Calcium for Shrimp

[confusedman]

Hello everyone

Little tank. 2 Platy 2 Molly 2 Honey Gourami 1 Swordtail
4 (or 5) Amanos (not sure they are Amanos)
2 Bloody shrimp (not sure that's the proper name)
A few Bladder Snails + Ramshorn Snaiks
London water
Should I add calcium? In which form?
What are the indian almond leaves for?
Anything else I could get to improve their lives?

Thanks in advance

 

[Libba]

Whether or not you need to add calcium will depend on how much is currently in your water.

 

[dw1305]

Hi all,

London water

need to add calcium will depend on how much is currently in your water.

There will be <"plenty of calcium (Ca)"> in @confusedman's water for <"geological reasons">, so they don't need to add any.

What are the indian almond leaves for?

They are a <"grazing surface"> for the shrimp, as well as "botanicals" most people add a <"green leaf as a food source">, this might be <"Nettle (Urtica dioica)"> or <"Mulberry (Morus alba)"> leaf etc.

cheers Darrel

 

[confusedman]

Could anyone identify the species (if the pics are good enough to do so)?

 

[dw1305]

Hi all,

Could anyone identify the species

Definitely Red Cherry Shrimp and they look very Amano like.

cheers Darrel