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Hey guys, So here are some pictures of my tank now that it's been re-scaped without the Seiryu. I know the co2 diffuser looks terrible in there but hopefully soon it will covered by plants. Also not a fan of the intake and outlet hopefully later on I may try out those glass Lilly pipes. Lets see how things develop over the next couple of weeks. Already wishing I had of got a slightly larger tank, however I am enjoying this tank as a project. The Fluval Fresh and Plant LED is fantastic! So pleased I purchased this. Hopefully the plants respond well to the setup and then I can introduce some of the Rili's ☺️

After my first, somewhat successful tank, I decided to do a basic, shrimp dedicated tank. I think I will go with CRS but I'm yet to decide. Tank - 45cm Light - Flexi Mini Substrate - ADA Amazonia Powder Heater - 50W AquaEl Filter - Dual Sponge I'm not convinced with the Dual Sponge, may swap over to a hang on filter. The outflow tends to splash water everywhere with bubbles popping. Happy with the heating compared with my last experience. Heater set to 23 and it's maintaining that temperature perfectly unlike my original tank with the Jager. The ADA substrate is great, but lots of air pockets atm which I'm sure will dissipate over the coming days. Extremely happy with the Flexi Mini, great light. Does anyone know if the part that clips onto the tank can be covered with water? Will it rust? A few things coming soon: 1. Cholla Wood 2. Some goldvine 3. Mineral balls 4. IAL 5. Java moss Stay tuned...

I know I'm a few hours early for Monday, but I have a busy day tomorrow and couldn't wait another week to post this photo! :) I *think* this is a shadow Taitibee (spot the uncontrolled breeding program)

I run 2 x double sponges in all my tanks and I'm very happy with them once you get past the fact that you can see them! The babies really love grazing on them and I find they circulate the water quite well without being too strong for the shrimp to swim in. My tanks are 60 litres and you can see the plants swaying in the turbulence .

Just had to share this little beauty. It is from an F8 Snow White Mischling to an F8 Snow White Mischling. Mother of the Mischlings was a Bluebolt TBM and father was a Panda TB

I have mine below the water line and as long as I rinse the sponges about once a month ( in the water I siphon out) the flow remains very good. They are the only filtration in 11 of my 13 tanks including my TB tanks and the water quality has remained excellent .

Hi GC Have a look at this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8-dYcUaEe4 Cheers

I just did a massive trim of my tank this weekend, I have the cuttings in a bucket currently. All mosses, all mixed, all yours for free if you want them (disclaimer: the tank has BGA and snails, so would need some bucketing/treatment before using in your tank). There's a lot of weeping mosses, there might be some rose moss (but not much) and a bit of mini pelia. PM if you're interested and I can point you towards a picture of my tank so you can see the mosses (didn't want to hijack your thread with my tank pics!) I also run the double sponges in my 21L tank, usually with the outlet below the waterline. I have experimented with using an extension tube with holes in it (like a flute) above the water line, but the water pressure wasn't really enough to get the effect I was looking for, and it mostly just dripped out of the first 2 holes :)

@GotCrabs I think I'm going to stick with mosses for the time being. Going to keep it as simple as possible.

Looking forward to seeing what you do here, considering your last tank is sweet as flap, what plants are you going to use?

Dig your fingers in to the substrate and rake it to get the bubbles out. Otherwise the bubbles will stay there for ageesss.

As promised photos and the biggest one of the 4

WhooHooo best haul YET!!!!! In about 1 hr of scooping through weed, mud, sand in and around rocks and logs we found 4 ! Notopala snails. The other half even braved dipping his toes in the water and found one. These new 4 are much bigger than my existing 3 and so far I should be able to tell most of them apart, especially the biggest of the bunch, pictures to follow later.....

I'm pretty sure they hatched rather than being rejected, especially since she was accidentally left on the ground for a bit after she flipped out of the net and it took a ages to find her. But even after that harrowing experience she held the eggs for another week. She could be either a algea eater or glass, but both shrimp from memory can be a bit hit and miss raising the young in a fresh water tank situation. I guess it will just be a waiting game to see if the young can survive fresh water, the filter and the spotted blue eyes. Since the blackmore river shrimplets manage to outwit the spotted blue eyes I'm pretty sure other shrimplets should be able too as well. For comparison here is a berried blackmore river shrimp, smaller body and larger eggs in comparison to the locally caught shrimp

Sorry it has been so long since my last update. The tank has had its ups and downs in the last few months but I think I have everything on track again. The main issue I had was low pH. For some reason, every time I swapped out the Purigen in the tank for Purigen I had recharged, the pH would drop. When I started losing shrimp I checked the WP and found the pH was about 5.5. I used aragonite to slowly raise the pH. It has been stable for about 6 weeks at about 6.7. I lost my remaining adults but many of the juveniles and shrimplets survived. I would guess there are about 50 shrimp in the tank now. The good news is the oldest of these are starting to get berried. Two berried this weekend and there are at least half a dozen more with saddles forming. My colony should be growing again soon. Below are few pictures of my shrimp. Sorry, I forgot to clean the glass before taking them. Also, I recently fed powdered food so the water may look a little cloudy.

I just tried one and seems really good. Feels like heaps of space for the shrimp i already caught. Hopefully it is still hanging on the morning. Took me awhile to catch these guys.

It has been a month since my last update so I figured it was time for another. Everything is going good in the tank. My female has had another batch of shrimplets though it was much smaller than the first batch. From the first time I saw her berried she was only carrying 8-10 eggs. She has a nice saddle again so I expect her to be berried in the next week or so. I am interested to see how many eggs she carries this time. I now have shrimplets ranging from 1 week to almost 2 months. The tank is much more lively than it has ever been. Here are a couple shots of my favorite adult male Some of my shrimplets