tandemcartshrimp

what can I look for to distinguish male to female? I know males are smaller as they are less developed. Is it a colour difference?

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm I think I may know a guy with a tank like that have many people tried raising them, or mainly just sticking to leaving them in the same tank and leaving them alone?

So to get them to breed I would need a separate tank, take out the eggs once released and place them in there. anyone know what I would need to raise the fry?

Thank you all sooooooooooooo much for your help and kindness here. Its really nice to see a really nice community Looks like I know where to come for more info. Has anyone got these to breed successfully?

So, Im getting a 29L tank with filter and small light. If I go and get some plants from either World of water, or pure aquatics. grab some sand for the substrate and plant the plants. condition the water, let it run for a few weeks then go and catch myself some shrimp. will the plants require fertiliser? light levels etc. ? and is there anything additional I need like food? with the shrimp need algae wafers or anything like that?

Thats the stuff Lilaeopsis Novozealandae is what they have in the store s far as I can tell. does that have the same lighting requirements? the tank im looking at comes with a little LED light, would that be good enough?

I dont know what they are, they are lacking names of any sort. but some are small grass like plants. they are fully submerged. so I dont know what they are. and since animates is lacking any kind of online store I cant link you anything. ill have a look for a world of water store

well guys, just went into the pet store and have settled on a tank. its tag said "aquarium nano panoramic 29L" and its pretty cheap. also the local animates seems to have some quite nice plants already potted 3 for $10 so ill get a whole bunch of them and get it all sorted once I move into the new flat. will most water plants need fertiliser?? or would the shrimp waste be enough?

these are the tanks I have found on trademe, not sure what the deal is here with links to auctions so I found non auction sites instead http://www.hollywoodfishfarm.co.nz/deta ... ack/m/925/ http://www.boyuaquarium.com/en_ArticleS ... icleID=358 what do you think of them? are there any tanks you would recommend instead?

the reason I like the nano is that it is cheap and has everything all in one. the other tank I was looking at was about 15L I think. but if 20L is going to be best in terms of low maintenance and shrimp not dieing from heat then ill have to go there. so for a 20L tank I should be aiming for about 5-6 shrimp. Do I need to get all those water testing kits to make sure the water is right for the shrimp? I know i should probably get some water conditioner to remove all the chlorine and stuff. but what else would I need? and its helping heaps :gopo: thank you all so much

Also, im going to be on the bottom floor of a 3 story flat in hamilton, right next to the garage so I think the temperature should be pretty steady. ill have a better look for some slightly larger tanks and prices. how much maintenance would a 20L tank, with like 5-8 of the shrimp, some snails maybe and the plants mentioned above need? cleaning weekly or less than that? same for water changes?

hey sophia, I have had a good look through your posts on shrimp, infact before I was a member on here. they are really good for info. and look really nice too. I guess im just trying to find a more step by step instructional type thing. with the kinds of plant life etc. that I can use, as well as details on cycling the tank and getting it ready for the shrimp too.

I'll get a bigger tank if you all think that it will be worth it, and better for the shrimp. but I think 30L might be a little out of my space and price range. In the tank, how would I go about getting the bottom covered in plants that wouldnt grow to tall? So like a bottom cover for the shrimp to feed on and go through, but not take up too much space. would I need to get like fertiliser and stuff? And how many shrimp could Happily like in a 15L tank? what would I need to do interms of tank setup? from begining to end, cycling? plants first? sorry for all the questions, but I would like to know what im getting into before I start it all, for the good of the shrimp cheers for all the help so far

actually another thing was what do I need to do to house these shrimp. im looking at a tank similar to this one http://www.wonderworldpetcentre.co.nz/s ... temid=9405 or a slightly larger nano cube tank (?). how many shrimp should I put in the tank, what plants work well. basically, how do I start and what do I need, and need to do? im sorry if this has already been covered but I cant seem to find a how to with these shrimp anywhere.

Hi all, Im new here and I hope im in the right place. Im new to fish (apart from the normal gold fish for a year many moons ago) and im looking into getting some freshwater shrimp. As far as I can see the paratya curvirostris is the only one I can get. But after research I have found that you can buy them anywhere. so ill need to go shrimp hunting. I live in Hamilton and can get a ride up or down the country about an hour all round hamilton. does anyone have any extra they wouldnt mind sending my way. I would be more than happy to pay postage and time etc. OR does anyone know where I could go to catch some of my own?? thanks HEAPS in advance, fingers crossed im in the right place to post this.