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Just thought I'd share a snap of some shrimpies having a munch on a walnut leaf. I had posted a while ago asking if they were safe to feed but have since read in breeders and keepers magazine that plenty of European breeders use them as a staple. Mine have migrated across from a mulberry leaf so they must think they're alright! :-) Love n peace Will

Hello everyone ? I would like to introduce my self to this fantastic forum. I started having an interest in shrimp keeping recently and would like to browse the forum to do some researching on the necessary requirements to keep/breed these beautiful creatures. Instead of asking annoying questions many people have asked or answered before. I'd just like to read up on some things to get me going. I was reading a topic on water parameters which Jayc had posted up and WOW.....!!! So much knowledge ..... straight away I knew I was on the right track signing up to this forum. ?

@Ozroxer you've definitely come to the right place :) There is so much information available here, search and ask away. We'd love to see some pics of your shrimp.

Well I'm fascinated by my NQ algae shrimp & RCS, and would like to learn more about them & other varieties.

Hello and thanks for nice welcome :)

Hello, I'd like to show You my first Taiwan Bee tank, that is only 1 month old. One lady already got eggs :). I how that sone I'll get more youngsters

Haven't paid these guys much attention in the last week. Was bagging up some other shrimp this morning and put in some Shrimp Crack for a nibble! Now they know where the food goes they were out quick smart! Then I noticed a surprise to make my Monday a great day!! As Ben has mentioned in his thread, it may be something to do with having a few more added to the colony, as this is the first time for berries in this tank! And she is one of my original lot. ? Image overload, but as you can image, I am a little stoked!! I did also give them a water change yesterday too. Unsure if that assisted!

Thank you very much.

Hello from beautiful Ridgeway Ontario Canada, on the shore of Lake Erie, one of Canada's Great Lakes. The Great Lakes are also known as Canada 's South Coast, except by anyone who lives on one of our two actual coasts! After many years in the salt water reef hobby where I became very seriously addicted and suffered from the "One More Tank Syndrome" (MTS) disease, I am tempting my addictive nature once again, (but I truly believe that I am in control this tjme) with fresh water. I have my fingers crossed because............. here I go again ;-) So, my name is Dave and here is my story about falling off the wagon....... I am enthralled by aquariums and many evenings my wife (Tracy) just says "goodnight" and heads upstairs. Of course my ears are not working because all of my sensory perceptions are consentrated on looking through my magnifying glass. I no longer get cold shoulder sandwiches for lunch anymore. A good thing! December /15 I stopped at an LFS and picked up an inoccent little 20 Long. Now what harm can that do? As well an Aqua Clear AC110 hob filter, Current USA freshwater planted LED light and 40 lbs of Seachem Flourite Dark substrate followed me home. This will be my only tank and a planted one at that. A few plants, some dwarf fish and some shrimp. A very non-threatening excercise in restraint and enough to fit the "aquatic life in my living room" fix. One very serious problem occurred in my 20L and that was my Red Cherry Shrimp were disappearing without a trace. 38 shrimp and many of them berried just vanished. Hmm, Pangio Loaches are supposed to be shrimp safe! But a Planaria Worm was also discovered and I read where they will take shrimp. So I starve the tank, bait the diy flatworm trap and catch nothing but ditrius worms. The threat of hostiles threatening my shrimp is still present and a rescue mission was mounted. This is where the wagon lurched out from under me on Aug. 06/16 and another tank, light, substrate, sponge filter and other little items followed me home. But I can stop at two tanks......... no problem. A sweet looking 2.5 gallon plexi with a real clean caulking job is being used for now as the water box. A 10 inch (25.4 cm) Finnex 6500K with red and blue LED sits on the top. 5 lbs (2.5268 kg) of Carib Sea Tahitian Black sand for substrate, but only half the bag was used to keep the substrate areas at an inch (2.54 cm) or less, one piece of Malaysian drift wood because I liked how it looks, a small portion of almost bleached out yellow and mostly dead Vesicularia ferries "weeping moss" crazy glued to the driftwood and one Cladophora aegagropila "Marimo Moss Ball" that was divided into three completes the tank along with self sourced and boiled beach pebbles. The rescue mission netted 14 RCS. The tank was but together without any type of cycle because of the emergency situation. So........... now I am here, and......... now what? The goal to obtain plenty of accurate and tested knowledge for my success and to one day help others is underway! Looking forward to meeting everyone! Dave p.s. Pictures as soon as I figure out how to submit them

Welcome@Doubleup! You are definitely in the right place, that's for sure! You'll meet many with great knowledge and who are always willing to help no matter what. No question is too silly and we all love seeing photos and videos so be sure to post some up! [emoji16][emoji16]

Thx guys! I'm trying to enhance vid quality, so probably in short term I'll be able to post fullhd 60 fps no noise vids. The female that's carrying the eggs is from tank with pintos, shadow mosuras and zebras so I hope the youngsters will be interesting.

Welcome to SKF@callumsikone

Welcome to our little corner of cyberspace

Some updates for this tank: - I added some extra adults to the colony in late June. Also added some moss collected from the natural habitat in June. The new adults have settled in well and the colony is looking great. Perhaps the colony needed higher numbers to encourage breeding? - Newly hatched zebs spotted in late July - today I spotted a newly berried female