My mistake was rushing into setting up tanks. My local fish shop had shrimp and after one week of starting a new tank they sold me on the idea that with water conditioner and frequent cycles I could buy shrimp right away and they would be fine. So I picked up some red cherries and followed that advice as I was eager to get started. In 2 weeks all but 1 of the 12 shrimp I purchased died. I attribute this to my impatience starting a new tank properly. My success however was found in doubling my filtration system and a greater hands-off approach. With a staple cholla wood log and shrimp half-pellets throughout the week my colony of 10 metallic BOA’s have now had two rounds of babies, and there are SO MANY swimming around now. I followed all the tips in your channel and once I achieved stable tank parameters I found success in my goal to breed. (Started 6~ months ago) Now I’m preparing a backup tank and exchanging with shrimp hobbyists in my area to secure my colony. I never imagined how fun this was actually going to be for me but I love it.
That is such a great story, never rush into fish or shrimp keeping. I love the idea of upping the filtration. Happy to hear your success. Thanks for sharing the story to me and to others and thanks for the support. Keep on shrimping
Keep it going!
Thx for the kind words
My mistake was rushing into setting up tanks. My local fish shop had shrimp and after one week of starting a new tank they sold me on the idea that with water conditioner and frequent cycles I could buy shrimp right away and they would be fine. So I picked up some red cherries and followed that advice as I was eager to get started.
In 2 weeks all but 1 of the 12 shrimp I purchased died. I attribute this to my impatience starting a new tank properly.
My success however was found in doubling my filtration system and a greater hands-off approach. With a staple cholla wood log and shrimp half-pellets throughout the week my colony of 10 metallic BOA’s have now had two rounds of babies, and there are SO MANY swimming around now. I followed all the tips in your channel and once I achieved stable tank parameters I found success in my goal to breed. (Started 6~ months ago)
Now I’m preparing a backup tank and exchanging with shrimp hobbyists in my area to secure my colony. I never imagined how fun this was actually going to be for me but I love it.
That is such a great story, never rush into fish or shrimp keeping. I love the idea of upping the filtration. Happy to hear your success. Thanks for sharing the story to me and to others and thanks for the support. Keep on shrimping
This really helped me especially with the multiple tanks!
Thx sir. Quality matters the most