coelacanth Posted November 30, 2002 Share Posted November 30, 2002 nope, i din look for crabs. it was somebody else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member TanGo Posted December 3, 2002 SRC Member Share Posted December 3, 2002 Sigh... Got two harlequin shrimps in my tank.. but cannot get along.. Now one of them got one claw missing.. Anyway of telling their gender? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coelacanth Posted December 4, 2002 Share Posted December 4, 2002 males are usually colorless under the tummy cos no need to carry eggs mah. female grow bigger faster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B|uEc@rpEt Posted December 5, 2002 Share Posted December 5, 2002 Claws will grow back... Quote I'm gonna break the cycle I'm gonna shake up the system I'm gonna destroy my ego I'm gonna close my body now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member [d]3v|L Posted December 7, 2002 SRC Member Share Posted December 7, 2002 dudez can i add coral banded shrimp or watever shrimp inside my tank? im still cycling. Quote ORDed back to studies and reefing again.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Sinn Posted December 7, 2002 SRC Member Share Posted December 7, 2002 pck, most invertebrates are less tolerant of ammonia, nitrites and nitrate spikes. i would really recommend u to read up of types of fishes/invertebrates.. If anything goes wrong even in an established tank, the inverts would die first. ive been where u were, excited and cant wait to cycle and 2 clowns had to die because of my ignorance. btw im still a newbie, so my advice are cheap advice... hahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Sinn Posted December 7, 2002 SRC Member Share Posted December 7, 2002 btw pck, this site might help u understand diff requirements of fishes/inverts/corals. even comes with a level of difficulty for care. it has helped me reject the temptation to get tangs, thus not creating hell for it ( small tank ar) patience and good luck mate.... http://www.liveaquaria.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coelacanth Posted December 8, 2002 Share Posted December 8, 2002 3v|L,Dec 7 2002, 07:47 PM]dudez can i add coral banded shrimp or watever shrimp inside my tank? im still cycling. not sure die lah but might die. why take the risk? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ah Teck Posted December 9, 2002 Share Posted December 9, 2002 I have a 6 feet x 2.5 ft tank with lots of corals (overcrowded in fact) . My personal experience is that shrimps and small crabs are important as they eat the dead fish or food that is left over by the fish. and some shrimps eat the parasite of the fish! I used to throw in about a dozen of shrimps (boxer , harlequin etc ) when I cycle the tank. most of them are still there! rdgs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted December 9, 2002 Share Posted December 9, 2002 I have a 6 feet x 2.5 ft tank with lots of corals (overcrowded in fact) . I used to throw in about a dozen of shrimps (boxer , harlequin etc ) when I cycle the tank. most of them are still there! 6' tank is total different from a 3' tank. The parameter are more stable cos of the volume. You can afford to make small mistake. On the hand, if some thing goes wrong with a 3' then everything might also die too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Phang Posted December 10, 2002 SRC Member Share Posted December 10, 2002 I used to throw in about a dozen of shrimps (boxer , harlequin etc ) when I cycle the tank. most of them are still there! Just in case new reefers get misled..... "SHRIMPS TO CYCLE YOUR REEF ARE NOT THE WAY TO GO!!!!" Some reefers got away with that because their systems are a little bigger than average..... Even with large reefs, the die offs from Liverocks would be substantial enough to trigger ammonia into your system.... Other options include introducing some pieces of dead shrimps/squid.... Leave livestock out till your system is ready....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coelacanth Posted December 10, 2002 Share Posted December 10, 2002 ya lor. why waste money on shrimp first? cycle ur tank well and no trouble later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member kelstorm Posted December 11, 2002 SRC Member Share Posted December 11, 2002 couldn't agree more.. anyway, this is the first time i heard that ppl use shrimps to cycle the tank... the jelly fish tanks that i saw in melbourne aquarium are circular tanks and they feed them with freshly hatched Brine shrimps and i do not see any filter except small holes where water flow back into the backdrop or wall and seeing them (jelly fishes) going in circles due to the water gushing out above... no LR or anything that sort.. Agreed with AT, they should be left in the ocean or sea than in our tanks. i seriously doubt that we are able to provide the kind of food and environment that they required. Quote Let us work together to preserve the world for our children to inherit by being responsible to our surroundings. Take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but footprints, bubbles and memories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member TanGo Posted December 14, 2002 SRC Member Share Posted December 14, 2002 Hehe.. Just got another Harlequin Shrimp from Harlequin Marine.. =) Now total got 3 two of them paired up liao.. Previously the two cannot get along.. Now got one pair and one alone.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Bluebeard Posted December 14, 2002 Author SRC Member Share Posted December 14, 2002 hehehe.. that's good.. how much you pay for it? how big ah? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member TanGo Posted December 14, 2002 SRC Member Share Posted December 14, 2002 Dunn say liao.. Shrimp from Phillipines.. Say his shipment of 3, left only 2, so got to sell me more ex.. $35 for one big one.. Boh pian... My two harlequin buay gum.. But now come to think of it, it's quite worth it lor.. Two of them pair up so cute.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coelacanth Posted December 14, 2002 Share Posted December 14, 2002 one of my "lone ranger" harlequin shrimp went MIA, dunno dead or alive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member TanGo Posted December 15, 2002 SRC Member Share Posted December 15, 2002 one of my "lone ranger" harlequin shrimp went MIA, dunno dead or alive. When was the last time you feed him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coelacanth Posted December 16, 2002 Share Posted December 16, 2002 about two days before she went MIA. but nevermind lah, if she still alive like the other two, she'll reappear. anyway none of my livestock died and water quality is high. just add another pistol shrimp caught at ST John's Island. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coelacanth Posted December 16, 2002 Share Posted December 16, 2002 about two days before she went MIA. but nevermind lah, if she still alive like the other two, she'll reappear. anyway none of my livestock died and water quality is high. just add another pistol shrimp caught at ST John's Island. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member TanGo Posted December 19, 2002 SRC Member Share Posted December 19, 2002 Does anyone here know how to tell male harlequin and female harlequin apart besides eggs on their underbelly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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