Shrimps & ph

**Cacatuoides** · 9th Jun 2006, 23:23

I'm having a spare tank, lapis bottom with sponge filter.....
PH around 8, is it ok to keep shrimps?
I'm thinking of only malayan and cherries....

Thanks!

**richietay** · 9th Jun 2006, 23:28

think your ph are bit high for shrimps. have it lower to below 7 be advisable. my tank ph hover around 6.5 to 6.8.

your tank have any plants in it?

**PeterGwee** · 9th Jun 2006, 23:31

The pH thing is really over emphasize and really does not have much bearing to keeping shrimps or whatever critters since most are already acclimatize to the water conditions of our country. Taking the nitrogen cycle out of the equation is the best thing you can do to give the shrimps a nice start. Adding mulm from an established tank and adding loads of plants and then cranking the heck out of their needs would remove all possible chance of NH4 poisoning since none will make it as plants remove all of them.

Regards
Peter Gwee

**Cacatuoides** · 9th Jun 2006, 23:44

I have hornwort, moss and nanas.....

I dont understand how come my ph is on the high side even though i'm using normal lapis sand and water? whats the ph of our water here?
My tank is already cycled so no worries about NH4 poisoning....

Thanks for the quick response...

**Kingfisher** · 17th Jun 2006, 15:02

The last time I measured tapwater PH in my area is around PH 8.2.

**Cacatuoides** · 18th Jun 2006, 01:27

mine is around 8...i just bought some bee shrimps to test water...

**2-Hats** · 18th Jun 2006, 01:55

definitely not the hardiest of shrimp for testing.... malayan or cherry would be better.

**silane** · 18th Jun 2006, 02:17

Using the right PH is absolutely necessarily for the long term well mean of your shrimps. For short term, they can do with quite a wide range of PH.

**Kingfisher** · 18th Jun 2006, 13:23

Originally Posted by silane

Using the right PH is absolutely necessarily for the long term well mean of your shrimps. For short term, they can do with quite a wide range of PH.

You mean they die after not long, if not within the PH range?

**Cacatuoides** · 19th Jun 2006, 16:36

my PH is still around 8.....i bought 10 bees and 3 died

**MIZU** · 19th Jun 2006, 17:29

why not try some dw and peat moss to lower down the ph..

**Cacatuoides** · 20th Jun 2006, 11:11

I've a few small dw and ketapang leaves in it....so far the remaining shrimps are doing well.....

**kemp** · 20th Jun 2006, 14:12

why not you consider to plant heavily into your tank? maybe can get more moss into your tank?

**Cacatuoides** · 22nd Jun 2006, 17:09

oh ya...there's moss, lots of hornwort and cabomba too....
Actually the tank is used for endlers, shrimps just buy for fun, if breed even better!!

**MIZU** · 22nd Jun 2006, 20:56

so bro caca have the ph gone down?

**kemp** · 23rd Jun 2006, 13:18

Caca, you would need to correct your pH in order for them to breed

**Kingfisher** · 25th Jun 2006, 21:27

Originally Posted by Cacatuoides

my PH is still around 8.....i bought 10 bees and 3 died

Same problem with Bee and Tiger shrimps. I guess could be temperature also.

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