SKF Aquatics Monthly Digest 29 January 2018

January 29, 2018

Monthly SKF Aquatics Newsletter:

Your monthly roundup of our favorite discussions and recommended reading.

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Plans for Australia Day
Baccus Wednesday at 06:06 PM

What is everyones plans for Australia Day? I plan to do something very Australian and go exploring my local bush areas, you know the sometimes bitumen but mostly dirt roads that lead off to the side…

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Newbie questions to starting a tank
Robert42 January 21

Hi, I am a newbie to shrimp keeping and I have come here for some stability in information as to looking around the information of various fish forums vary so much. Some say RCS are easy and will t…

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white bloom ?
richiep January 21

i have a 225ltr tank which as been running since early November, planted, ph 6.2 temp 22.8 tds 170, i put the first lot of shrimp in early january not had any problems, molting as normal and a few …

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Aldi selling powdered Kale and spirulina for DIY shrimp food
jayc January 17

For those that are into DIY shrimp or fish food ... Aldi are selling powdered Kale and Spirulina on Wed 24th Jan. https://www.aldi.com.au/en/special-buys/special-buys-wed-24-january/wednesday-d…

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Shrimp in Planted Tanks
Jay_Walker January 15

Hi gang, I was curious if there were any plants to specifically avoid in a planted tank, and if there was such a thing as having too many plants in the tank. I have started a nice little cube that h…

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Breeding
djplantsandfish January 13

How hard is it to breed fighter fish love fish Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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ID on these?? (photo fixed???)
Kajun_Kong January 10

So I bought about 10 of these guys labeled as black sakura.. i don't think that's what they are. Does anyone have any ideas??

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Micro organisms?
She11kat January 10

My tank looks like it full of marine snow. I am not sure if it's a good or bad thing. I also have 5 or 6 tiny white worms flailing about in the water, they are maybe 1cm at most. My tank is plants …

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cross breeding super tigers with TBs/CRS/CBS
samcha January 7

So I have am curious as whether this can be done or not. I have heard that super tigers get bigger then usual and was wandering whether they can cross breed with taiwan bees or even crystal red/blac…

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Can Shrimp carry disease
Shirley January 6

I have a ghost shrimp and Nerite snail that were in a tank with a Betta that had advanced Swim Bladder disease. They have been in a quarantine tank since December 28. Can they infect other fish or s…

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Oxydators
richiep January 4

My oxydator A, as been in my tank 24hrs and I see no bubbles what so ever yet on you tube they show bubbles in their thousands. Do i have a problem oxydator? Or do some give off bubbles and some d…

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Have put together a bunch of dirt cheap shrimp stuff.
The Tech Den January 4

Its been a while since posting last but thought a new year and lets kick off with a bunch of gear ideal for SKF peps. Yes you still get your SKF discount off that too.. Here is the link....…

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Bacter AE possible issue?
Memphis118 January 3

Hello, I am new here, and new to shrimp keeping and have done a lot of research before setting up a Crystal red shrimp tank, and after watching a few videos online, some people said that we can…

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Happy New Year 2018!
cesar January 1

Lot's of ups and a few downs, but now 2017 is over... 2018 is a year of great opportunity and wish the very best for you! May your tanks overflow with shrimp fry so you can send some my way…

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Shrimps in my Pond in Ecuador
cadoia December 31, 2017

Hi All Im a foreigner living in Ecuador. I have my build pond in the garden around 10 meters long and 4 meters wide. Maybe 1.5 meters deep with shallow areas. Lots of plants in there. Gupp…

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Is this a parasite?
cdaJiv December 31, 2017

This RCS has white dots on either side of his head I Think I have read before that it is a parasite, I would like somebody’s outside opinion. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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