO 9620 And now some of my shrimp: Thank You. I will try to put some new foto and film every few days. If you have any questions, ask. https://www.youtube.com/user/szopen2004

Hi all, I've had a few different freshwater and marine tanks, worked in and fish shops, and had heaps of different bits and pieces over the years. One thing I haven't had a lot to do with is Fresh water Planted tanks and Shrimp, which is why I am here, keen as mustard to get into something new!! :) I had to shut my 6ft Acro tank down about a year ago and i am now keen as to get back into it. I've set up and have been cycling a 2x1x1 tank, have a small layer of gravel, java moss and some driftwood in it. A 15w T8 fluro above the tank, small heater and for filtration an Ehiem canister with expanded clay, clay tubes, coarse sponge, some fine sponge and finally some fine white filter floss. There is good flow through the tank, with no overly rapid areas or surface disturbance. I am planning on placing some fly screen over the filter intake in an attempt to reduce shrimp getting sucked through the filter. 1.I come to you to ask what you think of the above setup for keeping shrimp and if you have any recommendations/alterations/feedback? 2. What would be a good variety of shrimp to keep? (Bright colours, decent size, fast breeders) 3. What are the ideal tank parameters for above species? (PH,GH,KH,Temps etc) 4. Where can I source some of the above specimens? (WA) 5. Tank mates for shrimp or should they be kept alone? 6. Best plants to grow in shrimp tanks (IE fit in and flourish in shrimp parameters) 7. Tips on having above plants flourish If you can help me out with any of the above I would be stoked and very appreciative! Kind Regards, CJ

Just officially introducing a variety I've been working on for 9+ months...the "Green Balbaulti". Fell in love with this shrimp primarily for its colour, and more importantly it's inability to cross with the Cherry's and TB's/Tigers/CRS's....Etc, the perfect 3rd ornamental shrimp variety excl. our natives. Sharing tanks with my snowball colony The eggs are tiny and green .....PLEASE, don't ask how I extracted them....the answer will offend :o Info extracted from the net .... Scientific Name: Caridina cf. babaulti PH Range: 6.5 - 7.5 (7.3) Temperature Range: 20-28 (24) GH - 4-12 (8) KH - 0-10 (4) TDS - 80-350 (250) Life Span: 1 - 2 years *Numbers in brackets are my current WP. Green Shrimp History The green shrimps were given the name "babaulti" by Mr. Guy Babault who collected a large amount of new species of birds, fish and reptiles throughout his explorationmissions worldwide. He collected some of these shrimps in the freshw ater rivers of India in the year 1914. Green Shrimp Care The Green Shrimp is an undemanding shrimp in its care requirements. They should be kept in a well established aquarium with no predators. The most important factor for water parameter is stability and as long as none of the water parameters are in the extremes Green Shrimp should be happy and healthy. Green Shrimp Diet The Green Shrimp is an Omnivore. They are decent for aquarium algae control. Being algae eaters, if sufficient algae is not present, foods intended for aquarium fish and invertebrates can be used to supplement their diet. Another great supplement is blanched (boiled until soft) vegetables Green Shrimp Breeding The green shrimp breeds quite easily and generally have quite a few eggs. The eggs are smaller then other Caridina such as the Red Cherry Shrimp, and therefore the babies are also smaller and harder to raise. Breeding should occur in wel run tanks, that have been cycling for some time. Although these shrimp breed in large numbers, they are not the easiest to breed! Green Shrimp Behavior Green Shrimps a very non-aggressive. They spend most of the day grazing on plants, gravel and any other tank decorations for algae and other types of foods. Green Shrimps will get along very will with any other type of dwarf shrimp that is non-aggressive. When the Green Shrimp is kept in an aquarium that has no predators they are very active and only hide after molting (shedding exoskeleton to enable growth). I've been experimenting and attempting to acclimatise them to suit TB/Tiger WP, thus the shrimp survival % isnt great! BUT, in 1-2 more generations, I'm confident I'll get them breeding well to these WP. Definitely one of my favourite shrimps..... Will have these available after the next F generation, so in 1-2 months ....

Almost all of us shrimp keepers and aqua-scapers owe a huge debt of gratitude to Mr Takashi Amano who inspired so many of us and developed whole new tank keeping methods. And so it is with a heavy heart the word of his passing comes as a shock, and the realisation that his master pieces wont be seen again except in nature. RIP Mr Takashi Amano

The one posted by JacksonL is damselfly nymph. It can be easily identify by looking at the shape of the head, which looks like damselfly and it should have two large teeth. Similar head with short and fat tail will be dragonfly nymph. The one you have is much smaller in size and it is more white colour and have more protruding gills (hairy) at the tail. I have the one you have before, and yes it is harmless. Up till now no one know what. Based on my research (I was in panic mode and spent weeks to compare thousands of pictures), it seems to be Mayfly nymph.

Another big thanks goes out to GotCrabs He kindly posted me some lovely plants that he would have other wised binned There is no doubt in my mind that this is the premier shrimp keeping site Cheers Andy

Bolbitis in the bin? You maniac Crabs! If you ever think of doing something like that again I'll be happy to take it.

Welcome. Your desired setup sounds interesting. The only comment I have at this stage is to ensure your flyscreen material is shrimp safe. Most of us use stainless steel or filter sponge to cover the intake,

Meeting went well. Roughly 23/24 people attended. A handful of new faces which was great. I'll do a quick summary. Day started us thinking only 6 people would show so we started planning to move to the pub. After more arrived, and everyone had spent some money on the trade table, we had jesslyn talk us through some scapes (update on some from her last time speaking). Jesslyn is amazing to listen to with the process she goes through, and how she plans it out. After that we all sat around a table with afternoon tea, and had a big discussion on selective breeding, and the importance of the male/s. Cam lead this discussion, and was very good to hear everyone's experience and knowledge. After this we went through everyone to hear what's happening in their tanks, it's great seeing a mix of what everyone is keeping, from people with pinto projects, to some with just a tank or two of cherries, and even to natives. We also had a discussion, for what as a club people would like to do, as from the trade table the club has a bit of money, most goes towards the show, but we can always do more club stuff, so if anyone has suggestions let us know. Also, hopefully soon we can publish membership forms for anyone who can't make meetings is able to join. Membership is through the aquarium society of Victoria. You get a monthly email magazine with everything happening at the club, articles and more. And also means at next year's shrimp championship, you can pre register spots, and get a discount on shrimp entry fees.

No worries, I'm just glad that someone took them and I didn't have to bin them, gotta love that Bolbitis.

A big shout-out of thanks to Disciple He has kindly sent my first shrimp. I am so appreciated and this begins my journey in shrimp keeping Once they settle in to their new tank I will try to post some pics Cheers Andy

Received the Threadfin Rainbows and Chameleon Shrimp today, ordered 10 Threads and received 14, also ordered 20 Chams and received 40, can't complain about that, here are a couple photos of the Threads.

Hey Perps, I've used that moss for plants and it's pretty rubbish. I use peat granules for ponds in my aquaria; the bag I've got is from JBL but most of the good german brands have a peat granulate - certainly Eheim and Sera both have one available here in a kg box. The granules are nice because they're not messy like raw peat. If you want to use raw peat then unfortunately it has to be a quality one which you buy in 200L bales. If you have no luck finding granules pm me and I'll send you a bag of raw if you want. Sorry, not enough granules to spare.

id say you reading are correct if you calibrated it correct, ive got the same ph tester and normal drop test kit and they both read the same reading, but if i was you, check with a drop test kit to confirm

@John. Did you end up getting a chance to get that other information? They are definitely an interesting looking shrimp, at first glance remind me of a centipede lol

Would love if we could get a breeding program for these guys. Guess they would love cold water?

Very interesting John and thankyou for posting this thread. It would be interesting to know about water parameters. I read in the info you supplied that they are found in peat beds. This opens up few things that come to mind straight away. Water softness, tannins and ph levels. Many years ago I was a member of the Avicultural Society and as a result of the hard work by members, a lot of endangered parrot and finch populations were able to be saved. I mention this because of your point about being a good thing for hobbyists. I can think of a few people straight away that are specialising in native shrimp on this forum and I'm sure would love to give these guys a go. Do you have any further info about the regions in Tasmania that were mentioned in the pygmy shrimp PDF?