Re: [GSAS-Member] shrimp adjectives?

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

Oh, ok.  Thanks for clarifying.  Those shrimp I am familiar with.  Never
heard them called micro shrimp but it sure is appropriate.


-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com] On Behalf Of Clifford Miller
Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2007 3:04 PM
To: Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat
Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] shrimp adjectives?


Well...non-macro/filter shrimp?  I saw them refered to as "micro shrimp"
in a recent aquarium magazine article...maybe dwarf or small is more
appropriate.  The ones I have that seem to enjoy the floating plants are
cherry reds and zebras. I actually find myself watching the shrimp more
than I watch my fish...active little things...

Cliff

> 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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