Ian out burger
2024-09-27T01:41:36.000Z
okay, water changes and then tags!!
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Ian out burger
2024-09-27T02:29:37.000Z
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Ian out burger
2024-09-27T02:30:19.000Z
also to note that is not a dead shrimp in the last picture, that is a shed xD JUST BEFORE ANYONE FREAKS OUT
Ian out burger
2024-09-27T02:30:43.000Z
also that pumpkin shrimp is smaller than my pinky nail I HAVE SO MANY LITTLE BABIES IN THERE
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Ian out burger
2024-09-27T02:30:52.000Z
the colony is doing great
Ian out burger
2024-09-27T02:31:50.000Z
I think the blue velvets are finally swinging back from when I had to break down the old tank and move them in the 40 gallon. I wonder if I have any females in there though cause they are not breeding...
Ian out burger
2024-09-27T02:36:08.000Z
also excuse the dirty glass. was still refilling when I took that picture >>
omnomivore
2024-09-27T06:08:47.000Z
the one pictured looks female to me, but shrimp are so sensitive. it can definitely take a while to get breeding again after a big disturbance
Ian out burger
2024-09-27T06:24:13.000Z
I thought so too, but yeah the blue velvets were PROLIFIC like I probably had a colony of 200 and I have about 25 now if that.
Ian out burger
2024-09-27T06:24:38.000Z
I was bummed that I had to move them, but I had a tank seal failure last year, so it was an emergency move
Ian out burger
2024-09-27T06:25:55.000Z
The pumpkins are very happy where they are though, I started with 20 and probably have around 100 in there after about six months.
omnomivore
2024-09-27T06:50:52.000Z
I lost my entire orange rili + OEBT colony when we moved into this house. Copper pipes leaching.
omnomivore
2024-09-27T06:50:55.000Z
It sucks.
Ian out burger
2024-09-27T06:51:09.000Z
Nooooo thats so sad 8C
omnomivore
2024-09-27T06:54:38.000Z
It's my own fault. With all the house moving stuff I got lazy and started just temp matching the tank out of the tap, instead of running cold water for a bit, filling a bucket, then using an extra heater to raise the bucket to tank temp.
omnomivore
2024-09-27T06:55:13.000Z
But I haven't gotten a new shrimp colony started since. Maybe once I get an RODI unit.
Ian out burger
2024-09-27T06:55:57.000Z
oh man, is the water that bad that you have to?
Ian out burger
2024-09-27T06:56:55.000Z
thankfully I've never had an issue. though I have a thermostat attachment to my water change hose that hooks right up to the sink? so I can temp match to the degree.
Ian out burger
2024-09-27T06:57:24.000Z
it's made for baby baths so you can make sure the temp isn't too hot so it's pretty accurate
omnomivore
2024-09-27T06:57:24.000Z
Well, copper pipes make me paranoid
omnomivore
2024-09-27T06:57:48.000Z
Running hot water through copper makes them leach more
omnomivore
2024-09-27T06:58:20.000Z
But the only way I know to gaurantee no copper gets into the invert tanks is a filtration system
Ian out burger
2024-09-27T06:59:06.000Z
makes sense. I considered getting a system myself but I haven't had any issues with my tap thankfully. I might if I ever do though.
omnomivore
2024-09-27T06:59:57.000Z
We actually have super soft water and Norway doesn't really chlorinate so everything else is good (we still use conditioner though just in case)
Ian out burger
2024-09-27T07:02:03.000Z
I just dose for the tank size with prime just in case but my water is pretty middle of the line perfect so if I ever did need to do some fancy changes it should be pretty easy. though I think I've gotten to the point where I know what I like and don't really want a challenge, it's just nice to enjoy and look at?
Ian out burger
2024-09-27T07:02:52.000Z
with the fancy goldfish I've had so many sad losses due to genetics or just bad luck that I just want something easy and fun.
omnomivore
2024-09-27T07:03:33.000Z
Totally feel you.
omnomivore
2024-09-27T07:04:24.000Z
I do have to amend the water for my livebearers, but I've figured out what works for that tank and just do the same dosage every water change, so it's not so bad.
Ian out burger
2024-09-27T07:04:42.000Z
that does make it easier.
Ian out burger
2024-09-27T07:05:42.000Z
in my 75g planted tank I have an auto doser for my two fertz and I love it. that tank is pretty auto pilot. Just have to top up the water every two weeks. it needs a trim though, it's super overgrown.
omnomivore
2024-09-27T07:07:43.000Z
Haha, yeah, the downside of planted tanks.
Ian out burger
2024-09-27T07:08:20.000Z
and I got a spec of duck weed in there once so obviously it's overflowing with duck weed.
Ian out burger
2024-09-27T07:08:43.000Z
the shrimp love it though.
omnomivore
2024-09-27T07:10:34.000Z
Oh yeah. I had red root floaters in my old tank and if I didn't stay on top of them they'd form like a two-inch-thick layer
omnomivore
2024-09-27T07:10:42.000Z
Had more of the stuff than I knew what to do with.
Ian out burger
2024-09-27T07:11:43.000Z
I feed the duck weed to my goldies to prevent bouyancy issues but now that I've got it in both planted tanks it over produces. they can't est it fast enough.
omnomivore
2024-09-27T07:12:57.000Z
It's truly the herpes of the aquarium hobby
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