Hi all
I've never kept shrimp and was considering getting some cherry reds. I dose dry salts and My co2 comes on about 3 hrs before lights so after reading this on a website it worried me a bit.
How do other people with high tech set ups manage with shrimps?
Cheers
Julia
I've never kept shrimp and was considering getting some cherry reds. I dose dry salts and My co2 comes on about 3 hrs before lights so after reading this on a website it worried me a bit.
Shrimp and planted tanks seem to be perfect for each other but, well.... there not. CO2 injection is probably the biggest killer when it comes to shrimp, the shrimp cannot handle the swing in PH nor the lack of oxygen. If you are going to use both make sure you do so carefully and cut back with the CO2. I have heard too many people forgetting to reset there light timers, and then in the morning when the lights don’t come on but the CO2 starts, not only is there a giant PH swing but the plants are not consuming any of it and BAM there all dead!. Also fertilizers need to be watched, certainly NO copper additives and heavy metals should also be avoided.
How do other people with high tech set ups manage with shrimps?
Cheers
Julia