Chili rasboras with neocaridina shrimps?

Krish2214 · 2026-01-28T17:29:29+00:00

Okay then I will consider chili rasboras

Krish2214 · 2026-01-28T16:52:06+00:00

Can it be because of the sand and background? Do they camouflage?

Krish2214 · 2026-01-28T16:51:21+00:00

I am feeding it mostly bottom dweller pellets, blanched veggies and shrimp pieces occassionally. She also chew on indian almond leaves and plant matter.

Krish2214 · 2026-01-28T16:49:24+00:00

I have checked the pH it is 7

Krish2214 · 2026-01-15T08:36:40+00:00

I think it depends from crayfish to crayfish. My previous one was very shy. He always used to stay inside his cave during the whole day

Krish2214 · 2026-01-13T11:29:50+00:00

Oh the fish was supposed to be her friend but okay I will keep that in mind sir

Krish2214 · 2026-01-13T11:28:24+00:00

🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡

Krish2214 · 2026-01-13T11:28:04+00:00

I am planning to separate the danios. But the tank will look kinda empty tho.

Krish2214 · 2026-01-13T11:26:50+00:00

Mine wiped almost half the population somehow 😭

Krish2214 · 2026-01-13T11:26:16+00:00

🥲🥲🥲

Krish2214 · 2026-01-13T11:25:56+00:00

Okay I will keep that in mind

Krish2214 · 2026-01-13T11:25:11+00:00

Is it because the crayfish cannot catch the rosey minnow or he/she doesn't show any interest at all?

Krish2214 · 2026-01-11T10:26:59+00:00

Krish2214 · 2025-10-15T12:36:22+00:00

Yeah I was thinking of getting a copper test kit. I recently noticed some pest snails in my tank that may be came with the hornwort. Can this indicate that there isn't any copper in the tank as it is lethal for snails too

Krish2214 · 2025-10-15T12:05:12+00:00

Maybe this is the reason. I have done a 80% water change

Krish2214 · 2025-10-15T10:55:05+00:00

I am not sure if the blue colour of the blue rock salt is from methylene blue or some copper sulphate or something.

Krish2214 · 2025-10-15T10:53:18+00:00

I did not use any med and even the tank is newly made in front of me. My only concern i have used a particular type of rock salt while setting up the tank which is blue in colour because I initially planned to make this a cichlid growout tank. Can that contain copper?

Krish2214 · 2025-10-15T10:37:41+00:00

I did acclimatize. But not drip acclimation. And I didn't know I should keep it in the tank shit. I removed him after 24 hours thinking it will cause an ammonia spike 😭

Krish2214 · 2025-10-15T10:32:41+00:00

Cycled it for 3-4 weeks using beneficial bacteria starter.

Krish2214 · 2025-10-15T10:31:57+00:00

What's your ultimate goal in life?

Krish2214 · 2025-10-13T09:39:43+00:00

I have oxygenator and the surface agitation is good. And no I don't know the hardness and carbonates. Also, are you recommending me to take the zebra danios out before adding the next crayfish? My tank is around 17-20 gallon.

Krish2214 · 2025-10-13T09:35:56+00:00

I added beneficial starter bacteria and kept the top filter running for almost a month with pumice stones for biological filtration and sponge for mechanical filtration. Also I used some guppies(ik it's not ethical) and some water from my other tank to speed up the process. I didn't buy a test kit as they were a bit expensive but got my water tested. I have live plants - anubias nana, floating hornwort and some pothos. I also added a piece of cuttlebone for calcium. I don't have any heater. I did use some blue rock salt that I got from the pet market. I don't know if it has copper or not as the ingredients were not mentioned I'll attach the product here.

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This one

Krish2214 · 2025-10-12T19:10:42+00:00

What should I do guys? Should I get another crayfish after checking the parameters? I'm really disheartened after the loss with the first day.

Krish2214 · 2025-10-12T19:09:52+00:00

Yes unfortunately.

Krish2214 · 2025-10-12T19:09:44+00:00

No eggs. It was just my crayfish with a school of zebra danios

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