30g - Long "Bikini Bottom" - invert dominant tank

[myjohnson]

Are any of those too big to get into an overflow?

[eklikewhoa]

The only one that won't would be the vietnam grass,

You can just make a airline floating ring and they'll all stay put, a length of airline tubing and a connector and just loop it.

[R_sustaita]

Ek if. I see the exo-shell of the shrimps on the tanks should i remove it, or leave it on the tank?

[eklikewhoa]

Just leave it, it does no harm being left in and some think it helps even though its minscule.

[R_sustaita]

Oh ok, i was so scared. I saw 3 full shells moving they are so clear and i was like danm 3 shrimp dead in 1 day and i jsut realize its just the shell.

[eklikewhoa]

Yeah they molted so just be careful with them

[R_sustaita]

What you mean.

[eklikewhoa]

When the shrimp molt they become vulnerable to predators and water parameters

[R_sustaita]

Oh well there are no predators and the water seems fine. And since the males i got from you are to young no berried femalesnthis time.

[eklikewhoa]

No decent camera for a FTS but here's some vids....

Temporary scape till I get my hands on some other plants.

[eklikewhoa]

[eklikewhoa]

Went and picked up 4 more of the halfbeaks to bring the count to 6, from the looks of it I have 1m/5f.

Noticed them being curious of the shrimp but none have gotten to any, potentially a hazard to shrimplets but hopefully the shrimp breed fast enough to sustain life.

Will be ordering some y. cruciatus (dwarf hovering zebra loach) soon to give the tank movement.

[R_sustaita]

wow, i really liked it. you are an inspiration to the newcomers.

[Totenkampf]

do the shrimp possibly eat their molted shell? i know that many crabs do so that they can replentish calcium. mine are never there more than a day, i was assuming it was the assassin snails getting them but maybe not.

[R_sustaita]

well i left them as EK told me to. lets see what happens.