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Update: My focus on increasing the amount of colour on the legs of my Bloody Mary colony is paying off - slowly. Even the males are getting good colour. Here is a juvenile male.

Found this little beetle in my tank the other day. Did not seem to interact with the shrimp in any way.

Awesome news, I've finally spotted some new bubs. they are transparent and hard to see but I have around 20 or so. they are around 6mm at the moment. Only found them because I moved them to a different tank to make room for some new shrimp which should be arriving in a couple of weeks.

Because zebs are relatively new to aquariums, they don't have the tolerances of other shrimp like cherrys or even CRS. You need to match the water parameters and conditions found in their natural habitats if you want to have any success with them. I don't think the aquasoil is a great idea, simply because it messes with water parameters (reducing pH and exchanging ions). More important is stability and low TDS. Forget pH, its just not important - have a look at my field trips - they are found at every pH but TDS is ALWAYS super low. I use inert substrate - specifically granite which matches the rocks where they naturally occur. I'd suggest you do the same.

Hi everyone. I'm new to keeping shrimp. I don't even have any yet, still trying to learn all I can before I jump in. I have 2 tanks, a 10 gal that has only plants and some snails in it waiting for my first shrimps and a 60 gal community tank that I hope to add shrimp to one day.

Thanks Now they are more settled the colour is coming out and they are getting more active in the tank. I'm trying real hard to find a super bargain 3 foot tank with a stand so we can set it up under the pergola and keep a few, or collect some more, for a WA biotope. I'm actually liking the rich dark water look of the tank they are in although it is tiny.

I fellow mishlinger tipped me that I can take close ups with a camera through a loupe so finally I have some pics for you! All these are from the same ten CB of which I believe all are mischlings. Their siblings are either CB or occasionally CR. Extreme king kong? (Looks more like black in real life but is evidently dark blue) Cloud panda? Panda? The mysterious brown types...