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Old 01-01-2009, 06:16 PM
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Originally Posted by baker_jeff View Post
Why in the dark? I picked up two the other day and put them in during the day...
Because even a fish that would never attack any shrimp in the wild may attack a shrimp(or a very small fish) as you drop it in your tank. The fish thinks you are feeding it.
With the lights off this won't happen and the shrimp scurries safely into the rock.
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