My first ever tank!

[Boundava15 4]

So it seems that they are liking the current. The sponge filter you pictured is a nice option as it has the ceramic media areas that you can seed with the BB already in your HOB.
***sorry, you have an internal filter...lol***

(I don't know what type of media is in the current filter) take the ceramic media from the internal filter (in the picture) and place it into the old internal filt media chamber. I would take a little seeded media out of the old internal filter media chamber to encourage new bacteria to grow on the new media
BB will grow to fit the amount of BB that your tank needs-never in excess.

 

[ambrosia0456]

So it seems that they are liking the current. The sponge filter you pictured is a nice option as it has the ceramic media areas that you can seed with the BB already in your HOB.
***sorry, you have an internal filter...lol***

(I don't know what type of media is in the current filter) take the ceramic media from the internal filter (in the picture) and place it into the old internal filt media chamber. I would take a little seeded media out of the old internal filter media chamber to encourage new bacteria to grow on the new media
BB will grow to fit the amount of BB that your tank needs-never in excess.

it's a sponge inside the filter, maybe cut it up in small pieces and chuck them in the new chamber with some ceramics too?

 

[Boundava15 4]

That would also work.

 

[ambrosia0456]

Tank update! Got the 15 neos, 5 black sakura (1 was dead sadly ), 5 black rili and 5 blue velvet!
Also added some catappa leaves and a chunk of coral (opposites but eh cute and won't affect ph too much)
I also replanted the Limnophila sessiliflora (let's hope it doesn't melt away this time) and also added some Marsilea Hirsuta to the front right!

 

[Boundava15 4]

Looks good! The shrimp seller didn't add 1 or 2 extra in case of DOA?

 

[ambrosia0456]

Looks good! The shrimp seller didn't add 1 or 2 extra in case of DOA?

Nope, I guess they did with the amano and that's why there were 4 instead of the 3 I asked for ahahaha. I guess Neocaridinas are more expensive...

 

[ambrosia0456]

Had a loss yesterday after 10 hours in the tank
My guess is the shipping stress got to it, his (?) name was Neptune, I gave him (?) a proper burial...

 

[MattW62 178]

My first group of neos had a big die-off in the first few weeks. The change of environment was a big factor. It's a shame when these shrimp die unexpectedly

 

[ambrosia0456]

My first group of neos had a big die-off in the first few weeks. The change of environment was a big factor. It's a shame when these shrimp die unexpectedly

Aww poor babies... Let's hope at least a male and a female survive and they have tons of fry! hahaha

 

[ambrosia0456]

Could this shrimp have scutariella japonica or vorticella? it's swimming and eating okay, It's too small to take better pics hahaha

 

[MattW62 178]

Looks like Scutariella japonica! My neo tank is full of them sadly. I did try salt dips on affected shrimp, but it quickly multiplied out of control, so I just let them live with the shrimp now.

These have been the best pics I've managed to capture. They are very small parasites.

 

[ambrosia0456]

Looks like Scutariella japonica! My neo tank is full of them sadly. I did try salt dips on affected shrimp, but it quickly multiplied out of control, so I just let them live with the shrimp now.

These have been the best pics I've managed to capture. They are very small parasites.

Ohhh have you ever tried Praziquantel (API General Cure)? I've read somewhere it works but idk
Could SERA MED PROFESSIONAL TREMAZOL work? It's the only thing available in Spain...
Edit: I'll try to tediously get all the infected ones today and put them in a salt dip (30gr/L of pure sea salt)

 

[ambrosia0456]

Even tho one of my blue velvets got clado (already contained and in treatment), at least some good news is this black rili has a saddle now!!!

 

[ambrosia0456]

Also, all my fishes and shrimp together LOL:

Didn't know fish's eyes also glowed under flash LOL, do corys have a tapetum lucidum like cats? (is it bad for them?)

 

[ambrosia0456]

I think all my female neocaridina's are eggnant! ^^
There's one black rili with 3 measly eggs, but she's trying her best...
She doesn't like a blue velvet that stock full of eggs hahahah