Munkii Posted December 1, 2012 Report Share Posted December 1, 2012 After not finding any shrimp last weekend, I decided to try a different spot to see if I would have more luck. I found a little stream flowing though the back of New Lynn along the back of Olympic Park. It was much more over over grown with vegetation than the last place I looked but still full of road run off. I had a good look around before dipping my net in. I saw a bunch of little fish, but nothing that looked like a shrimp. I waved my net through the vegetation to see what I could find and I ended up catching about five tiny little shrimp. They're so small that I initially thought they were mosquito larvae, but after checking one out closely in the bucket, they are indeed shrimp!! :happy1: I spent another half an hour wading around and managed to catch a few more, but they seemed to go into hiding after a while. Still, I managed to get just over 10 in a small patch of stream, so they seem to be pretty plentiful. I'll post some pictures of them tomorrow. The water in my tank is a bit cloudy at the moment from all the stream debris that got caught along the way. There were also several patches of glosso growing in the stream. I paid $6 for a tiny little pot a few weeks ago, so I grabbed a chunk of that into my bucket too. I'm thinking I'll experiment with growing it emersed in a spare tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted December 1, 2012 Report Share Posted December 1, 2012 :thup: :slfg: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munkii Posted December 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2012 Shrimp Pictures Click on each image for a large version (and again for an even bigger version) Free swimming. About 1 cm long They often hang out at the base of the rocks Size comparison with a bully. The bullys chase them a bit, but I haven't seen any actually get eaten Another fish pic since he posed nicely. They're super bold considering they were wild caught Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted December 2, 2012 Report Share Posted December 2, 2012 The bullies look to be common bullies from those two pics, and they do become very inquisitive and friendly don't they Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munkii Posted December 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2012 Ahh! The Bullys are actually eating the shrimps I need to find a home for them quickly :facepalm: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disgustipated Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 let em have em! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 Glosso grows very readily emersed. I used to grow it in a shallow tray on potting mix in the glasshouse. Just keep the roots wet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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