Ecospheres

[furtech]

Darn it! I really wanted to get another ecosphere , but this site (about pet shrimp) claims that the shrimp are slowly dying, not surviving in a balanced environment.

So, who's right?!?

I had one a few years ago and the shrimp actually grew noticeably over the year+ that I had it (broken in a house-cleaning mishap-- became the "Ghettosphere" at Casa Zor). So I'm not sure who's right.

Any opinions?

Comments

[tcreynolds]

If the shrimp grew, then there's no problem. That website says that shrimp that are being poisoned shrink every time they molt, so...

[furtech.livejournal.com]

That's another issue I have with the site, because I -know- my shrimp grew.

[coyoty.livejournal.com]

Shrimp molt because they're getting too big for their exoskeletons. Growing shrimp don't shrink.