Lotta Green in Tip Jar - The Joy of Jar Aquariums!

The cure for MTS? A jar aquarium! Super small low tech ecosystem for plants and neocaridina shrimp.

[@IMaqua]

Nice and simple. Low maintenance and cheap. No time investment. Can it get any better? Cheers

[@LushSaltyAquariums]

Thank you, IMA. These little systems are a fun "side hustle" from the daily grind in the fish room!

[@hagenhilldesign]

This is so cool. We’ve been working on our gallon fish bowl that just has snails in it for now. We were just talking about transferring some neo shrimp into it right before we saw this. Nanos are so fun. Thanks for the inspiration.

[@LushSaltyAquariums]

My pleasure, guys. Tiny life is very "in." Especially at your house :)🍼

[@GlassBoxDiaries]

Great video mate, love jarrariums :)

[@LushSaltyAquariums]

Appreciate you saying so, GlassBox and thanks for leaving a "tip" in the Jar!

[@MerbeastsFishRoom-s7e]

Thanks for sharing.

[@LushSaltyAquariums]

Thank you for watching!

[@seannunes2041]

This is really cool. Your plants always look great.

[@LushSaltyAquariums]

Thank you! The trick was not to overthink this tiny system.

[@tropicalfishhub]

This is an inspiring project and it certainly is a challenge to create a functioning ecosystem in such as small container. The bacopa doesn't look like b.caroliniana as its leaves too small and elongated

[@LushSaltyAquariums]

thank you for watching and commenting! I knew it wasn't Carolina as the leaves too small and tight to the stem. Monniere I think.

[@BwizzleAquatics]

😮 very cool

[@LushSaltyAquariums]

Thank you, Bwizzle!

[@jeremyversusjazz]

man that is so cool bro. me want!

[@LushSaltyAquariums]

And it's something you could even do :)

[@aefishtank]

Indeed love these

[@LushSaltyAquariums]

Small wonders :)

[@gk9417]

And no air stone 👍✌️🇨🇦

[@LushSaltyAquariums]

No air stone! However, i waited a month or so for plants to really get going before adding shrimp. By then the water was staying crystal clear.

[@gk9417]

@@LushSaltyAquariums 👍 ya the less you have the better 👍✌️🇨🇦 thanks

[@SkullAquatics]

I have a cylinder from the hobby lobby doing that- thinking of putting aquatics isopods in it and see what happens

[@LushSaltyAquariums]

Hey skull, I think daphnia, seed shrimp or scuds prefer at least a 5 gallon tank with modest aeration in order to thrive for you. however, ya never know unless ya try!

[@MorningDriftwood]

I'd do this more if not for mosquitoes.

[@LushSaltyAquariums]

LOL - You know it's amazing I didn't see (or feel) a mosquito all summer. and I'm outside a lot.

[@tracys.6033]

Stephan, I don't know a lot about shrimp other than I have problems keeping the most basic variety alive. I think its my water. I digress. Are you not worried the shrimp will crawl onto the stems coming out of container and walk off so to speak? Or do they not do that? Thanks

[@LushSaltyAquariums]

Hi Tracy- shrimp can be dicey for some folks and/or some tanks. they typically need a seasoned tank with no predatiors to get going but once the colony succeeds things go on auto pilot. I'm not worried about shrimp crawling out in this or any of my tanks. Periodically, i will find a dried one on the floor (not from this jar) and that is usually from it "flipping" out when startled.

[@tracys.6033]

@@LushSaltyAquariums thanks

[@LushSaltyAquariums]

@@tracys.6033 Anytime, Tracy. Happy to help!