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I've had plenty of shrimp over the years. CO2 seems to be the biggest issue for them, I've never found ferts for plants to any issue and no one can falsify that, because......they do well and have for several generations and I sell quite a few. CO2 does not kill them, it does appear to reduce...

RCS: that which cannot be killed.

Are you still using CO2? Cut that out if so. Excel/Easy Carbo also. The lower temps will be better, 20C etc, this dramatically reduces plant growth, so CO2 demand is less, much less for many species. Higher O2 for shrimps also. Fewer water changes also. These all add up to => more...

Try mosses, they like cool temps, which slows plant growth, meaning less CO2 demand. Shrimp love moss also.

Shrimp, fish do not seem to care much, at least warm water species. Trout are about as touchy to water quality and temp as they come. I've breed Royal Farowellas and a dozen others at 50-70 ppm CO2 at 7-9 ppm O2 for a few years. CRS, high grades will bred at warmer temps and with CO2, but the...

CO2 will dramatically reduce brood production. I found ferts to cause no issues with brood production. Activity levels and brood increases a good deal without CO2. Excel also has a similar effect, but not as much.

Some folks over dose the Excel for algae control, that leads to deaths and other issues, or a brand new tank, inexperienced aquarist, they buy poor stock or lose 1-2 shrimp etc. Same is true for CO2. I cannot think of any case where I was able to kill any shrimp with ferts of any type. I...

Cooler temps help, shrimp need copper, so do we, but dose makes the poison, not 100% elimination. The % copper in virtually every brand or DIY mix I know about is about 100X less than even a close lethal dose. This fear is a myth and is false and unfounded speculation. I've bred high grade CRS...

Tank produces 100 fire shrimp a week. Must be all those ferts I add?

They stay nice and red. Regards, Tom Barr

Got them at the local wholesaler here. They looked nice, thought they where just a good batch of Cherries......... Regards, Tom Barr

They are actually a RCS, but well bred and selected for, the grades below this are Sakura, then super reds, then normals. I like them because they are RCS's and bullet proof. I have to keep them away from the lower grades etc, so I can maintain the higher grades, but some exchange will produce...

Pretty shrimp indeed. I must have 200 now. Regards, Tom Barr

BTW, all the horseradish over adding Iodine to the water is rubbish. They get it like we do, via the food. Same for Calcium and other things, same for snails etc. Regards, Tom Barr

The Finn -rain sells shrimp biscuits, you can DIY also. Very simple and several places here sell a good algae stick that does the same thing etc. 10$ for 450 gram bag which would last a few years for most folks. Regards, Tom Barr

I have cherries in the 180 with botia striata. I suspected they would eat them, but none yet. The amano's are tougher, but the SAE's ate all the CRS in another tank, left these alone and amano's. Not a good combo IMO. Unless they have plenty of thick plants to hide in and lots of good place for...

Nerites? Why sheettit, we got them by the handful: From plant Fest: Regards, Tom Barr

Anyone have good pics of these? I have some contacts and some snails I might be able to get in large no# in the USA. They are not available here. Regards, Tom Barr