Forum: Keeping conditions

Hi, I have some bamboo shrimp and lately they seem to be moulting rather frequently. I have not kept perfect records, but from memory, it seems...

Hallo, I am using tap water mixed with DI water for my Caridina friends. Some breeders here reported quit fast death of Caridina species when...

Input needed and appreciated! Hello all I currently have a CRS Tank with very nice shrimp that with great success and a Cherry shrimp tank as well.I...

Hi, I'm a new member... I'm interested in adding Singapore Flower Shrimp to my FW tank, which will be a 50 gallon. I've read mixed info, either that...

Do you use fertilizer in your tank(s) ?

Hallo ! I bought today 12 CRS and Bee shrimps. It is not easy to find these species in Greece so I am very happy. I went home and prepeared a 24lit...

So I'm going to be using distilled water for my shrimp tank. I will be housing red cherry and dark green shrimp, so similar water requirements. The...

I'm trying to understand why my pH tends to drift up to 7.4+ in my 10 gallon Crystal Reds tank. I use a 50/50 mix of tap (pH 7, kH ~5, gH ~10) and RO...

Hi there, I recently decided to house 6 cherry shrimp in my 10g endler tank. Vancouver water is extremely soft, and for some odd reason this...

Is a tropical marine shrimp-only tank possible? First...What shrimp would be good candidates for this style of tank? I believe most marine shrimp in...

I put some excess N. heteropoda 'wild type' in a tub pond outside in the summer (because they were crowding my 400L community tank), I was wondering...

I am taking the plunge and getting some Crystal Red Shrimps (grade A). I have kept a number of shrimps, red cherries/amanos/glass/bamboos but not...

Hello, I have question, cause i go make more 2 or 3 litle tanks to my shrimps, about filter system. Until now i use this: and

Just curious as to the substrate that people are using. I plan to set up a 27 gal long and low (100 l approx) tank for my yellow shrimp. I currently...

Hello, It looks like that in some weeks i can get a group of C. babaulti Malaya. Can you help me what is the best water for them? Do they need...

Hi, I've heard about koi mineral for red bee shrimps . Does any1 know how to use it ? And where can I buy it ? I found some kind of koi mineral on...

Hello, I hope someone can shed some light to my questions. :confused: Just about everything I have read and researched about Blue Tigers...

I know that TDS can measure a lot of disolved substances in water, but as I use RO water and some added salts, I think is a good starting point. ...

Hello Everyone.... I will be setting up a 20 gallon tank in the next few months. Currently, I have 6 adult LF Danios. I also have a 2 gallon tank...