I am resetting one of my tanks, (the Superfish Aqua 30 (5.3 gallon, 24 litre). so it may be used for keeping Red Cherry Shrimp. I have removed the hood that was supplied with the tank, that contain a low energy fluorescent lamp, and made an acrylic cover to use instead. Lighting will be provided by an Led unit resting on the acrylic lid.
My current Red Cherry Shrimp aquarium has quite a powerful water flow provided by an internal power head. Although I have had several 'berried' female shrimp, I have had virtually no baby shrimp produced and I wonder if this is due to the high water flow rate. So the new tank setup will use a 'hang on back' type filter which delivers a more gentle water flow, I have added some activated charcoal to the filter to help purify the water. The shrimp have bred using this type of filter before so this should be more productive for them.
I have also obtained some commercial Azalea roots for decoration. I am soaking this at the moment to remove tannin and water-log it so it sinks. There are many nooks and crannies in the roots suitable for attaching plants to.
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