Bookshelf Shrimp Tank

Started December 1, 2025

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Scaper's Notes

“A small tank in my bookshelf.”

Tank Details

3 gal · 11.36 LactiveDisplay Tank

Flora & Fauna

8 species

Fish(1)

Otocinclus

Otocinclus vittatus

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Shrimp(1)

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Red Cherry Shrimp

Neocaridina davidi

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Plants(5)

Alternanthera Reineckii Mini

Alternanthera reineckii 'Mini'

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moderate

Anubias Nana

Anubias barteri var. nana

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moderate

Tank Health Score

Health score coming soon.

Water Parameters

Latest reading

Sep 21, 2026

Temp72.0°F

pH6.8

General Hardness50ppm

Carbonate Hardness40ppm

Nitrite0.00mg/L

Nitrate0mg/L

Chlorine0.00mg/L

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Journal

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Update

Old tank syndrome

Sep 22, 2026

Starting to see some blue green algae and the plants don’t look as healthy as they used to. This is one of my oldest tan…

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Update

Overgrowth

Jun 15, 2026

One of my favorite things about this tank is the overgrowth. I have been constantly trimming back my hygrophila lancea.…