Jon's 5.5 gal shrimp tank

[~firefly~]

They look fab. You got some nice, bright ones there. Good work!

[SomethingIsFishy]

Thanks!! Hopefully they will make more shrimp soon...

[KevinVA]

Excellent photos! Your plants & shrimp look great.

[SomethingIsFishy]

Thanks!! I wouldn't say my pics are excellent... tank looks so much better in person...

[SomethingIsFishy]

All 4 shrimp have successfully molted! I bought another desk lamp... the plants seem to like the extra light, and the whole tank is lit evenly. Yay!

[SomethingIsFishy]

I'VE GOT BERRIES!!!!!! Well, actually, one of my shrimp does... YAY!! She didn't want her picture taken... took me long enough just to get a good enough look at her to be sure.

Is there anything specific I should do to be ready for the little guys?

[KevinVA]

I'm pretty sure that as long as you don't have an overbearing filter, they'll take well to the peaceful tank. You have a sponge filter, right?

[SomethingIsFishy]

Yup... sponge filter. Nice gentle flow.

What about food? Tank is fairly new... should I be worried about there not being enough stuff in there for the babies to eat?

[KevinVA]

Sounds to me like you're ready. You could add some veggies if you want. If you don't have a lot of algae, or it's picked clean, you might want to supplement, since a starving shrimp will become an opportunistic shrimp and might eat the juvies. Just keep everyone well fed - you don't need to do anything special for the babes. Oh, and congrats! =]

[SomethingIsFishy]

Thanks! I've got algae wafers that I'm using for food now, and I will try to find some actual shrimp food as well.

I appreciate your advice!