FISHnLAB
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Hey guys, I am looking for a bit of help optimizing my shrimp breeding tank for success please.
So, the tank is a plant propagation tank that I decided to breed Neocaridina Davidi in as well(partly to help keep my plants pristine). I bought 12 x selectively bred Blue Velvet's and added them 30 days ago. They are doing well so far as far as I can tell(it's very heavily planted so it's hard to keep track of the little guys) and at least 2 females are heavily pregnant. My tap water is pretty soft but, I decided to let it be after attempting to modify the GH a while back. But, today I finally got around to doing some testing and my KH and GH are very low...
GH - 2dGH
KH - 1dKH
So, now I am worried about the pregnant females and wondering if I should make any changes to help prevent issues going forward. Can someone with extensive experience please help me with a course of action? As you probably know, the guides are all over the place with KH/GH(everything really) so I would rather take advice from someone who has experience successfully breeding Neo's.
A little more information...
Tank - 62Liters
Lighting - 100watt Commercial Grow Light
Filtration - Finnex PX-150 Canister
Heater - Eheim Jager 100watt
Temperature Controller - Inkbird ITC-306A WIFI
Air Stone - Large Fine Bubble
Tank Temperature - 26C
Tap Water Perimeters...
pH - 7.8
TDS - 45ppm
KH - 2dKH
GH - 5dKH
NH3 - 0ppm
NO2 - 0ppm
NO3 - 0ppm
PO4 - 0ppm
Fertilization...
The 2hr Aquarist APT E - 1mL daily
Water Change Schedule...
7.5Liters changed every second day with aged, treated(Seachem Prime) tap water that is drip filled. This equals around 50% per week.
Food...
Glasgarten Shrimp Dinner 2
Glassgarten Shrimp Baby
Glassgarten Mineral Junkie Bites
Hikari Shrimp Cuisine
Anyway, I would like to make this tank as close to ideal for them as possible but, without doing anything to jeopardize my plants health as that is this tanks main function. Can someone please help me to optimize this tank for my little blue friends? Thanks in advance🙏.
So, the tank is a plant propagation tank that I decided to breed Neocaridina Davidi in as well(partly to help keep my plants pristine). I bought 12 x selectively bred Blue Velvet's and added them 30 days ago. They are doing well so far as far as I can tell(it's very heavily planted so it's hard to keep track of the little guys) and at least 2 females are heavily pregnant. My tap water is pretty soft but, I decided to let it be after attempting to modify the GH a while back. But, today I finally got around to doing some testing and my KH and GH are very low...
GH - 2dGH
KH - 1dKH
So, now I am worried about the pregnant females and wondering if I should make any changes to help prevent issues going forward. Can someone with extensive experience please help me with a course of action? As you probably know, the guides are all over the place with KH/GH(everything really) so I would rather take advice from someone who has experience successfully breeding Neo's.
A little more information...
Tank - 62Liters
Lighting - 100watt Commercial Grow Light
Filtration - Finnex PX-150 Canister
Heater - Eheim Jager 100watt
Temperature Controller - Inkbird ITC-306A WIFI
Air Stone - Large Fine Bubble
Tank Temperature - 26C
Tap Water Perimeters...
pH - 7.8
TDS - 45ppm
KH - 2dKH
GH - 5dKH
NH3 - 0ppm
NO2 - 0ppm
NO3 - 0ppm
PO4 - 0ppm
Fertilization...
The 2hr Aquarist APT E - 1mL daily
Water Change Schedule...
7.5Liters changed every second day with aged, treated(Seachem Prime) tap water that is drip filled. This equals around 50% per week.
Food...
Glasgarten Shrimp Dinner 2
Glassgarten Shrimp Baby
Glassgarten Mineral Junkie Bites
Hikari Shrimp Cuisine
Anyway, I would like to make this tank as close to ideal for them as possible but, without doing anything to jeopardize my plants health as that is this tanks main function. Can someone please help me to optimize this tank for my little blue friends? Thanks in advance🙏.
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