I had a lot of trouble getting my colony started. But finally after the 4th time I hit success. I used a 5 gal. tank that had fish in it and was running for about 4 months. I removed the fish but left the box filter and Java Moss. I added 10 shrimp that I won at a MAKA meeting and two almond leaves. I am feeding Hikari Algae wafers and Shrimp food. I make a small water change once a week using using water from a Aquarium Pharmaceuticals Tap Water Filter. In about a month my population has tripled and I have a bunch of berried females. I an now going to try some Crystal Reds.
P.S. There are two things to watch out about when starting a colony one is that you need a cycled tank and two is that there is no copper in the foods you feed.
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