Hi, im back to poison everyone alittle once again..
i've upgraded all to caridinas now..
Only has a tank of painted red for neos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCB3VDTu0ag
total tanks 33 now..
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Cheapest Simple Tank NeoCaridina Shrimp Set up Guide
Hi all
I just started my first shrimp tank following p0ip0i's very helpful guide here.
Have been cycling the tank for 2 weeks. Current parameters:
- Ammonia: Close to 0 (came down from about 0.5)
- Nitrites: 5.0 (been high for past week)
- Nitrates: 5.0 (hovering around same level for past week)
- pH: 7.2
- Temp: 31
A week ago, I added FritzZyme 7 on advice of a LFS, and also one Nerite snail to create some ammonia coz the cycle seemed rather slow-moving.
Right now, it seems to my inexperienced self that there is not much ammonia in the system, but what is there is being converted successfully to nitrites. However, the nitrite to nitrate part of the cycle seems stalled.
FritzZyme's website suggests that nitrifying bacteria require trace amounts of phosphates to get going. I might not have any phosphates in my tank as I didn't add any mineral ball. Should I add a mineral ball or some fish flakes to introduce some phosphates, or just leave the tank be and give it more time to cycle?
Thanks much for any advice.
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Last edited by Valjean; 10th Aug 2019 at 14:46. Reason: Added photo
Hello i am new to this hobby and i have some question..
0 Ammonia
0 Nitrite
1-2 Nitrate
Tds:120 +/-
Gh 4-5
Kh 0-1
Temp: 31 degree celsius
Are all these factors really important? Any tolerance ? ?
Hi,
Ammonia and nitrite have almost no tolerance, zero is what you must be at at all times.
TDS is something I suggest you not pay too much attention to, as there’s way too many factors that can affect TDS.
GH and KH depends on what kind of shrimp you’re keeping, you can find their tolerances online.
Temperature also depends on the shrimp you’re keeping, but generally 22-26 is ideal, 28 is the ceiling for neos, 30 for Sulawesi shrimp.
I’m relatively new as well, but this is my understanding so far!
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Sorry for reviving an old thread, but this has been immensely informative. I was always under the impression that I had to use distilled/ RODI water + mineral additives for cherry shrimp. I've been using Lowkeys GH to get my TDS to about 150, but I recently ordered SaltyShrimp - Shrimp Mineral GH/KH+ cause I read it is better for Neos. I'm planning to bring up my TDS to 200.
I'm a beginner at this hobby and I've been keeping a planted tank for about 6 months. Not very successful with cherry shrimp so far, am still learning.
My question is, if I slowly start switching back to tap water (about 70-80 TDS), should I add prime + minerals to bring it up to 200? Anyone here does this?
Thank you!
After trying unsuccessfully to keep neos and caridinia on and off, finally manage to get it right.
I have Fire Red/ Bloody Mary to reproduce in small amount and also now bought 25 CRS to try to breed them.
I know Neos and Caridinia have different water parameters but they can co-exist successfully but to breed them, correct water parameter is required.
Since I have a group of Neo shrimplets, I'm switching to caridinia water parameter to try to breed the caridinia CRS. This water parameter is expected to stop the Neos from trying to breed.
I have learnt that whatever the water parameter, constant value is important. If need to adjust, slow and gradual is important.
I only use tap water for my weekly 10% water changes with seachem Safe to dechlorinate. My out of tap water ph is 7.8, tds 150, Gh 4.
I use CO2 injection for 12 hrs/day and pH hover ard 6.4. I also dose fert for my plants. So far only 1 casualty CRS.
Seems like stability of water parameter is key. This includes temperature which I use a chiller at 24C.
For Neo, tap water after using dechlorinate, raise the tds to 180 will do.
More importantly, if your current shrimp tank is breeding fine, dont adjust anything.
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