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catbyte

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20. What cool little creatures! I thought about getting some shrimp, but I didn't know if

Reply to AmBlue (Reply #3)

Sat Feb 4, 2023, 09:23 AM

Feb 2023

they would like the lava rock substrate of this aquarium. There were some really striking blue shrimp I saw on the Live Aquaria website. Maybe I'll give them a try.

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I have a population explosion! [View all] catbyte Feb 2023 OP

Great pics! Chicagogrl1 Feb 2023 #1

Nice photos..... secondwind Feb 2023 #2

Nice! AmBlue Feb 2023 #3

Ordinarily, soldierant Feb 2023 #6

Could you see the image at least? AmBlue Feb 2023 #14

Absolute;y. I could see it, and I could enlarge it soldierant Feb 2023 #18

What cool little creatures! I thought about getting some shrimp, but I didn't know if catbyte Feb 2023 #20

Nature will find a way........ getagrip_already Feb 2023 #4

Love these photos!!! calimary Feb 2023 #5

Lovely aquarium.... Karadeniz Feb 2023 #7

What a nice set up! Bayard Feb 2023 #8

No, they're silk. These BiOrb aquariums use lava rock as part of the filtration system, so catbyte Feb 2023 #9

Really? Bayard Feb 2023 #12

THey really are low maintenance and I love the "fish bowl" look. catbyte Feb 2023 #19

I looked at them last night Bayard Feb 2023 #21

When the cat's away the platies will play. Solly Mack Feb 2023 #10

At the risk of getting these fish banned in Florida, markodochartaigh Feb 2023 #11

Congratulations, grandma! littlemissmartypants Feb 2023 #13

He's about 1/3 of the pic from the bottom and to the left. He looks like a little brown blob with catbyte Feb 2023 #16

Found him! He's much smaller than I expected but he's cute. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Feb 2023 #17

You need to start a new handle fishbyte n/t. airplaneman Feb 2023 #15

I used to keep an aquarium. Texaswitchy Feb 2023 #22