Tag Archives: shrimp

Aquarimax Episode 109: When Fish are Irregular, Better Rift Lake Info, and Shrimp Solutions

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Join Aquarimax hosts Rus and Kelly as they discuss comments and questions from Andrejka in Oregon, David in Santa Clara, CA, and Mick in Carnforth, UK.

 

Here are the resources David in Santa Clara suggested for finding out more info on the Rift Lakes and the cichlids that inhabit them:

http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/lake_tanganyika.php

Konings, A., TANGANYIKA CICHLIDS in their natural habitat, Cichlid Press, Copyright 1998

http://www.pnas.org/content/102/suppl.1/6581.full

http://www.africamuseum.be/publication_docs/1995_Delvaux_Age-Lake-Malawi.pdf

http://www.sciencemag.org/content/300/5617/325.short

 

Here’s some information from Mick’s fellow shrimpkeeping friend that helped him cure a parasitic infection of his sakura red shrimp:

he recommended tremazol by sera med for parasites:
http://www.shrimpnow.com/content.php/260-Vorticella-Parasites-on-Shrimps
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUv_6ufJC7Q

for pests that don’t actually live in/on the shrimp, he recommended panacur:

http://www.planetinverts.com/killing_planaria_and_hydra.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BG1LEfixa9U

 

Aquarimax Episode 107: Adventure Aquarium, Frisky Frogs, and Mysterious Color Changes

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Join Aquarimax hosts Rus and Kelly as they discuss questions and comments from Tony in New York, Juliette in Paris, France, Charlie in North Carolina, Jonas in Sweden, and Mick in Carnforth, UK.

Here’s a short video of the highlights of Rus’ visit to Adventure Aquarium:

 

 

Here’s an article that provides a nice intro to Apistogramma cacatuoides, the cockatoo cichlid:

http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/apistogramma_cacatuoides.php

 

Check out Micks’ video of an orange cherry shrimp that faded a bit at berrying time:

See how the frogs in Mick’s pond are feeling the spring (the serenade gets his fire-belly toads singing too!)

 

 

Aquarimax Episode 104: ph, discouraging mold, doubletail bettas, shrimp answers, and more

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Join hosts Rus and Kelly as they discuss comments and questions from Andrejka in Oregon, Carlos in New York, Jackson in Australia, Ken Jones, the Prince of Ponds, Cliff in Michigan, Sam J in his current location, Tony in New York, Nathan in Salisbury, England, and Mick in Carnforth, UK.

 

Aquarimax Episode 103: More Substrations, Crustacean Frustrations, and Ingestations

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Join Aquarimax hosts Rus and Kelly as they discuss comments and questions from Anne in Pittsburgh, Ken, the Prince of Ponds, and Mick in Carnforth, Uk.

Also: Check out the newest Aquarimax Quick Guide here  (About Goldfish Breeding Tubercles.)

 

Aquarimax Episode 101: From Copepods and Daphnia to Aquarium Management App and German Blue Rams

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Join Aquarimax hosts Rus and Kelly as they discuss questions and comments from Dan in Auburn, WA; Tony In NY; Juliette in Paris, France; Alex in Melbourne, Australia; Andrejka in Oregon; and Anne in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Tony shared this link on raising Daphnia together with plants:

http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/shrimp-other-invertebrates/94835-raising-daphnia-floating-plants.html

as well as this link on aquarium-safe rocks:

http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/rock_metals.php

 

Rus would like to add this link about raising Daphnia on some alternative food sources:

http://www.caudata.org/forum/f1173-advanced-newt-salamander-topics/f11-food-live-frozen-freeze-dried-pellets-etc/f12-daphnia-moina-brine-shrimp-etc/77665-results-experimentation-daphnia-cultures-alternate-feeding.html

 

Juliette would like to share two great links on shrimp:

caridea.org (in French)

crustahunter.com  (similar to above but in English and German)

Alex would like to make his web-based aquarium manager application available for free to all aquarists, so here it is:

http://aquarium-manager.herokuapp.com