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Malaysian Trumpet Snails...Rule! Hi there! I have gone to the LFS on sunday to pick up a couple of Rasboras, when i saw a tank completely infested with these little buggers. I instan...	GobyFan2007	6	06-Dec-2007 23:57
Cherry Shrimps. I just saw some lovely Cherry Shrimps & need to know any personal experience on these little ones. I read different information on what they need.......	jasonpisani	11	29-Nov-2007 00:05
Glass (ghost) shrimp This is one of my favourite photos of one of my glass (ghost) shrimp, mainly because of the lighting oddity. He looks like he's had a rough night out....	Brengun	7	20-Nov-2007 02:04
Who Keeps Red Ramshorn Snails ? Hello all Just curious if anyone keeps red ramshorns (not mixed with browns but red ones that breed true) either the European Red Ramshorn or thei...	DaMossMan	1	15-Nov-2007 00:38
Pomacea canaliculata I've been trying to find a pomacea canaliculata (channeled apple snail) EVERYWHERE. I've only found ONE place I can get them, which is a pond supply p...	daeraelle	8	13-Nov-2007 06:38
Not quite an invert - frogs Hi there, So my bf has taken a fancy to the albino aquatic frogs in one of the lfs's. Has anyone kept these? Are they really totally aquatic? An...	Twilight	5	12-Nov-2007 00:55
Adult male apple snail I have submitted this photo for the profiles. This is my big male apple snail....	Brengun	4	10-Nov-2007 07:24
Name that snail! This cute little guy* is only about 2.5 mm wide and maybe 4 mm long just now, but he's fast! He's got a mottled dark grey/black shell, and a black fo...	Twilight	5	01-Nov-2007 22:26
Cherry Shrimp? I have a 25 gallon aquarium that is well planted. It also has a few good hiding spots. I do a water change ounce a week. For fish, I have 6 rosy barbs...	Barb Boy	2	24-Oct-2007 06:50
Insides on the outside??? Rightio. Thoughts? Suggestions? I am thinking that thos...	Callatya	11	20-Oct-2007 07:23
Live Brine Shrimp I know that most people only raise a batch of BBS if they have fry, but I was wondering if it's possible to raise them to adulthood and feed them live...	truestar	3	16-Oct-2007 15:39
Great news! I just found my first baby shrimp... It is too early to determine the species or sex as its only 1/16" and I have 4 species in the tank. but there is...	Krunchy	8	15-Oct-2007 12:48
Sooooo theyre here! my AZ Gardens order just arrived... bunch of shrimps....I orderd 10 Ninjas, 10 malaysian rainbows, and 10 cherry reds for my 40 planted.... lots arive...	Krunchy	3	04-Oct-2007 02:37
New Shrimp! i bought 4 freshwater shrimp from my LFS. don't even know what they are actually, they're young, 1 cm long, grow to double that, red with white bands....	jase101	4	03-Oct-2007 13:15
Best Place To Get Inverts I have done two orders with azgardens and have had mixed results... I want to know who has orderd from petshrimp planetinverts azgardens or anywhere...	Krunchy	0	03-Oct-2007 07:58
What's this? I think this is the correct section of the forum for this post. We're cleaning out my mums tank right now and I saw this thing shooting across the ta...	ferny	5	20-Sep-2007 02:05
Nutritional requirements of crays Does anyone know if there is a formula for sorting out how much feed a cray should get? I can eyeball the smaller ones with a bit of trial and error...	Callatya	1	18-Sep-2007 12:33
Shrimp stores? I have been out of fish keeping for about 4years now (army) and I am looking for some good online stores to purchase fish... and especialy shrimp, I a...	Krunchy	6	14-Sep-2007 19:46
One More Dumb Question Will loaches eat shrimp??? specifically clown loaches... I want to take care of some snails but not at the expence of some shrimps!...	Krunchy	12	13-Sep-2007 21:06
Ghost Shrimp Eggs one of my female ghost shrimp has those green eggs under her tail area. i have her and around 11 of her friends in my tank with: 10 guppies(8 females...	bettachris	6	31-Aug-2007 00:25
Do I want snails in my tank? Alrighty, I am thoroughly confused. I'm hearing from all different sources about snails in my tanks and it's separated into; 1. No, snails are...	Smartness07	17	29-Aug-2007 00:29
Need an ID please I cant find an ID for this freshwater shrimp. Anybody got a clue? I have 3 and they are about 2 inches long. Thanks guys. [IMG]http://i179.photobu...	FishKeeperJim	10	20-Aug-2007 06:27
Mystery Snails & Apple Snails.. Same?? I wanted to get a couple apple snails but all the sites I go to say they are no longer legal to sell or whatever. I then see alot of ads on various si...	zookeper	5	15-Aug-2007 19:28
Atya gabonensis, African Fan Shrimp I keep some of these guys. Does any one else? For those who are curious about them and might be interested in getting some for your tank, I'd like to...	General Hague	3	13-Aug-2007 19:03
Fairy Shrimp? I see fairy shrimp eggs on ebay for hatching and to be used as food for fish. Never heard of these shrimps before and not much on the web about them b...	zookeper	2	13-Aug-2007 18:51
FreshWater Nerite Snails-Where? Anyone have a good source for freshwater Nerite snails? Cheapest I found is .79 cents each which seems like alot considering I want like 40 of em. T...	zookeper	3	16-Jul-2007 08:41
Amano Shrimp. I have 2 questions about Amano Shrimps. Do Amano Shrimp eat their shell when they shed it?. How ofter do they shed?. Thanks alot....	jasonpisani	4	16-Jul-2007 00:04
Shrimp Nano tank Hi all I have a 2 gallon tank just sitting here till I figure out what I am going to do with it, my idea is a Ghost Shrimp tank. here is what I have....	FishKeeperJim	8	28-Jun-2007 23:35
Bicolour Crays? OK, I need some help here. went to the LFS today and saw their cherax cray tubs. I think they were either c. destructor or c. albidus, but maybe n...	Callatya	2	26-Jun-2007 17:40
Blue Marrons and Black Lobsters Has anyone here ever bred blue marrons or black lobsters (both native to WA, Australia)? I'm thinking of getting a breeding pair or two, but the last...	Callatya	8	25-Jun-2007 09:37
Crab setups? I'm wondering how everyone here sets up their crab habitats. My little Marshall's tank needs a reno/upsize, so I thought I'd get some ideas He ne...	Callatya	1	15-Jun-2007 19:24
Odd snail behaviour I got 2 pond snails from a freinds tank and am keeping them in a small triangular tank. One of the snails is always trying to get above the water line...	desiredusername	7	15-Jun-2007 18:36
Tale of Six Ghost Shrimp with Eggs Pages: 1, 2 Amateur Ghost Shrimp Mini-Journal This 20G high tank is at 25'C and has 1 tablespoon aquarium salt per 5 G, it is planted and has 2 female gup...	pizpot	21	07-Jun-2007 15:57
Shrimp? I have a 2.5 fully-cycled hex tank.I have on mellow betta who I think would like a tank mate.All that is in there is all-natural river stones and a yo...	shadowtheblacklab	18	07-Jun-2007 00:49
Cherry Shrimp Growth Rate One of my Cherry Shrimp was carrying eggs that hatched over the weekend, and I was wondering how fast the hatchlings grow as I am going to be dismant...	Natalie	4	06-Jun-2007 22:47
Singapore Wood Shrimp Shedding Question I started a little (2 gal) shrimp habitat 6 weeks ago. In it I put 2 Singapores, 4 Red Crystal Shrimp and 2 Zebra Shrimp. My goal was to get a little...	DoctorFox	1	01-Jun-2007 01:23
Crawdad I wet down to a nearby creek and caught a crawdad and it had something hanging off of its belly so i figured it was eggs shure enough 5 days later i h...	porker_2003	3	31-May-2007 17:46
Brown-Backed Crabs - water requirements in captivity? There really isn't much on these crabs as an aquarium inhabitant, so I'm just wondering what other people have found, maybe someone else has kept them...	Callatya	0	28-May-2007 09:05
Cherry Shrimp SetUp Hi All, I have always wanted some Cherry shrimp. So, the past weekend I went to some garage sales and found a nice brand new 5 gallon tank. One of th...	zookeper	2	21-May-2007 16:09
Questions about snails! Ok. So...I'm considering adding snails to my tank. Yes, on purpose. I am NOT looking at apple snails. I am looking at probably trumpet snails, as I h...	lysaer	14	18-May-2007 01:09
Advice on a Nano planted shrimp tank. Hi all, I am planning on starting a Nano planted shrimp tank with a 13 watt flourescent light. I plan for it to be a 2.5 or a 5 gallon open top tank...	GobyFan2007	8	03-May-2007 15:39
Snails What would be an okay type of snail, that I could control the population of, to go into a community tank and/or possibly a cichlid tank? I would like...	Fishrockmysox	5	20-Apr-2007 23:40
Blue Freshwater Prawn So I went to my LFS to pick up some water conditioner this morning, and of course I had to look at the critters. They had somehting new in this time....	Nyteflame	9	19-Apr-2007 00:27
Great Tiger Shrimp Hunt 2007 I am trying to acquire Tiger Shrimps, such as seen here: http://azgardens.com/images/shrimp_Tiger%20Shrimp%2014.JPG (image from azgardens...	lysaer	2	18-Apr-2007 21:30
Snails 1- What kind of snails will reproduce without a mate? 2- Any way to tell males from females in the ones that need mates to reproduce? 3- How do you ge...	fishyfishy26	11	18-Apr-2007 12:00
Snails.... What kind of fish eat snails?...	Fishrockmysox	9	16-Apr-2007 01:37
Blue Moon Crab -- molting? Been a while since I've been back at FP for advice. Finally got my tank set up and decided to go low maintenence with a 30g tall, one crab, an oscar,...	JellyfishPJs	4	09-Apr-2007 05:33
Cambarellus Shuffeltti Anybody have any information on these - cambarellus shuffeltti?. Thanks alot....	jasonpisani	4	06-Apr-2007 23:07
Crabs And Heater Cords I was looking at the heater cord in my crab tank, and I noticed it looked a little copper colored. Yikes. Yes, those claws can do serious damage. He h...	pizpot	3	22-Mar-2007 18:36
Malaysian Trumpet snails.... Couple questions... I keep seeing that people say to use Malaysian Trumpet snails in tanks with sand as they bury under the sand.. My question, is on...	monkeyboy	3	20-Mar-2007 16:39

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