RESGuy's RCS Journal

[RESGuy]

Originally Posted by frozenbarb

hi could you post pics of ur turtle tanks? i wanna see how big the turtle is =D
o yea you should put some duckweed in the turtle tank they like those stuff.

atfer ur done with the ghost shrimps they going in with the turtles correct?
man watching turtles eating are cool i had baby ones before but i was very lazy

Okay, I will make a seperate topic with pictures of my tank

Yeah they are probably going in with the turtle, poor shrimp But I have no other tank I could put them in ... Well except a 1.5 gallon rubbermaid container but it won't be the best setup!

[A Hill]

Originally Posted by RESGuy

Yeah they are probably going in with the turtle, poor shrimp But I have no other tank I could put them in ... Well except a 1.5 gallon rubbermaid container but it won't be the best setup!

A good excuse for a new tank!!

-Andrew

BTW, pics in my thread now

[RESGuy]

Originally Posted by Fish Newb

A good excuse for a new tank!!

-Andrew

BTW, pics in my thread now

Yes it is a good excuse. But a good excuse for my parents why I should not or can not get a new tank is that the chameleons setup is taking up too much space and the light bill (UVB and heat lamp running 12 hours a day) is quite high due to this chameleon (as well as my turtles tank with UVB and heat lamp 12 hours a day and my new tank 15 wt running 8-12 hours a day). But he is on SALE to make way for a 27 gallon tank I have been anxious to setup (I found it in front of someones house, they were throwing it away, it was only horribly dirty from being outside and in the sun for who knows how long). A guy might buy the cham. during the summer though, which will give me space and money to setup the tank, woot! But Ghost will be god knows where by then (probably eaten, pooped, and decomposed). So there is my long explanation lol.

I'll have to take a look

[~T~]

Wow they eat snail eggs thats class!!

My lfs is getting me in galaxy rasboras on friday and they said RCS are coming in but im wary as mine still dont seem to be doing good.I might see if theres any berried females and keep them separate until I sort out the main tank.

[RESGuy]

Originally Posted by ~T~

Wow they eat snail eggs thats class!!

My lfs is getting me in galaxy rasboras on friday and they said RCS are coming in but im wary as mine still dont seem to be doing good.I might see if theres any berried females and keep them separate until I sort out the main tank.

Yeah lol Pretty nice, but they don't help very much because they destroyed 2 egg sacs and today I counted 15 egg sacs! (I counted 14 before those 2 were destroyed so ...)

I wish you luck with your RCS!

[~T~]

Still better than nothing, knowing shrimp with their constant foraging they probably have not encountered the other clumps but will eventually.Its a shame they will be fed to the turtle.Could you not give them away on here?

[RESGuy]

Originally Posted by ~T~

Still better than nothing, knowing shrimp with their constant foraging they probably have not encountered the other clumps but will eventually.Its a shame they will be fed to the turtle.Could you not give them away on here?

Yeah especially because Ghost Shrimp are known to be scavengers.

I don't know who would pay shipping for these shrimp, they are sold 10 for $1 in most LFS sometimes cheaper! But, I'll see what I do.

[Cydric]

Scavengers!! haha! That's cool about them eating the snail eggs. Nice pictures and videos as usual! Keep it up, man! Sorry to hear you have to wait even longer on getting your RCS. Hopefully when the time comes it'll be worth the long, long wait.

[NeonShrimp]

Originally Posted by ~T~

Those pond snails will soon be about a billion.

Almost seems like it but not that many. Besides the ghost shrimp is taking care of the shrimp eggs

I think your ghost shrimp is having a great time having the run of the tank The shrimp also look pretty healthy and cool

[Cydric]

Originally Posted by NeonShrimp

Besides the ghost shrimp is taking care of the shrimp eggs

I think you mean to say "snail" eggs. hehe

[puddle_inc]

i've caught one of my large female ghost shrimp getting the snails out of egg clutches before. before the snails are born there shells are soft like a babies head, so i guess it's an easy snack for the shrimp to get out of the clutch.

[A Hill]

Originally Posted by RESGuy

Yes it is a good excuse. But a good excuse for my parents why I should not or can not get a new tank is that the chameleons setup is taking up too much space and the light bill (UVB and heat lamp running 12 hours a day) is quite high due to this chameleon (as well as my turtles tank with UVB and heat lamp 12 hours a day and my new tank 15 wt running 8-12 hours a day). But he is on SALE to make way for a 27 gallon tank I have been anxious to setup (I found it in front of someones house, they were throwing it away, it was only horribly dirty from being outside and in the sun for who knows how long). A guy might buy the cham. during the summer though, which will give me space and money to setup the tank, woot! But Ghost will be god knows where by then (probably eaten, pooped, and decomposed). So there is my long explanation lol.

I'll have to take a look

Yeah I understand the thing about new free tanks.

Speaking of new tanks I was at the Post Office today sending some things out... I have a pretty much BRAND NEW 40G coming to me for free. Supposedly has a light filter and heater too.... I'll have to look at those, I'm not sure if any of those is planted tank worth while...

New garage tank for now it seems...

-Andrew

[RESGuy]

Originally Posted by Cydric

Scavengers!! haha! That's cool about them eating the snail eggs. Nice pictures and videos as usual! Keep it up, man! Sorry to hear you have to wait even longer on getting your RCS. Hopefully when the time comes it'll be worth the long, long wait.

Thanks man Yeah I hope it is woth the month I have waited lol

Originally Posted by NeonShrimp

Almost seems like it but not that many. Besides the ghost shrimp is taking care of the shrimp eggs

I think your ghost shrimp is having a great time having the run of the tank The shrimp also look pretty healthy and cool

Yeah the ghost sure are happy in the tank! (Very good sign).

Originally Posted by Fish Newb

Yeah I understand the thing about new free tanks.

Speaking of new tanks I was at the Post Office today sending some things out... I have a pretty much BRAND NEW 40G coming to me for free. Supposedly has a light filter and heater too.... I'll have to look at those, I'm not sure if any of those is planted tank worth while...

New garage tank for now it seems...

-Andrew

That's is awesome! Congrats.

[RESGuy]

February 22, 2007 7:56 PM
Shrimp UPDATE: Okay the Ghost Shrimp are VERY happy! I found the molted skin of the large ghost shrimp. This ghost shrimp has been in hiding ever since I put it into the tank (mostly under the sponge filter) but today it has been swimming all over the tank very happy and eating all it could find It even stole a piece of Reptomin from another shrimp's mouth and took it with him! The shrimp are REALLY liking this Reptomin stuff! They all fight over it, it is awesome to see, as soon as this was dropped in one ghost shrimp found it and started munching on it, soon ALL of the ghost shrimp were fighting to get a little of it until the big one came and took it away Is it normal for a shrimp to be active AFTER molting? Shouldn't it be in hiding because it is in danger of attack?

Food UPDATE: I made a mistake in the food list. I do not have TetraMin Tropical Fish Flakes, I have TetraFin Goldfish Flakes How much of this should I be feeding them?

Maintenance UPDATE: I have been thinking about buying some ferts for the plants. When I told Fish Newb of this, he recommended dosing Excel. What do you guys think? How about Flourish?

I took pictures of the large ghost shrimp (finally some good ones!) and I will have them up later because I am supposed to be doing a history project right now lol And today is the one month anniversary of the start of my tank and this journal, yay!

[~T~]

Good to hear my accidental food discovery is going well.