SamH Posted February 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 Indeed it will be! I guess my tank is fully stocked now, just need to wait for the grass to fill in. In the meantime, some shrimp macros. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munkii Posted February 7, 2013 Report Share Posted February 7, 2013 Awesome shrimp. Is that stream publicly accessible? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted February 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2013 Indeed it is :thup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 Looks cool. The shrimp look like they still have some green colouring too. If you fire some presoaked flakes in using a dropper/baster then they will get it at the bottom but you might have to drop some on the top first to distract the fish. :cophot: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted February 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 I did a water change and algae clean up, found a couple dead and a few more shells. Then after the water change all the WCMM were acting funny but the shrimp seemed normal. I think I've lost another dozen shrimp from what I can see, maybe 30% shocked them? :dunno: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 nz shrimp are super susceptible to ammonia, dunno about chlorine.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 Neon said lots of hers are gone too but her boatmen are still alive. My first batch also disappeared down to 4 in a week or 2. Did you use water conditioner? I don't think crustaceans like it. Didn't you also say they were quite young ones? Other than that I suspect it's normal attrition/shock for little critters taken from the wild to die :tears: . In the stream they would get alot more oxygen than in the tank, maybe it is combination of that and shock of captivitiy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted February 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 I never adjust my water, straight from the tap! Hmm it's such a shame, I had success with them in the past! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reptilez Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 loving this thread :thup: extremely peaceful and tranquil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godly3vil Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 Ph shock could be killing the shrimp Sam, especially if it is bouncing around with the pressurized co2? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted February 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 Thanks! It's very relaxing especially next to my desk 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disgustipated Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 i dunno but i reckon it's too warm in dis here places right now to keep dem shrimpy brothers in a home tank. last summer when i done it, they were ok for a bit but they had a real bad habit of legging up and turning pink, figured it was them being cooked... tank usually well over 22. still gonna give it a try gen, netting dem up in albany tamorrow, will get back to yas how it goes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted February 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 they had a real bad habit of legging up and turning pink Mine go pink too, the tank never goes above 24 and people have had success up to 26, only a select few shrimp are affected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 they all turn pink when they die, not cooking, just death in general. main killer is ammonia, they have a very low tolerance for it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disgustipated Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 yeah just that they were often still small when they went pink. being in a shrimp only tank i'm pretty sure ammonia wasn't the problem... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disgustipated Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 went netting in lucas creek in albany today, in under half an hour i had netted approximately 50-60 shrimp and a couple of baby bullies, common i think. all are now in my unheated planted tank which has been sitting between 20-22c for the last couple of days. most of the shrimp are quite small. i will let you know how they fare in my tank. hoping they will clean out the hair grass. so fun to watch, such little busy bodies! spent another hour trying to net some of the many inanga there. but they are way too fast. plus i was being stalked by a couple of really big eels who were probably well aware i was stealing their lunch hahaha but seriously they were some of the biggest eels i've ever seen, pretty sure they were long fins. also saw a huge carp or koi fish there. i was meaning to take a thermometer to see the temp of their natural habitat but forgot. dammit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godly3vil Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 You guys seem to have all the luck, I've been out twice now looking for shrimp and haven't found a single one, just bugs. Thinking the water temp is too cold here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disgustipated Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 i thought the shrimp like it cold.. wonder what their limit is. the streams up here get quite cold through winter, obviously not as cold as down there. what's your technique? i look for areas where there is green plants growing around the edges and in the shallow parts of the stream, and drag my net through the plants. seems to be the only place they are. i've never caught any where there is no plants growing out of the water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godly3vil Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 exactly the same as that, always see a few trout though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disgustipated Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 hmm... i wonder if there are many, if any, in south island waterways. stella will know. i wouldn't mind shipping you some if you really want them... no idea how they'd go in transit though. probably not very well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godly3vil Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 Going to give it another go in winter, at the moment all my tanks get too warm in this heat since we got the house insulated some days the tanks get to 30c +. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disgustipated Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 an outside tank could be a goer for you then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godly3vil Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 Working on turning my ex 2 car garage that got turned into a sleepout into a fish room, could setup like 80 decent sized tanks lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disgustipated Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 could setup like 80 decent sized tanks lol and why not :ton: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueether Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 hmm... i wonder if there are many, if any, in south island waterways. stella will know. i wouldn't mind shipping you some if you really want them... no idea how they'd go in transit though. probably not very well... Not allowed to ship natives between Islands sorry... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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