[HampshireAquascaper]

Hello, I am new to this forum so please be kind! lol! I am going to be doing a full biotope for some Opae Ula Shrimp, please could you let me know of the info that I need to achieve this please. I am looking for substrate, decor, plants and pictures if possible please. Thank you!!!

[odin]

Welcome to our forum! Dont worry we are all a very friendly bunch here and always happy to answer any questions you have You can read a fair bit of information here in the guides section: Introduction, guides and information for the Opae ula shrimp.

Any more questions just ask away!

[opae ula related]

Welcome!
That is a great guide section!
How did you discover Opae Ula?

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Any updates so far? Did you decided to put together this project? @HampshireAquascaper

[HampshireAquascaper]

Hiya, sorry for the delay in replying. No nothing has been done on this tank at the moment. I am just researching for when I am ready, I am going to Florida soon and didn't want to set this up until I am back. I am thinking of doing a biotope to enter into a biotope competition so I need this to be biotope correct. So far I have plans for the substrate and the rocks but that's it. I just need the correct plant guide etc to be able to do this setup.

[Halocaridina]

Hi, there are some good threads I saw on this site which might be helpful:
Opae ula shrimp living in their natural environment caught on video.
Natural Environment for Hawaiian Opae Ula
Natural Environment for Hawaiian Dwarf Hermit Crab and Pipipi Snail
Interesting videos that contain Opae ula shrimp.
Interesting documents, articles and pdf's.
The pdf I posted in the last thread says the following: 'In upper, sunny water, green Chaetomorpha and Valonia may carpet rock walls down to 15-20 feet. Below this depth red algae, such as Hildenbrandia, dominate. The indigenous aquatic flowering plant, Ruppia, or seagrass, sometimes grows luxuriantly on pool bottoms.'

Chaetomorpha is easy to get. Valonia is regarded as a nuisance algae in reefs, where it is known as "bubble algae".

This person says he found a source mentioning "Enteromorpha (A tubular form of Ulva), Cladophora (Likely C.prolifera as opposed to C.aggregans, the freshwater marimo algae,) and Ruppia maritima": http://www.google.com/discussions/vi ... php?t=4216

[odin]

Hi, there are some good threads I saw on this site which might be helpful:
Opae ula shrimp living in their natural environment caught on video.
Natural Environment for Hawaiian Opae Ula
Natural Environment for Hawaiian Dwarf Hermit Crab and Pipipi Snail
Interesting videos that contain Opae ula shrimp.
Interesting documents, articles and pdf's.
The pdf I posted in the last thread says the following: 'In upper, sunny water, green Chaetomorpha and Valonia may carpet rock walls down to 15-20 feet. Below this depth red algae, such as Hildenbrandia, dominate. The indigenous aquatic flowering plant, Ruppia, or seagrass, sometimes grows luxuriantly on pool bottoms.'

Chaetomorpha is easy to get. Valonia is regarded as a nuisance algae in reefs, where it is known as "bubble algae".

This person says he found a source mentioning "Enteromorpha (A tubular form of Ulva), Cladophora (Likely C.prolifera as opposed to C.aggregans, the freshwater marimo algae,) and Ruppia maritima": http://www.google.com/discussions/vi ... php?t=4216

Im not sure if this helps as ive only skimmed over it but it mentions a few things along those lines: