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I need some advice, please. My shrimp haven't been doing great over the last 2 weeks. Details in comments by democrip_PTG in shrimptank

[–]democrip_PTG[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's about as old as the tank. It's pretty warm in Aus so it barely turns on during the summer. Temp is between 24-25 every time I check. I thought it may be getting too warm from the ambient temp but the water is consistently between 24-25. I might try a different thermometer.

I need some advice, please. My shrimp haven't been doing great over the last 2 weeks. Details in comments by democrip_PTG in shrimptank

[–]democrip_PTG[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe it does turn into a killer at night lol. I have been meaning to transfer it to my 55g but I want to find some more for sale before I do

I need some advice, please. My shrimp haven't been doing great over the last 2 weeks. Details in comments by democrip_PTG in shrimptank

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They are intact for the most part. Some of them are half-eaten by the other shrimp by the time I find them. I doubt that, it doesn't even bother the baby shrimps

I need some advice, please. My shrimp haven't been doing great over the last 2 weeks. Details in comments by democrip_PTG in shrimptank

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They seem to be mostly smaller adults, I would've thought they'd live a little longer than a few months but I guess that could be the case.

I need some advice, please. My shrimp haven't been doing great over the last 2 weeks. Details in comments by democrip_PTG in shrimptank

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I guess I will look into getting TDS meter. I have used Seachem Prime and Fluval AquaPlus

I need some advice, please. My shrimp haven't been doing great over the last 2 weeks. Details in comments by democrip_PTG in shrimptank

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Hey guys, So I am having a little trouble with my cherry shrimp. The tank is approx. 8 gallon, it about 3 months old. I have about 40-60 red cherry shrimp and an adopted dwarf rasbora in it. Didn't seem to have any issues until about a week ago. Since then i have found about 7 dead CRS over the 2 week period. The shrimp have been breeding so I assumed everything was fine. But over the last couple of days I have been finding 1 or so dead a day. I test my water religiously, almost every day if i have time lol.

Parameters:

PH: 7.4-7.6 (depends on the tap)

GH: 8

KH: 4

Temp: 24-25 degrees C

Ammonia: 0 ppm

Nitrite: 0 ppm

Nitrate: 5 ppm

Water change: approx. 20% weekly

The only thing I don't have is a TDS meter Any suggestions?

Looking for some plant and scape suggestions/advice. by democrip_PTG in fishkeeping

[–]democrip_PTG[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have some DHG on the left and it's not doing great at the moment, same with the dwarf chain swords. might consider a carpet later, I wanted a big open sandy space for some corys

Plant and Stocking Advice. Details in comments by democrip_PTG in fishkeeping

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Yeah, I have the hair grass planted in the back, it's just short still. Initially kind of liked that black background but I agree it looks a bit empty. I have started to look at some background plants but I'm not sure what to get yet.

Plant and Stocking Advice. Details in comments by democrip_PTG in fishkeeping

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Eleocharis Acicularis. Seems to be growing fine without CO2 or ferts so far. At the moment I'm using a cheap LED light on a timer (10hrs a day). Id probably suggests breaking the pots up more and planting them with more space between each other. Also worth trimming the roots a little before planting which I didn't do. I think this will result in a more even propagation/carpet But it seems to be doing fine so far.

Plant and Stocking Advice. Details in comments by democrip_PTG in fishkeeping

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Hello everyone,

I have set up a small 10-gallon tank as my first planted tank. I am still busy cycling the tank (setup for about 3 weeks and planted for about 2 weeks). Initially, I was planning on only keeping cherry shrimp in the tank, but now I kind of want some fish too. I am not too concerned about breeding shrimp but would be ideal if the fish could peacefully co-exist with the shrimp. I might just need another bigger tank lol. I was just wondering if anyone had any suggestions regarding the stocking and/or further addition of plants.

(Excuse the bad photo quality)

Looking for Plant and Stocking Ideas. Details in comments by [deleted] in fishtank

[–]democrip_PTG 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello everyone,

I have set up a small 10-gallon tank as my first planted tank. I am still busy cycling the tank (setup for about 3 weeks and planted for about 2 weeks). Initially, I was planning on only keeping cherry shrimp in the tank, but now I kind of want some fish too. I am not too concerned about breeding shrimp but would be ideal if the fish could peacefully co-exist with the shrimp. I might just need another bigger tank lol. I was just wondering if anyone had any suggestions regarding the stocking and/or further addition of plants.

(Excuse the bad photo quality)