The last pic is excellent, I got a few Ninja from Crews Hill also, they still call them blue tigers , I hardly ever see them in my moss jungle, but they are cute little guys. Your plants are looking super healthy.

Thanks

Are they still labelling them as Blue Tigers? I've only told them twice that they were Ninjas Did you say anything to them?

The Ninjas are quite interesting to watch. Very skittish little shrimps. I got 10 but I only ever see 3 or 4. Maybe some have died and the other shrimps have eaten the bodies but I don't know.

Hehehe....my plants look healthy because I only show you the healthy parts Lots of BBA and staghorn on the other side of the tank and my shrimps don't eat any of it

Yes I told them they were ninja and the guy said someone else told them that, as though you and I were both making the same mistake , They are tiny little guys, very nice though I have seen them today with nice colours, they looked so dull in the shop.
A bit of algae of any kind is good in a shrimp tank, even if they dont eat it they like what grows on it. I have been trying to cultivate good algae growth for the Sulawesis 13 hours of lights on seems to do the trick.

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The Ninjas definitely look very uninteresting in the shop. Pretty colourless and absolutely tiny. The ones that come out in my tank have coloured up nicely and changing colours from time to time. Quite pleased that I bought them Shame that they don't breed in freshwater

Hehee... 13 hrs lighting is too long for my little puffs. They like their long bed time Besides, I don't want any more algae than I have now

P.S. Liam, I would love to see your "high definition" Ninja pictures. They should look very nice

I'm braving a couple of my tank shots this time



Side view


Baby shrimp sharing with juvie male cherry shrimp

Wow that wood is awesome! So is the tank!

I bow down to theee

What heater do you use for your nano tank? size, make type etc

Ive just acquired a 20L nano minus a heater!

Thanks Esfa I love that wood too though it's such an awkward shape for tying anything to it

LastBoy5cout, the heater is a 50W Chinese make called "Johnlen" that I bought in Hong Kong when I went holiday a couple of years ago. For a 20 ltr tank, you can use a 25W or 50W heater. There are some more "petite" heaters around for smaller tanks.

It looks very nice, I like the wood too and the anubias looks nice and small, the willow moss is looking very good, it grows fast when its happy. Shrimp do love bloodworm, I should feed it more often. Got a few half decent pics of ninjas will post some if I dont get any better ones.

Thanks Liam It is a more of a functional tank setting rather than aesthetically pleasing. Like little Fatty's sleeping basket She still sleeps in there every night. So sweet The oversized wood is very useful for the shrimps and puffers. There is a big through tunnel/cave at the base with various entrances/exits and the shrimps and puffers love it.

Funny about feeding shrimps bloodworms. They seem to react faster to bloodworms and brine shrimps than to the shrimp pellets and other food. Even the shy ninjas would come out from hiding for a piece of bloodworm.

Your shrimp pictures are always amazing Can't wait to see your ninjas