[odin]

The little baby shrimp LOVE hanging out in the macroalgae.

[Ann]

It'soft and full of food. They look so cute. I love the fact that their parents don't eat them as some fish eat their fry.
Ann

[odin]

I found one of my large zebra nerites on its back under a rock overhang and it couldn't right its self, i had to get something that was able to get between the tank wall and under the damn rock just to flip it lol. It must of lost its footing and dropped down from under the overhang. If that was out in the wild something would of probably eaten it by now

[Ann]

It's like a tiny turtle. It IS a good thing that you were there to help. We care for and protect our pets as the wild never can..
Ann

[odin]

7th August 2016
I purchased some new over sized tweezers for the shrimp tank which i used to remove the last of the hair algae that i can remove by hand, whats left are parts that are really baked into the ocean rock. The other set i had was stainless steel but they rusted after first use . I also transferred around 10 Opae ula shrimp into the cube with lava rock (tank #04) which i set up last.

[odin]

A few photos after today's maintenance, this will be the last time i disturb the tank until the hair algae starts to take over again!

[Ann]

Beautiful job! That hair algae is harder to tame than a bad hair day.
Ann

[odin]

Here are some photos of one of the baby shrimps, its 6 weeks old from its post-larvae stage, just to show you how big they get and how long it takes

[Ann]

That's amazing! You made it possible for all these little lives to come into this world. You should be proud!
Ann

[opae ula related]

Odin,
You should take a micro shot of each newborn, give them a name and take birthday pics until they die. Then we will see the actual lifespan in capitivity.