[GSAS-Member] Micro Shrimp

["Shango Los" <Shango@shangolos.com>]

I just Googled to find out what a Micro Shrimp is and came up with very
little.  Can you share anything about them Cliff?...or anyone else?

Actual size?
Ease of Breeding?
Good for Food Source?
Where to get breeding stock?

Thanks
Shango


-----Original Message-----
From: gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com
[mailto:gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com] On Behalf Of Matt Staroscik
Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2007 2:46 PM
To: Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat
Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Seeking Low Light Plants

Micro shrimp?! Sounds neat. (I use water lettuce as a floating nutrient
sink.)

- Matt S.

On 8/15/07, Clifford Miller <clifford@clevergeek.com> wrote:
>
>
> Alternately, you might consider increasing the levels of floating plants
> to filter some of the higher intensity light (if the tank in question is
> big enough to have both high light and low light sections).
>
> I have plently of duckweed, salvia, fairy moss and frogbit if you're
> interested in trying it out.
>
> I'm a big fan of the lillypad look and long hanging root structure of the
> frogbit, but many people consider it too messy.
>
> The smaller plants will form a nice curtain over the surface that lots of
> livebearers and micro shrimp seem to like playing in, and have much
> shorter roots...but once they're added to a tank, they're in to stay...
> No matter how you try to net or filter them out there will always be more.
> I pull them out of my three tanks by the handfuls on a weekly basis.
>
> Best of Luck,
>
> Cliff
>
>
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