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 #7104  by odin
 
Algae In Space wrote:Really cool. They day will come when they'll graze on algae in space!

They already have! They were in space years ago with NASA, checkout the document pdf thread in the forum for more information!

:)


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 #7105  by Algae In Space
 
odin wrote: 13 Apr 2019 13:51
Algae In Space wrote:Really cool. They day will come when they'll graze on algae in space!

They already have! They were in space years ago with NASA, checkout the document pdf thread in the forum for more information!

:)


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Yeah I know! But on their own I mean :smile:
 #7107  by tzg
 
Vorteil wrote: 11 Apr 2019 06:23 @opae ula related

I would tend to agree with you on that theory. So maybe the opae ula babies prefer a lower salinity?

A chiller will not be cheap. I have (2) ice probes that lower the temps around 5 degrees but that's not low enough. I want the opae to continue breeding when summer is here. Main goal is to combine (1) 6allon, (2) 5 gallons, (2) 10 gallons into the 40 & 20.Less lighting. I just want to make it more organized.
hi vorteil, rest assure the opaes still can reproduce during summer times, all my friends including me are in a whole year long summer country with water temp 28-32degC in the morning, we all dont have a chiller and the opaes thrives. unless summer in your country is much hotter, then getting a chiller for your new setup is good. :grin:
 #7111  by opae ula related
 
Algae In Space wrote:That's pretty awesome actually. I should have left more headroom in my questionnaire. It only goes to 30 °C :what:

It just happened the other day, I noticed the Opae ula in my smaller tank were on all on the gravel for several days (dont know exactly for how many days )and none were swimming. I decided to check the temp and it was a whopping 101 F. The heater wouldn’t turn off and I took it out of the tank immediately. I didnt see any deads ones and after a few hours they were starting to swim around. It was a hydor brand heater.

I assume the Opae ula dont move much to stay cool in really warm waters.

The pipiwai snail was hiding at the high temps and appeared when I took out the heater.

I think if it was any other shrimp or fishes, it would of surely be dead.
 #7112  by Algae In Space
 
Wow! Just wow! I knew that they can withstand a lot but that is amazing. They really are "supershrimp"!

It's also crazy how often I've heard about issues regarding heaters. I can imagine the snails hiding. That's like a sauna :smile:
 #7113  by Vorteil
 
@tzg

I really surprised that the baby opae survive at temps at 30c let alone breed at those temps. All of my tanks shut down during the summer & I see none breeding at all. I like to keep my tanks around 22c/72 degrees.
 #7115  by opae ula related
 
Algae In Space wrote:Wow! Just wow! I knew that they can withstand a lot but that is amazing. They really are "supershrimp"!

It's also crazy how often I've heard about issues regarding heaters. I can imagine the snails hiding. That's like a sauna :smile:
I use a Eheim brand heater in my main tank. What brand do you guys use or recommend?
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