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How To Set Up an Opae Ula Tank
Opae Ula are small red shrimp that can only be found in the wild in the Hawaiian islands. They naturally live in pools near the shore filled with brackish water called anchialine pools. Opae Ula …
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How To Increase Baby Shrimp Survival
There are a few useful tips that you can use to help your baby shrimp survive and quickly grow your colony’s population. Food Baby shrimp normally won’t move much in their first few weeks …
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Shrimp Tank Filters: The Beginner’s Guide
What makes a filter shrimp safe? A shrimp safe filter will pose minimal to no risk to baby shrimp and adults alike. Generally you’ll want to look for filters which can support a fine filter foam …
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Why Are My Freshwater Shrimp Dying? Causes & Solutions
There are many reasons why shrimp die and it’s not always a simple task to identify any single cause. This article will walk through the options to help you identify any changes you need to …
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Dry Start Method: Growing Moss on Rocks
Mosses are some of the best plants for the dry start method and can be a beautiful companion to your planted tank’s hardscape, spreading over your driftwood and rocks to give it a healthy, …
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Floating Plants for Shrimp Tanks
Floating plants are a popular addition to shrimp tanks and they have quite a few benefits, besides just looking good. Benefits Nitrate removal One of the most desired features of floating plants is …
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What Do Freshwater Shrimp Eat? The Essential Feeding Guide
What do dwarf shrimp eat? Cherry shrimp and Bee shrimp are omnivores, meaning they eat both meat and vegetation, and this allows them to enjoy a lot of different types of food in their diet. They will …
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Identifying Male and Female Cherry Shrimp
Cherry shrimp and bee shrimp can look pretty similar when you first start keeping them, but it’s useful to know what your male to female ratio is when trying to breed them. Fortunately there are …
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Molting and Common Problems
What is molting? Shrimps are invertebrates, and like the majority of invertebrates they have an exoskeleton (a skeleton on the outside) to protect themselves. Molting is when a shrimp leaves its …
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Snails in a Shrimp Tank
Snails can be great tank mates in a shrimp tank but deciding whether to add snails to your shrimp tank can be difficult. This article will explain both the advantages and disadvantages to help you …