While these are not the Orange Eyed Blue Tigers they are tiger shrimp none the less, and it is my first successful breeding of shrimp. Yes I understand they are prolific breeders and it is not impressive I did get a decent picture of the tiny babies. This is my community tank and the lighting is better and there is not the excess of tannins as in the OEBT tank.
My First Baby Tiger shrimp
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Congrats, they are just minimally less tricky. If you can do one, then the other should be a walk in the park. I have been tossing around the idea of picking some up, but the better half wants either CBS or Cardinal/Six banded/White Orchid Sulawesi… We have a ton of Tylo’s already so I see a Sulawesi nano in our near future, lol.
I think the Cardinal shrimp are something I would also like to try but I can not find a good supplier, let me know if you find one.
There are a few people here in Houston that breed and sell Sulawesi shrimp. They just have far different requirements and can not be kept with any soft water shrimp. They have water requirements similar to Tanganyikan tanks (8.2-8.8 Ph, Low Kh and Gh, very mature tanks) the Tylomelania snails are far more forgiving and I keep them in my Tanganyikan community tank. I have a nice rimless 3 gallon pico that I am wanting to tweak into a Sulawesi biotope. Use aragonite sand as a base (to help buffer the Ph) and just top off tablespoons of water every day to avoid any shift in water changes. I think I’ll try using some Anubias or vals to break up the scattered Seiryu stones and lace rock. Ideally I’ll set it up and run it for 2-3 months before introduction to build up the biofilm and settle the tank to avoid any fluctuations. Kepping them is really an exercise of stability, the less it ever changes the happier they are. Here is the thread Tim is selling his shrimp and snails on with prices
http://www.houstonfishbox.com/vforums/showthread.php?44824-Shrimp-and-Snails