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| [detritus] Re: lots of Amano shrimp |
Erik Leung
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Hey guys, Guy at Albany Aquarium might be able to help you with the Amano shrimp; I'll see if there's interest in a group buy @ the plant study group, it might make it more feasible for all involved. Guy got in a crop of the so-called "cherry/crystal red" shrimp (Neocaridina), which pick at attached filamentous & brushy green algaes. They're readily available in aquarium stores in Asia and are just making their appearance stateside, so are pretty expensive. The word is that they are easy to breed in aquaria, especially relative to Caridina japonica. Scant info on the net, but: http://www.franksaquarium.com/cherryredshrimp.htm I was at Albany this evening, and the original batch is gone, but there are a few buzzing around in a small display tank by the store entrance. (Guy just received a very large shipment of plants - some very rare, i.e. Ericaulon, Hydrotriche hottoniiflora, Ludwigia palustris, variegated Bacopa, 4-color Nymphaea, Elatine triandra. There were also a large group of Botia sidthimunki, which are pretty tough to find these days. The store is worth a visit! Meanwhile, getting a handle on nutrient is a very good method for algae control; once your plants are chugging along, life for algae becomes much more difficult. Macronutrient dosing is the topic @ the plant study group meeting in February. There'll be starter samples of potassium sulfate (K2S04) to go around. Cheers, Erik Leung --------------------------------------- sfas aquaplant study group http://www.sfaquarium.org/plantstudy.html -----Original Message----- From: Michael Laflamme [mailto:spic-@hotmail.com] Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 7:53 PM To: detr-@topica.com Subject: Re: lots of Amano shrimp Scott, Did you try Albany? I hear that Guy also has some new type of nice little shrimp there as well. Tom knows about it, and the APD had a few posts on it. I think they are cherry in color...something like that...someone help me out here... Regards, Michael >From: Scott Weintraub >Reply-To: detr-@topica.com >To: detr-@topica.com >Subject: lots of Amano shrimp >Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2003 17:36:02 -0800 > >I am trying to buy a whole bunch of these little algae eating critters, >maybe 100. Does anyone know of a great fish store, preferably in the East >Bay, that would make me a good deal? Tom Barr told me that I should be able >to find them for about $70 but I haven't been able to find anyone who will >hit that number. > >I would also like to get a couple dozen otto's. I need some more >algaetarians in my tank. > >Thanks for your help. > >-Scott |
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