Starting a shrimp nano

[mistahoo]

Your shrimp are looking good! If you were closer, I'd let you try some of these catfish pellets I got. They all fight over it and it colors them up nicely. I tried that stuff you're using and it gives me decent results but nothing compared to the catfish pellets.

[Chris.d514]

Starting a shrimp nano

So I started feeding my shrimp the fluval shrimp granules about two weeks ago and I feed 3-4 pellets each to cut down on the fighting. I have not seen shrimp fight over food until I got this stuff and their color has greatly improved. I have seen the berried female rip food out of the other shrimps' mouths.
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[mistahoo]

Re: Starting a shrimp nano

6.4 seems about right for breeding conditions.

For neos? Or caridinas? I know it's a good pH for caridinas which is why I want to add them with my neos.

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[Jozle]

My neos must be freaks. They're thriving in 6.4 pH and breeding. I'm thinking of adding some CBS or some other caridina to the tank since they both like it.

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6.4 seems about right for breeding conditions.

[mistahoo]

Re: Starting a shrimp nano

My neos must be freaks. They're thriving in 6.4 pH and breeding. I'm thinking of adding some CBS or some other caridina to the tank since they both like it.

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[Chris.d514]

Starting a shrimp nano

The plant right now is to get the tank stable for about 6 months before thinking about buying something else.

[mnemenoi]

Neocaridina tolerate a wide range of water parameters and are fine in our local tap water. Amongst the Caridina species, the CRS/CBS/King Kong/Wine Red/PRL types (highly inbred) types prefer the lowest, the Tiger types OEBT, Cobalt, SuperTigers prefer a median type water between the two previously mentioned. There is a wide range of opinions online as to exact parameters and what works for some has abyssmal result for another. TDS numbers can also track these shifts in mineral content, while GH and KH track certain minerals in the water columns and their exact amount. Sulawesi on the other hand are quite the opposite, prefering a higher Ph. CO2 has a tendency to artificially lower the Ph and mineral content of the water. Snails generally prefer harder water. Both are invertebrates and have a chiton shell that will dissolve in certain acidic conditions. I would avoid getting any lower then a 6.7 with Neos and anything else I would be certain I was well within their range and could stabalize at those numbers far before purchasing.

[Chris.d514]

Starting a shrimp nano

I'm keeping just Sakuras for now but may add others later.

[mnemenoi]

Depends on what you are keeping, Gh is the General Hardness and Kh is the Carbonate hardness. They are also indirectly related to TDS (Total Dissolved Solids) and indirectly related to Ph.

Many soft water shrimp keepers keep up with these numbers as certain high grade shrimp have very finicky requirements.

Gh and Kh test kits are available online and at various stores around town.

Tthe GH and Kh of out tap water is extremely high, though distilled/RO water is essentially zero on both.

[mistahoo]

I'm still quite new to that bit. I hear the sudden change in kh is more deadly than a sudden change in pH. I tested my rocks to see if they're inert and don't raise the kh and they don't, so I'll be using them for my next shrimp tank.

[Chris.d514]

Starting a shrimp nano

How important is it to test kh and gh for shrimp and snails?

[mistahoo]

Re: Starting a shrimp nano

Much better!

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[Chris.d514]

Starting a shrimp nano

Better?
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[Jozle]

Use a media mesh over the intake. It'll give you a lot of space.

[Chris.d514]

Starting a shrimp nano

I'm leaving the sponge till Monday to let the new eheim get some growth in it before I remove the old filter. I just found this prego shrimp that has been hiding. Sorry for pic quality phone kept focusing on soil instead of shrimp.
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