brandon429 Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 I think it was a slow storing of nutrients that slowly built up and then started leaching back a little waste as the year went by. lots of people do hands off during the first several months and the tank runs perfect, slowly storing... the water changes now in my opinion are preventing a much stronger algae loading. since the scape is clean who cares though, its a clean as a whistle. couple passes on the walls with a scraper and you'd hardly ever see it. Link to comment
yoshii Posted August 9, 2011 Author Share Posted August 9, 2011 I love shrimps... Me too! Unfortunately this little guy hides all day I think it was a slow storing of nutrients that slowly built up and then started leaching back a little waste as the year went by. lots of people do hands off during the first several months and the tank runs perfect, slowly storing... the water changes now in my opinion are preventing a much stronger algae loading. since the scape is clean who cares though, its a clean as a whistle. couple passes on the walls with a scraper and you'd hardly ever see it. ah I see, so all I can really do is water changes to get rid of these nutrients? I guess I'm lucky, I have no idea why it doesn't grow on the rocks Link to comment
Squared Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 when shrimp turn pink dosn't that mean they are about to die? Link to comment
yoshii Posted August 9, 2011 Author Share Posted August 9, 2011 I've never heard of that, but it's been like this for a little while and it hasn't died Link to comment
Squared Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 ok then because when my peps, harlequins, and ghost shrimp died the all turned pink. but only after they died...is it going to molt? oh wait is that pocillipora shrimp? i thought it was the white spot? Link to comment
yoshii Posted August 9, 2011 Author Share Posted August 9, 2011 Maybe? idk I have't positively IDed it yet, but I found it on an acro colony This is what it looked like when I first got it Link to comment
altolamprologus Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 when shrimp turn pink dosn't that mean they are about to die? Shrimp do turn pink after they die, but not before, so there must be a different reason why it changed color. Has it eaten the TDO food? That has natural pigments in it that the shrimp might be storing in its tissues. Link to comment
Builder Anthony Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Maybe its changed its diet or heck maybe it grows into that color. Link to comment
altolamprologus Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Maybe its changed its diet or heck maybe it grows into that color. That might it too. I haven't found any good info at all about these shrimp(can't even find the species) so it is quite possible it's getting its adult coloration. Link to comment
Kazooie Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 These guys aren't very common in the hobby, are they? Link to comment
Squared Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Shrimp do turn pink after they die, but not before, so there must be a different reason why it changed color. Has it eaten the TDO food? That has natural pigments in it that the shrimp might be storing in its tissues. ur right Link to comment
altolamprologus Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 These guys aren't very common in the hobby, are they? Not at all. I haven't found very much on the internet about any acro shrimp. But I think I may have found an ID for this shrimp: Coralliocaris superba http://www.eol.org/pages/1021886 Link to comment
Squared Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 some are fat and some are skinny Link to comment
Kazooie Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 I say that Yosh should wright a quick report on behavior, care, and misc about this shrimp. And name it something easier to say. Link to comment
altolamprologus Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 some are fat and some are skinny male vs. female Link to comment
altolamprologus Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 I say that Yosh should wright a quick report on behavior, care, and misc about this shrimp. And name it something easier to say. I agree. And she should get another one and breed them Link to comment
Squared Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 do these acro hosting shrimp clean off parasites? is there one for montis? so it can eat nudis? Link to comment
yoshii Posted August 11, 2011 Author Share Posted August 11, 2011 Shrimp do turn pink after they die, but not before, so there must be a different reason why it changed color. Has it eaten the TDO food? That has natural pigments in it that the shrimp might be storing in its tissues. It probably ate a tiny bit, but I'm pretty sure it was pink before I fed TDO Maybe its changed its diet or heck maybe it grows into that color. Maybe, well it matches the orange digi it's on now These guys aren't very common in the hobby, are they? nope I found it in a wild acro colony at the LFS Not at all. I haven't found very much on the internet about any acro shrimp. But I think I may have found an ID for this shrimp: Coralliocaris superba http://www.eol.org/pages/1021886 I've seen that shrimp, it's very similar, but my shrimp doesn't have a fully white abdomen, it has white (er now pink) patches just on the sides I say that Yosh should wright a quick report on behavior, care, and misc about this shrimp. And name it something easier to say. it's shy, likes asst frozen food but has trouble catching it, and it looks really cool I haven't really observed it for long periods of time, plus it hides so I don't see it. so I can't really write a quick report about it male vs. female mine is female Had eggs when I got her I agree. And she should get another one and breed them I should, I just didn't feel like trying to catch the other one, it's much smaller than mine do these acro hosting shrimp clean off parasites? is there one for montis? so it can eat nudis? no idea, I doubt it, idk of a shrimp that eats nudis Link to comment
.Newman. Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 I should, I just didn't feel like trying to catch the other one, it's much smaller than mine should be the male then Link to comment
yoshii Posted August 11, 2011 Author Share Posted August 11, 2011 should be the male then Yeah, I read they usually live in pairs but there were at least 4-5 shrimp (counting mine) that I saw The others were all smaller than mine, and lacked white spots Link to comment
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