sulawesi shrimp

[fishman1]

Nowadays it seems like every one is getting interested in sulawesi shrimp does anybody keep any other kinds besides malawa and cardinals? What kind?

[armthehomeless]

Here are some pictures of my white orchids:

[fishman1]

Since when have you had them? Have they been breeding and are used to houson's water? Did you import or did you buy from a dealer or something.

[armthehomeless]

I've had these guys for a couple months. I got them from phongts on Aquabid. They are WC. They have not bred for me (that I've noticed) yet. They are living in Houston tap water.

[fishman1]

Thats nice that you've got them adjusted to houston's water. Did you have to pay a hefty price for these? Were there major die offs?

[armthehomeless]

Did you have to pay a hefty price for these?

YES!

Were there major die offs?

No. Bought 10. 2 DOA. One died withing 24 hours. Still have 7 (I think). Keep in mind that although these are WC, they had been stateside (CA) for a month before I got them.

I never see all of them at the same time. This used to bother me . . . but I experienced the same thing with the cardinal shrimp at first. I took a couple months for them to really get out and in the open in their new environment. Some species are more shy than others. The malawa . . . and others are less shy. I've heard that harlequins are more shy.

[Sea-agg09]

Yeah, after setting up my tank at home, things come out almost perfect with just houston tap water. pH is a touch low (7.6), but I've read that people keep their sulawesi shrimp in much lower (as low as 7.2). GH and KH are right on target.

[armthehomeless]

Sounds good. I'm excited to have more shimp keepers in houston. Who knows . . . shrimp may be the next tropheus!

[fishman1]

heads up these are some really nice ones.

http://www.aquabid.com/cgi-bin/auction/auction.cgi?fwinverts&1301689502

[armthehomeless]

. . . need more tanks . . .

[fishman1]

I have tried keeping cardinals at 7.4-7.6 it didn't work out too well. :(

[Sea-agg09]

I have tried keeping cardinals at 7.4-7.6 it didn't work out too well. :(

How long did they last? what was your general experience?

[fishman1]

I kept them in there for about a week but noticed the slowly dieing off so I started a new tank with aragonite sand and moved them there. 2 survived when I transfered them but the stress was too much so they ended up dieing.