Tank Profile: One Gallon with Yellow Shrimp

Tank: 1 gallon square with palm "hang-on-back" (HOB) filter and clip on light.

'Scaping: blue gravel, rocks, two types of plant.


Stock:
3x yellow shrimp (Neocaridina heteropoda var. yellow)
1x red ramshorn snail



Top tips:
* A single ramshorn snail cannot reproduce and will help control algae.
* Keep water and gravel clean by using a baster or dropper to remove water from under the gravel where feces and mulm will tend to build up.
* Do partial water changes often, things can go wrong quickly in a micro-tank!

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Spixi Egg Watch

I am attempting to hatch my first clutch of Asolene spixi (a.k.a. zebra apple snail) eggs:

Spixi laying



Day 1


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Day 8


Day 17: Baby Snails

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I have a new clutch in a better place to get a good look at it:

1/18/10


1/26/10