Well at the start of January I started my first shrimp tank ever and through a lot of help from members on this board it ended up pretty successful I'd say. Big shouts out to everyone who was active in my troubleshooting threads! Here is what it looked like the day it was planted...
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And fast forward about 4 months later...
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Its a jungle but its exactly what I hoped it would be. Low tech, no fert no hassle just a tank that the shrimp love and seem to be thriving in. Started with about 15~ shrimp and every female in there is either berried or just recently had their eggs hatched. Haven't done a water change on this tank in about a month or more so I'm sure I'm overdue but a low maintenance tank is precisely what I was looking for.
And it was only a matter of time but after my first tank in January I already got a 2nd tank, this time a 29g with fish!
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Tank is just getting started so its looking a little unimpressive, crypt is melting and the wood I had ordered for the hardscape has been delayed almost a month so its more barren than I intended for the moment. Also explains the free floating anubias, was meant to be attached to the wood but for now its just relaxing at the top of the tank! I absolutely fell in love with the Flame Tetra. Not a fish I really considered before but on a trip to the LFS I was so impressed with them. Unfortunately after I brought them home from Petco they seem to have contracted some Ich so the water is a bit cloudy from the treatment there but overall its been a great experience too. Much more stuff to learn, and here I thought shrimp were complicated!
P.S. It amazes me how the java moss in my shrimp tank absolutely exploded. It went from a tiny little stain on the wood to absolutely overtaking the tank!