We noticed that we now had 2 berried Amano shrimp. Immediately we created a 10g salinity tank with lighting minus the heater. We used a hydrometer to ensure that our tank was saline enough. We also tested the tank with saltwater snails (Periwinkle/ the winkle (Littorina littorea) to ensure that it was agreeable. They never moved that much whilst in the tank, but they did stick their heads out. During the setup process we continued to monitor the Amano shrimp and only one seemed almost ready because we could see little black dots. The Amano were still in a secure setting surrounded by other big Amano numbers.

Day and night we left the light on inside the 10g and the filter was constantly running. We had cultured our own phytoplankton and we injected some of it into the 10g. Also included in the 10g was some gravel, dead leaves and live rock.