Sorry about the algae, but they likes it so I leaves it.

Also thats a shed skin stuck in the soil to the left, not a dead shrimp.

A blurry picture, I know, but these little guys are like 1 inch long and behind glass and water so my camera doesn't like taking photos of them.

  • NephewAlphaBravo [he/him]
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    10 months ago

    imagine if we walked around leaving weird translucent clones of ourselves lying on the floor

    • Dirt_Owl [comrade/them, they/them]
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      10 months ago

      You can't really keep cherry shrimp with anything because they're small and tasty. If you're careful there are a few shrimp safe fish but nothing is certain. I have had success with the two Clown Killifish I keep with them, but I wouldn't risk it without being careful.

      • Ithorian [comrade/them, he/him]M
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        10 months ago

        I've kept tropical tanks before but normally semi-aggressive so no inverts other than snails. Always thought they were really cool though.

        • Dirt_Owl [comrade/them, they/them]
          hexagon
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          10 months ago

          They are cool but it's annoying not having anything to eat the dertritus worms and other pests that grow without fish to kep them in check.

          Friggen plankton

  • Yurt_Owl
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    10 months ago

    Do skrimps keep thr aquarium clean?

    • Dirt_Owl [comrade/them, they/them]
      hexagon
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      10 months ago

      Ehhhhh they help but as you can see they don't get all the algae.

      I don't think they eat brown algae, on account of it being diatoms.

      • Yurt_Owl
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        10 months ago

        Sounds like you need more shrimp. Or the one from finding nemo