#but not All eggs so they dont die because you need snails

[spinecurlingmice]

can you guys start yearnposting like crazy so i can reblog it or do i have to be the one that goes into the war

[b-blushes]

hello i am here with slug facts! so!

slugs are super cool i love them a lot! most species live for a few months to a year, they hibernate during the winter. like a lot of bugs that survive winter, they rely on leaf litter to keep warm! the decaying of the leaves keeps them warm enough to not freeze.

their daily life mostly consists of trying to find food and sleeping. slugs have absolutely atrocious eyesight, they can basically only see light and dark and some general shapes, so they find food based on smell. they smell with their bottom two antenna things! (i forget the scientific name but like. the average person doesnt know it anyway so.) most slugs are primarily herbivores and eat various fruits, vegetables, decaying plant matter, and fungi and mold. but, like snails, there are a few species that eat other slugs! and pretty much all slugs will eat dead slugs and nibble on other dead animals sometimes.

slugs and snails both need a lot of calcium, snails need more than slugs because they need to maintain their shells, but slugs also need some because they have internal shells!! it shields their organs from damage if they are attacked. their main sources of calcium are rocks, bones, and eggshells. they eat with this thing called a radula, which is basically like a tongue covered in tiny teeth! it lets them scrape bits off their food so they can eat it.

slugs are mainly preyed upon by birds, and things like lizards and frogs. they cant outrun predators, and they dont have protective shells to hide in like snails do, so they use other tactics to get predators to leave them alone. slugs have really strong "feet" (the muscle they use to crawl along the ground), and can grip whatever theyre on top of really well, which makes it hard for predators to pull them off and into their mouths. they also can ooze a special slime when startled, that is more liquidy and tastes extra gross so predators leave them alone. a lot of slugs are various levels of toxic as well.

slugs need to stay damp all the time, theyre mostly water and can easily dry out and die. they usually live under rocks or logs or leaf litter because of this, and tend to stay in dark or shaded places out of the sun. they dont have a regular sleep schedule like people do, but because they cant be in the sun they do tend to come out more at night or when its raining. slugs just sort of sleep whenever, and it varies from slug to slug. they basically just sleep whenever theyre not eating or looking for something to eat, and when theyre somewhere safe like under a rock or log. they sleep usually in periods of a few hours at a time.

slugs arent exactly social animals, but because they lay eggs in clusters that range from a dozen to a few hundred and because they cant travel far due to being so slow, they often live in groups. theres also anecdotal evidence that being in groups affects their behavior, ie slugs realizing its time to hatch from feeling other slugs crawling over them.

slugs have both sets of genitals, and any two slugs of the same species can mate. they have really intricate mating rituals its very interesting to watch. if you look at a slug closely you can see a little hole open up near their head, that hole does basically everything. it's how they breathe, and inside there are their sex organs, those come out when mating. they also poop from there and lay eggs from there. their eggs are jelly-like, similar to amphibian eggs, and they lay them either buried slightly in the dirt, or under logs or rocks. they lay a few clutches of eggs in their life, usually one in spring and one in summer.

i hope you enjoyed my ramblings about slugs, and i hope this answered any questions you had!! if you have any follow-up questions let me know, i can probably answer them!

YES thank you chaos this is so interesting!!!! I've always known slugs as little friendly guys from my garden and been curious about them but have never for example kept any as pets so never really was able to figure out what their days look like! I'm also familiar with slug eggs from discovering them in the garden too!

i was just looking at anatomy diagrams and it's so wild to picture them with hearts and organs 'similar' to us! (not like, similar similar but you know, like they're so small and the variety of 'insides' that various bugs and invertebrates and molluscs have! like of course it's not all just goop in there!) Truly so magical how many creatures are living all around us with daily lives so similar and so different to ours! Thank you again for sharing slug facts with me :') OH AND ALSO the context in which i was asking, Slug Mode Saturday, had three main tenets which were go slowly, focus on nourishment, and cosy (although it was mostly vibes more than strict rules :P) and i feel like they are similar! so slug mode saturday returns!!!

[mde1011]

when i got into the dsmp i started a note and wrote down any quotes or moments i thought were funny, and im bored at 3 am so enjoy some of them

how is being arrested real? just walk away!!!”

⁃ “once an american always an american. go...go protests masks...or something”

⁃ “...yEAH BUT DID YOU HAVE WAP” “what’s...whats wap?” “...WORSHIP AND PRAYER”

⁃ “HOW DO YOU LIKE POLITICS MOTHERFUCKER”

⁃ “i’m naked” “...no you’re not” “i can be...”

⁃ “uhhhh i’m in a high stress situation....i deal with these poorly”

⁃ “i should go first i’m naked”

⁃ “yEAHHHH WE KILLED AN OLD MAN WITH HEART PROBLEMS”

⁃ “what are you going to do?” “i...have no idea i think i’m gonna start out by punching a tree”

⁃ “tOmmy...did i just hear you say shit ass looking mofo?”

⁃ “i aM gOinG to gEt nAkeD to iNtiMidAtE HiM”

- “...i want freedom !” “you want BALLS.”

⁃ “...down the line. yeah that’s where we discover the art of cannibalism” “oh it’s an art?” “it’s an art”

⁃ “oh there’s some logs here. wonder what they’re saying to me. uh huh. uh huh. oh yeah that’s very racist” “tommy you gotta burn those logs.” “burn ‘em before they spread their racism to other logs”

⁃ “are you pooing?” “*whisper* i’m charging up-““ “he’s ejaculating on the tent.” “he’s WHAT?”

⁃ “he’s sPEEDING. LOOK HOW FAST HES GOING” “i’ve taken so many drugs. someone tell badboyhalo”

⁃ “we should make a pact. and that pact is, uh, we make a book...and in that book...we declare that saying ‘muffin’ is a, is a slur”

⁃ “i was thinking what if one day your bladder just,,,,stopped working.....AGGGFFFFF i was tHINKING ABOUT THAT THE OTHER DAY IVE GOT TO PREPARE IVE GOT YO PREPARE thisiswhydiapersaintthatbad”

⁃ <sapnap> i think i was ordered to um

<tommyinnit> boobed

<sapnap> kill you

<tommyinnit> boobs

<sapnap> if this happens

<tommyinnit> think about boobs man

<sapnap> tsk tsk tommy

<tommyinnit> iM DISGRUNTLED

⁃ “why is this deadman so good at making drugs”

⁃ “i just learnt that a girl hero is called a heroine and it freaked me out”

⁃ “memento memento me-“ “that’s actually the worst word i know so you can’t keep saying that” “oh, really.....? have you ever heard the term ‘racist’?”

⁃ “the person who invented the phrase ‘be yourself’ hadn’t met you!”

⁃ “you seem like the type of guy whose dad would throw him overboard as a joke but he would just drown”

⁃ “shout out to dream for twerking!”

⁃ “let’s talk......let’s talk about sex” “wonderful. what do you think about sex, lazarbeam?” “i ain’t saying SHIT in front of a sixteen year old”

⁃ “what the- i think i’m seeing things” “....tommy i told you not to drink the sea water” “well i DID drink the sea water because it TOLD ME TO”

⁃ “it’s like the movie when that guy gets stranded on an island and has sex with a coconut” “whAT?? dream- dream, you vastly misinterpreted this” “it one hundred percent does”

⁃ “oh mastICATE.....isn’t that when a fish turns inside out?”

⁃ “what are some bad words YOU know, clay?” “i don’t-“ “what about ‘terrorist’?”

⁃ “my mind has to be on the same frequency as jesus when he walked on water”

⁃ “you wanna know why i was late?” “no i really do-“ “i was having a MASSIVE poo. really just a HUGE poo”

⁃ “jUST CUZ YOU TALK ABOUT POO ONCE AND THEN YOU SEE A BIG GREEN BASTARD AMD YOUR LIFE IS FLASHING BEFORE YOUR EYES AND THEN YOU CANT REMEMBER- YOU CANT REMEMBER IF IT WAS YESTERDAY OR TOMORROW YOU HURT THAT WOMAN”

⁃ “i love america. mmmmm patriotism

⁃ “LIFE IS NOT A HAPPY SONG KERMIT THE FROG”

⁃ “please stop taking the cock”

⁃ “two four six eight who do we appreciate? not the government let’s gooooooo”

⁃ “oooo look at the dogs😍” “wHAAAAAT. WHAT. THERES ACTUALLY LIKE. A MILLION DOGS HERE. WHAT THE HELL.”

⁃ “yeahhhhh bitch i stab- i don’t stab women-“ “woooooooah tommy you stab women?” “heyyyy sapnap”

⁃ “do you know what happens whne you reach the top of the ladder? there’s only one place to go.” “.....side to side😨” “down.” “...i really thought you were gonna say side to side🥺”

⁃ “one last time.” “just like in hamilton😓”

⁃ “you don’t know how many times i’ve mistaken trees for hot women”

⁃ “ i don’t feel better i just destroyed penis”

⁃ “i’ve never seen a snail with bad morals”

⁃ “awwwwwwww😢 i’m doin’ drugs🤧 just like the good ol’ days😓” “.....define the ‘good old days’” “back when i did drugs”

⁃ “have you ever fought a baby? i have and it was trivially easy to defeat, phil.”

⁃ “the only other i egg i know about was the one i learnt about in school....not allowed to say which one....”

⁃ “did you know one of my new years resolutions is to be more like 2010 justin bieber?”

⁃ “apparently cats don’t lay eggs”

⁃ “thinking about trees- if i saw a tree with a beard mmmmmm...holy shit id hit it”

⁃ “we’re in hell dude. science doesn’t matter here”

⁃ “i cant die i cant die i’m GOD”

⁃ “hey pig your letter is the same as pussy, hmm?”

⁃ “are we cool are we COOL guys? CRYSTAL COOL like CRYSTAL METH”

⁃ “he- he’s crying because - because i killed his mother isn’t that right? mother dearest mother deadest mother gonest”

⁃ “bro ive been drinking since i was six and let me tell you...it’s not good to be drinking that young. led to some poor life decisions when i was 8” “what did you do” “i cant say” “...who did you hurt” “....only myself”

⁃ “je suis” “ay i know what that mean you prick” “what does it mean” “it means you’re racist dickhead”

⁃ “i’d never poo in the presence of a women- which is why i’m scared to get a girlfriend i think i’d just explode”

⁃ “biff tannen is one of my idols”

⁃ “black widow died and i thought ‘wow it should’ve been the man’ because he’s a man”

⁃ “there’s a character called captain america and i think he’s stupid”

⁃ “i’m a GOOD LAD i’ve got GOOD MORALS and if i’ve DONE SOMETHING WRONG it WASNT MY FAULT I JUST GOT A LITTLE EXCITED”

⁃ “sam....what’s the longest you’ve ever wiped your arse? for me it’s 48 minutes”

⁃ “why are you standing in the shitter?” “....that’s a SINK” “uhhh welllll” “hAVE YOU SHAT IN THE SINK?????”

⁃ “you’re like a living ghost” “...i think that’s called a human, tubbo”

⁃ “maybe i accidentally kill ranboo and we just never see him again *laughs* ay? and then i go ‘april foooools!!!’ and then i kill their child. i kill him”

⁃ “you built a penis” “it’s a PENIS OF SAFETY”

⁃ “i saw the penis of safety and i pressed mouse button four my friend”

⁃ “the penis on the other side of the river is larger” “ive heard that before....”

⁃ “you’ve turned the penis into a wall” “a wall of safety is better than a penis of safety” “i think the penis was better”

⁃ “if you wanna make a penis i know where we can make a penis and i know how big we can make it”

⁃ “i don’t conceptualize death but i think i just saw it!”

⁃ “yeah i- yeah i know i’m- my first impression on eret was making him read a shrek fan fiction so- i’m not one for first impressions”

⁃ “i-i’m scared for him- i’m scared OF him. yknow the first thing he did when he saw me was imMEDIATELY strip down then jump off then immediately die?”

⁃ “where are you?” “getting stabbed, one second”

⁃ “you’ve seen the joker?” “yea-“ “i resonate a lot with that man” “...oH. oh. that’s- that’s not-“

⁃ “he bURNT DOWN MY HOUSE” “out of LOVE”

⁃ “ohhhh my god stop making me play with the neighbor kid” “o-okay if you don’t go play with him i’m kicking you out of the house-“ “wHAT THE FUCK???”

⁃ “there’s a STRIP CLUB” “oh yeah for wood!” “are you into strippers?” “i mean all it does is make the wood look different so....yeah it doesn’t really do much”

⁃ “no no we have categories, we have the poo-saster- you might have to take a shower after-“ “no, no i’m gonna stop you right there”

⁃ “as i was saying you can have a 1-to-3 wiper, that’s an A-tier poo, my friend”

⁃ “i want you to eat your sock”

⁃ “you know i’m a child- i’m a minor” “sO AM I DICKHEAD”

⁃ “everyone is calling you dresus” “yeah i am”

⁃ “ayyyy ayyyy los DROGAS LOS DROGAS” “no no big q- she’s thirteen- how does this happen with every 13 year old girl you meet?”

⁃ “my poo has muscles like i do”

⁃ “i cant hear the words among us without crying they’ll say there are aliens among us and in the back youll just hear me *choking noises*”

⁃ “tubbo...tubbo is like...tubbo is like mary” “.....did you just call me the Virgin Mary?”

⁃ “i’m just saying, have you ever seen me and jesus in the same room?”

⁃ “do you smoke sam” “all the time”

⁃ “i thought you were talking about the- the speeeeed drug”

⁃ “have you ever sold drugs to kids sam?” “......no”

⁃ “we can’t let the girlboss rule because she will gatekeepe my feelings” “that would not be good”

⁃ “THEY DIDNT INVITE ME TO KILL ME???? NOW I HAVE FOMO”

⁃ “you have obviously taken part in scientology-“ “i have not-“ “you’ve donated to tom cruises cult shit”

⁃ “....am i worse than david dobrik?” “are- are we worse than david dobrik?” “oh- oh god”

⁃ “he has broke one of the rules of the hit best seller ‘the bible’- this kind of looks like a cock”

⁃ “well i’ve moved now, KING”

⁃ “what is an angsty teen and am i one? because when i USED to hang out with my friends they use the word angst a lot”

⁃ “yeah yeah yeah i bench”

⁃ “sam i think i’m angsty i think i’m an angsty tik tok teen looking for a community to help me out”

⁃ “i don’t think you’ve followed the train of logic all the way-“ “there’s a TRAIN INVOLVED????????”

⁃ “i’m like the orange fucker from that animated rom com”

⁃ “i’m under the influence of big cock”

⁃ “it’s meeee big cock man”

⁃ “i cant look away” “sam please use your twitter alt for this” “he’s horny on maaaainnnnn” “and what’s wrong with that?” “.......”

⁃ “you’re a FUCKING IDIOT” “IM NOT A FUCKING IDIOT, BIG COCK”

⁃ “i’m gonna call you ‘cockity’ big cock” “sHUT THE FUCK UP SHUT THE FUCK UP-“

⁃ “STOP LOOKING AT IT” “ITS SO VIBRANT”

⁃ “at least this guy doesn’t have a cock-“ “itS NOT A COCK” “horny on main jesus-“

⁃ “is that a cock” “SHUT THE FUCK UP”

⁃ “.....i wanna see the inside of it again do a split”

⁃ “okay sam-“ “tommy that guy wants your cock-“ “no- no he doesn’t sam”

⁃ “sam, sam and i need you to hear this....dont. act. up.” “i don’t act up-“ “you were acting up-“ “i-“ “you were caught in 8k.” “but- but we both agree it’s not a tie-“

⁃ “please don’t tell me to kill cockity i am overwhelmed”

⁃ “why is there an anus in my tie?”

⁃ “what are the legal implications of this?” “...i mean besides hell you’re good”

⁃ “whatre the legal implications?” “i mean usually that’s a no-no but today, today it’s fine” “yeahhh lets go murder his family”

⁃ “i’d be an antivax landlord”

⁃ “jesus never does drugs” “well- well you turned water into wine king and wine is alcohol”

⁃ “can you put on pants i can’t- i cant stop looking at it- sorry tommy i know you said-“ “yeah sam i know you tried-“

⁃ “you know i fuck with satan”

⁃ “i’m sorry jesus lucifer is just such a good man-“ “oh you- hold me BACK FROM THIS FUCKER HOLD ME BACK ILL SEND HIM TO HELL YOU LIKE HELL-“

⁃ “are you jesus or just a man who grew a beard and put on a suit?”

⁃ “even the guy with his cock out is telling you to stop-“ “oh jesus, and i mean jesus-“ “shUT THE FUCK UP MAN”

⁃ “the best best way to slander him is to stop his offspring; we need to kick him the balls.....no? not a good....? alright us four each take a ball-“

⁃ “......why did jesus give him four scrotums man🙁🙁”

[unproduciblesmackdown]

heres the rest of thos asks

Macaroni and Cheese: What makes you think of your childhood?

i suppose its old shows i used to watch. wishbone

Spring Green: How do you relax when you’re stressed?

uhm i stop caring or listen to music or eat something lol

Asparagus: What’s an unpopular opinion you have?

uhhhh.....i dont like thomas sanders

Bittersweet: Has someone you loved ever hurt you?

of course

Eggplant: Explain your url and avatar.

my url comes from a sandwich board one of the local businesses put out back where i used to be; my avatar is because i like lars

Outer Space: Do you ever feel like you’re an outcast from others?

yeah but not in like a dramatic way, i just dont tend to easily find ppl in on a social wavelength with

Cotton Candy: What is your favorite dessert?

ice cream

Freckle: Do you have any marks on your skin? How do you feel about them?

i have freckles which are my pride and joy, stretch marks and scars which i also love. i still break out a bit which i dont mind horribly just coz im used to it, but i dont think i could ever Like that lol, best case scenario be neutral abt it

Shocking Pink: Is there a trait that you have that others don’t expect from you?

sometimes when you dont talk around someone i guess they think you have no thoughts at all? sometimes ppl seem surprised i have like opinions ever. onhere im obviously partially upfront abt what im passionate about, but in person i rarely entrust anyone w that

Robin’s Egg Blue: If you were an animal, which one do you think would you be?

a cat

Granny Smith Apple: What’s something everyone else likes that you don’t?

star wars...i dont Dislike it, ive just never been able to like....care in the least. rogue one was rad af tho

Dandelion: What’s a pet peeve of yours?

an easy one is that certain sounds bother the hell out of me, not the ones that are supposed to tho, like nails on chalkboard type stuff. certain kinds of audible eating noises are intolerable to me, i dont use some word ever b/c i hate the sound

Atomic Tangerine: What gets you motivated to do a difficult task?

uhhh.....getting it over with

Wisteria: What’s your favorite thing about yourself?

im nice to cats

Candy Apple: How do you think others view you?

on average i guess as quiet

Plum: Are you insecure about anything?

yeah, my enthusiasm in general, and my teeth/skin/fact that i exist

Sky Blue: Where do you feel the most at home?

fuck, uhhh...im pretty comfortable on a roller coaster lol

Tickle Me Pink: How do you try to cheer others up when they’re sad?

i really dont, but i suppose by giving them food

Wild Strawberry: Do you care what others think about you?

to the extent that they dont think im a complete asshole but not really

Glossy Grape: Recommend something to your followers.

a kentucky hot brown is a secret sandwich and theres a whole cheese sauce you have to make but its worth it

World Wide Web Yellow: What was the last thing you looked up?

my goog app says it was "whats the difference between sphinxes and manticores"

Shadow Blue: Do you have a darker side to you that most people are unaware of?

not in like, an edgy way, but ive never graced anyone with a true loss of temper or even anything close to it really. loss of patience tops lol

Electric Lime: What genre of music do you listen to?

generally some form of pop

Night Owl: Describe a very interesting dream that you had.

god have i ever had an "interesting" dream...i guess i have when im dreaming in like, video game format. but uhhh...recently i dreamt abt going to several beaches, thats abt as fun as it gets

Cornflower: What do you think about the most?

gay shit

Grasshopper Green: Describe the area where you live.

appalachia

Misty Moss: Is there anything you regret?

not really no

Tiny Toad Brown: Do you find beauty in something that people consider to be ugly or undesirable?

uneven skin tone, scars and stretch marks

Sunny Side Up: Do you like waking up in the mornings, or would you rather sleep in?

sleep in all fuckn day

Kitten Gray: Do you have any pets? If so, describe them.

not technically

Timberwolf: Do you give second chances when somebody has wronged you?

i guess

Freshly Squeezed: What excites you?

ooh...i dunno, birds? stars. boring things like that. snails.

Firefly Red: What gives you purpose?

i dont really consider myself having a purpose

Tiny Teapot Tan: Do you consider yourself to be attractive/cute?

im fairly average

Rain Drop Blue: Describe the weather outside.

its nighttime but i think its clear out

Sweet Pea Green: Do you have/want children?

god no

Pussywillow: Do you like being around others, or do you like being alone?

unless its good friends then i'd prefer to be alone

Jack ‘O’ Lantern Orange: What’s your biggest fear and why?

uh, needing some form of health care because i cant afford that

Baby Bunny Pink: Do you look young for your age, or do you look older than you are?

i used to look older than my age, now im not sure

Mystic Maroon: What confuses you, and why?

this question???? poetry coz its obfuscated

Cosmic Cobalt: What’s your zodiac sign, and do you think it’s accurate?

pisces. i do like the ocean, but otherwise not really

Petal Pink: Describe your fashion sense as well as what you’re wearing right now.

im not sure...in reality i think its kind of boring but i do like having some bright color or noticeable pattern/line or just contrast in general. im wearing skinny jeans and a graphic tee and warm socks

Mountain Meadow: Do you like taking care of others, or do you prefer being care of?

neither

Fuzzy Duckling Yellow: Is there something from childhood that you haven’t outgrown?

arthur on pbs is a dope show

Brussel Sproutlet: Do you have any unhealthy habits?

hell yeah

Razzle Dazzle Rose: Describe an ideal date.

again i dont date

Mauvelous: Do you think you deserve a better life than you have now?

i mean this implies i think anyone "deserves" a worse life than others. which in some cases is true in that they deserve to die or definitely dont deserve the life they have, but on avg...ppl dont Deserve the disparities in quality of life

Blueberry Blue: Do you get sad easily? not about personal stuff

Purple Mountains Majesty: How does someone earn your respect? be an actually decent person which i guess i have high standards for when it comes to random ppl you meet, but

[mikoshrimp]

Neocaridina Shrimp: Tank set up for a Beginner on a budget!

Hey all its mikoshrimp with a guide on setting up tanks for neocaridina shrimp such as cherry shrimp, goldenback yellow, blue dream, and lots more! Let’s get started!

TANK SIZE is important! Recommended for all shrimp, a 10 gallon tank. 10 gallon leaves plenty of room for water stability and space for your colony to reach easily in the 100s (300-500 shrimp). However, many people have small nano tanks like 5 gallons, 2.5 gallons, even planted vase aquariums(will not be covering vase aquariums). Of course the cardinal rule to keeping aquatic species is to cycle the tank. Two ways, fishless cycle, or fish cycle. I prefer fish cycle because it’s more consistent and produces more ammonia for beneficial bacteria to eat. (You will need a light, dechlorinator, and fish, sponge filter, substrate)

For a 10G, 3 fish are recommended. recommended fish to cycle: adult guppies, zebra danios(they’re really hardy and have nice appetites), neon tetras. Cycle for about 4-5 weeks doing 10-15% water changes twice a week. If you’re using tap water to cycle, make sure it is dechlorinated as chlorine will destroy the bacteria and harm your fish. I recommend SEACHEM PRIME to treat tap water. 

It removes excess ammonia levels as it cycles too. Now for 5 gallons and less, it leaves less stability and is prone to ammonia spikes and quickly rising nitrates unless you do it right. Expert shrimp breeders using 7G or less cycle the tanks for at least 2-3 months to ensure excess amounts of beneficial bacteria that eat ammonia and create plenty of biofilm for baby shrimp to eat. If you see a lot of algae appearing on your glass, that’s a good thing! And when you see time skinny white wiggly worms swimming in the water, it’s a sign of good water quality and cycled/almost completely cycled tank.

yum! (Algae growing on the sides) 

SUBSTRATE for neocaridina can be active or inert. We will focus on budgeting and inert substrate. I recommend play sand or pull filter sand from Home Depot. 50lb bag is around $6. Rinse thoroughly because it is quite dusty but when complete, looks a lot like beach sand or river sand for a great natural look.(not to mention it’ll look great for any color neo)

(ghost shrimp eating a blood worm on rinsed play sand)

FILTRATION: I recommend sponge filters with an air pump like tetra whisper. Not only is it inexpensive to find sponge filters on eBay, but it’s not going to suck up baby shrimp and will provide surface area for your shrimp to feed on.

Heaters: not recommended unless your area gets very cold 40s and below. Heaters cause shrimp to metabolize faster and pretty much live faster causing them to die sooner. I live in California so it’s not needed, unless you wish to keep them breeding in the winter, then by all means make it artificial spring for them. I don’t like heaters because you’ll have to ask around for a stable brand. If it malfunctions. Your shrimp will either get cooked or die from extreme temperature fluctuation. Make sure the brand you have is stable.

After your tank finishes cycling, do a major water change and remineralizer your water, even if it’s tap. Recommended remineralizer: salty shrimp, or my personal fave, SL Aqua Blue Wizard. Make sure your tds is in the area you’d like for neos 150-300. If it’s tap, it’s okay to be out of that parameter, just remember tds isn’t as super important than stability in water quality. Temperature, ph, gh, kh are more important.

Before adding your shrimp, drip acclimate with an airline tube for at minimum 1-2 hours at one drop/second. Then scoop out the shrimp with a net and add them to your tank.

Extra add on to your tank: cholla wood, provides hiding places for shrimp and baby shrimp, live plants like moss, Anubis, buce, hair grass, are all great for sucking up nitrates and shrimp love natural live plants which mimic their natural environment. Tannins from leaf litter like Indian almond leaf, guava leaf, magnolia leaf, which are beneficial health wise for your shrimp. Lava rocks provide porosity and more surface area for beneficial Bacteria to grow( recommended for nano tanks) manzanita driftwood, dragon stones, unbleached and unglazed terra cotta pots as caves.

Teddy Bear Cholla wood

Porous Lava Rocks *crushed*

Shrimp Caves, Cholla wood log with moss, and Indian Almond Leaf litter.

Anubia Nana

Two Cherry shrimps on peacock moss. (left is male, right is saddled female *see the orange by the head are unfertilized eggs*)

ENJOY, If you have any more questions let me know! If I left something out let me know too so I can add on! :)  

PS: the only safe fish to keep with shrimp is an Oto. Everyone has stories saying their tetras and rasboras are peaceful and do not disturb them but no one is able to stare at their fish 24/7. Babies will be gobbled if they can fit. Even Celestial Pearl Danio, and the Least Killifish(smallest livebearer) target shrimp. So if you dont mind your shrimp colony growing slow, go for it! Otherwise, Otos and ramshorn snails are great tankmates.