altolamprologus Posted April 10, 2011 Author Share Posted April 10, 2011 why do you ask? Link to comment
Squared Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 cause i hear cleaner shrimp always for no apparent reason. wondering if my peps died of old age, had them for 3 months and got them pretty big. Link to comment
altolamprologus Posted April 10, 2011 Author Share Posted April 10, 2011 cause i hear cleaner shrimp always for no apparent reason. wondering if my peps died of old age, had them for 3 months and got them pretty big. i did some research after i got them and they only live 1-2 years max. so if you got yours when they were already around the 1 year mark, then it is possible that they died of old age i also read that they can die sooner if they molt too often, but i'm not sure if that's true or not Link to comment
Squared Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 ok then...i'm not buying cleaners again. Link to comment
altolamprologus Posted April 10, 2011 Author Share Posted April 10, 2011 ok then...i'm not buying cleaners again. if you buy the smallest you can find, you should be able to keep them for over a year Link to comment
yoshii Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 darn, i really wanted those yellow rice crispies.... i've had them for about 3-4 months and i assume they were less than 6 months old when i bought them because they were quite small, so around 8 months to a year would be my non-expert guess I've had mine for a little over 2 years I think, and it's only about 1/2 full size Link to comment
altolamprologus Posted April 11, 2011 Author Share Posted April 11, 2011 I've had mine for a little over 2 years I think, and it's only about 1/2 full size hmmm...maybe they can live longer than people think Link to comment
altolamprologus Posted April 11, 2011 Author Share Posted April 11, 2011 my pistol would kill 'em . oh...NO SHRIMP FOR YOU Link to comment
altolamprologus Posted April 12, 2011 Author Share Posted April 12, 2011 but my pistol is shrimp . oh right...NO OTHER SHRIMP FOR YOU Link to comment
yoshii Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Hmmm I see no feather duster update Link to comment
altolamprologus Posted April 30, 2011 Author Share Posted April 30, 2011 NEW STUFFS: My brother bought me this for my birthday Being stalked by a cleaner shrimp desperate for a client Link to comment
yoshii Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 Nice feather duster Coralline looks like it's growing good! I hope I can get you a (healthy) b-day present soon! fingerscrosses Link to comment
Mr.Nano Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 Hey squared what happend to your harlequin shrimp? I have one in my tank and I love him by far the coolest invert you can buy. I love watching him use his front flat fins to glide around the tank like a helicopter... Link to comment
altolamprologus Posted April 30, 2011 Author Share Posted April 30, 2011 Nice feather duster Coralline looks like it's growing good! I hope I can get you a (healthy) b-day present soon! fingerscrosses i want to get another feather duster that is a different color so they contrast. that calls for a trip to aquarium concepts!! that coralline only looks that good on 2 rocks and only because i bought them with a lot of coralline already. it is growing on the other rocks though (but not as fast as its growing on the glass ) i hope i get it soon too! my clown is so lonely...at least he's no longer the only fish in the tank oh, and before i get yelled at, no pics of nuclear green because it didn't open fully before the lights went off Link to comment
yoshii Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 i want to get another feather duster that is a different color so they contrast. that calls for a trip to aquarium concepts!! that coralline only looks that good on 2 rocks and only because i bought them with a lot of coralline already. it is growing on the other rocks though (but not as fast as its growing on the glass ) i hope i get it soon too! my clown is so lonely...at least he's no longer the only fish in the tank oh, and before i get yelled at, no pics of nuclear green because it didn't open fully before the lights went off I thought your other one was purple? When you go, can I come? (If it's ok with your mom) Hopefully soon! You don't have a quarantine set up right now though do you? Lol I forgot about the nuclear greens Link to comment
altolamprologus Posted April 30, 2011 Author Share Posted April 30, 2011 I thought your other one was purple?When you go, can I come? (If it's ok with your mom) Hopefully soon! You don't have a quarantine set up right now though do you? Lol I forgot about the nuclear greens i only have 1 feather duster (well, except for al the small ones) and of course you can come nope, no quarantine. it didn't work out too well for me last time... Link to comment
yoshii Posted April 30, 2011 Share Posted April 30, 2011 i only have 1 feather duster (well, except for al the small ones) and of course you can come nope, no quarantine. it didn't work out too well for me last time... That's the "purple" one? wow what kind of light was it under? that doesn't look purple at all! yay! thanks! Want me to quarantine it for you? Link to comment
altolamprologus Posted May 4, 2011 Author Share Posted May 4, 2011 it looks more purple in the store because of lower lighting. its mostly yellow with purple/magenta stripes and yes definitely quarantine it for me. i am having major issues with fish right now. black clown is still doing great though, thankfully Link to comment
yoshii Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 it looks more purple in the store because of lower lighting. its mostly yellow with purple/magenta stripes and yes definitely quarantine it for me. i am having major issues with fish right now. black clown is still doing great though, thankfully Well that stinks something wrong with the firefish? Link to comment
altolamprologus Posted May 4, 2011 Author Share Posted May 4, 2011 Well that stinks something wrong with the firefish? i take it you didn't read the thread i made...he's dying, laying on his side breathing hard and he doesn't care when something touches him. he was eating yesterday and swimming around just minutes before he went down to the bottom. i'm so done with wild-caught fish. this crap happens every time Link to comment
yoshii Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 i take it you didn't read the thread i made...he's dying, laying on his side breathing hard and he doesn't care when something touches him. he was eating yesterday and swimming around just minutes before he went down to the bottom. i'm so done with wild-caught fish. this crap happens every time Yeah I just got on a little while ago, I didn't see it That's so sad! It was fine at the store for those weeks I'm sorry At least the clown is ok, and hopefully your soon-new clown will be too Link to comment
Kazooie Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 That really sucks. Might you consider euthanizing it? Link to comment
altolamprologus Posted May 4, 2011 Author Share Posted May 4, 2011 Yeah I just got on a little while ago, I didn't see itThat's so sad! It was fine at the store for those weeks I'm sorry At least the clown is ok, and hopefully your soon-new clown will be too i don't even get why wild-caught fish never live for me. my tank params are perfect, i even got them checked at Neptune. and the clown has been healthy and thriving from day one and i've had him for almost 2 months now, but other fish die almost immediately. its extremely frustrating That really sucks. Might you consider euthanizing it? the only form of euthanization i have is the toilet, which isn't all that humane. and i have had fish (not SW though) that have come back from the brink of death on their own so i'm hesitant about killing him Link to comment
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