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You have all you need to start. Add the Mineral powder under the substrate. And Boss Booster on top of the substrate. If you haven't already bought a TDS meter, get one ! This link is for a TDS meter & pH pen. https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/AU-Digital-Ph-Meter-TDS-Tester-Aquarium-Pool-Hydroponic-Water-Monitor-0-9999-PPM/141532129358?_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIM.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20160908110712%26meid%3D9e238cff7181455381352bf514f8cae8%26pid%3D100677%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D30%26mehot%3Dpp%26sd%3D252801615359%26itm%3D141532129358&_trksid=p2385738.c100677.m4598 What filter media are you planning on using? Read up on tips for cycling a tank. I have responded to many people on the forum on how to do it properly. Please look up similar topics on cycling in the Water Parameters forum. If in doubt, check with me/SKF Get your friend to give you a container of the squeezings from his filter wool/foam. Pour that into our tank to boost your cycling. It will look awful for a day or two, but that will be better than any bottled bacteria you can buy.

We now have our very own SKFAquatics Mobile App, available for both iOS and Android devices! Android Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tapatalk.skfaquaticscomforumapplicationstapatalk iOS Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/shrimp-keepers-forum/id1345051883?mt=8 I have been testing it out over the last few weeks, having a dedicated app for SKF is AWESOME! Feel free to post questions about how to use the app here or if you want to just PM me that is cool too. Now go download the new SKFAquatics Mobile App and take SKF with you on the road, upload pictures and chat with us if your idle! ;)

Thank you! I had a similar experience with lamp eye tetras, just curious I suppose... I took a group of females and placed them in a ten gallon bare bottom tank. I used a hang on filter and replaced the charcoal with peat to release tannins and adjust water parameters... I fed tons of live black worms and they grew huge... Then I scooped them out and placed a mesh net that floated just above the bottom of the tank with holes large enough to let the eggs fall through... Then added the females and now also males back in to the tank... Next day, I had sooo many eggs, it was a lot of work feeding the tiny fry, as they grew I moved them to the 65 gallon tank and it turned out to be a very nice large school... That was years ago, wish I had taken pictures like you did back then...

MTS hits us all at some time. I have had up to 15 tanks on the go and I'm only a small time shrimpkeeper @Ishtarduzzie. If you get into hybrids like I did you need more and more tanks for each pattern you like, now my poor shrimp are all in together and my "famous" Taitibees are going to breed whatever way they want and my pure lines will be a thing of the past unfortunately. Just wait until MTS gets you -and it will!!!!!!!!!