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The Gammarus genus contains many species of freshwater amphipods, or "shrimp". These little guys provide a good meal and a fun chase for average-sized adult tetras, and many other fish of that size!...

You live in/near Galveston? Seems like that's where you live...

Since they are aquatic, are they able to survive without an air stone (and just survive off of the oxygen in the water that gets in naturally)?

I've got quite a few gammarus in my outdoor farm, and would like to culture them. What do you recommend to culture them?

My friend wants some for her wild-caught minnows, but doesn't want to catch...

@jaysee - I do live in Texas, near Houston.

So there's wild mollies in my nearby pond? WOW!

I caught a fish with a butterfly net in my local pond in some shallow water. It looks like this:
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No, it's not a QT tank. I plan to move them to a 75g along with five more peppered cories.

Two of my new peppered corys like to clean the sponge in the intake of my filter. Is this a normal behavior?

So just throw out the mosquito larvae that do appear, or keep them to sell?

So if I culture bloodworms and/or mosquito larvae, would that be a good source of protein for my corys? I understand that bloodworms sink to the bottom naturally, and mosquito larvae naturally float,...

Ah, true! I do see a few photos on Google Images that look like my captures. Are these freshwater amphipods good for cory cats and/or easy to breed?

This creek is in Texas, about 10-15 miles from Houston.

My camera is so bad that I don't think you'll be able to see it clearly in the photo. Looks like I'll be getting a better camera soon :P

Gammarus does like like those, however they seem to have a dorsal shield-like shell structure.

Possibly infant crawfish, yes.

I have a fine net and went into my local creek. It is very wide but shallow in many places. I pulled the net through the water very swiftly and saw that there were small shrimp-like lifeforms or...

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

Here's a short video (yes, it's crappy quality) of my current aquarium as of this afternoon.

Hey everyone! I've just got five awesome peppered corys and have added sand to the aquarium!

(And I've removed the Fluval 203.)

Hey guys, do any of you recommend any ways to heat a tank that's outside? My bloodworm farm is super cold due to temperatures last night, and I don't know how to heat it without a heater. Ideas?

Never mind, it's craigslist :P

Yes, I've also been looking into that for quite a while now...

What's "CL"?

All right, here's the new list:

Top Fin 75 Gallon Aquarium Hood Combo
EHEIM Jager Aquarium Heater 300w
x2 50lb. Silica Sand (from Leslie's Pool Supply)
EHEIM Classic External Canister Filter...

Ah! Great idea!

I'll be sure to do that. And yes, I'm talking about the stove-like green things.

And also, do you recommend EHEIM Substrat Pro?

It was originally for separating the media, but I can take it out.

Don't they come with the 2217? I guess some call them "stand-offs":

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