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So one thing that I have learned from my shrimp-keeping catastrophe
(details here:http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/shrimp-other-invertebrates/144454-all-my-shrimp-dead.html)
Malawa Shrimp are practically indestructible.
When put through the same conditions as fire reds and rilis, I don't know if ANY died. I initially though that I had some malawa survivors. I just finally mustered up the ambition to clean out all of my dead shrimp bodies. After I put the cholla back in the malawa section I found a TON of malawas clinging to it within minutes. Other than that, I lost 55 adult and hundreds of baby rilis with no survivors a couple dozen crystals, and 70+ juvie/young adult fire reds. I have one fire red survivor.
On top of this, when I put my plants in water with a tiny bit of bleach, one malawa starting jumping and I realized he had gotten out of the tank on the plant. I plucked him up and put him in the tank and HE LIVED. Seriously...can anything kill these guys? They are amazingly resilient.
(details here:http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/shrimp-other-invertebrates/144454-all-my-shrimp-dead.html)
Malawa Shrimp are practically indestructible.
When put through the same conditions as fire reds and rilis, I don't know if ANY died. I initially though that I had some malawa survivors. I just finally mustered up the ambition to clean out all of my dead shrimp bodies. After I put the cholla back in the malawa section I found a TON of malawas clinging to it within minutes. Other than that, I lost 55 adult and hundreds of baby rilis with no survivors a couple dozen crystals, and 70+ juvie/young adult fire reds. I have one fire red survivor.
On top of this, when I put my plants in water with a tiny bit of bleach, one malawa starting jumping and I realized he had gotten out of the tank on the plant. I plucked him up and put him in the tank and HE LIVED. Seriously...can anything kill these guys? They are amazingly resilient.
