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Theslayer
Joined: 15 Jan 2006
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Shrimp care tips
- The initial starting time for a stable bacteriafauna is normally 3-5 weeks. Adding “used” filter material can shorten the initial starting time drastically.
- Water changes with water in adapted water temperature should be done regularly.
- High portions of copper and lead coming from the house water pipes have to be excluded. Maybe even test the freshwater for incompatible substances.
- Water values: Nitrite, nitrate, ph-value, KH, oxygen and ammonia.
- Don´t keep shrimps with different requirements of water values in the same tank.
- Be careful with the socialization with other shrimps, fish or other invertebrates (crabs, crawfish,.....)
- Be careful using medicine in the aquarium. We advise: don’t use medicine!
- Don´t use any anti-algae or anti-snail fluids in the shrimp-tank.
- If copper was used in the tank before the shrimps were added, change the tank-base, because the copper deposits itself in the tank base
- Avoid high portions of fertilizer. Follow the instructions.
- Be careful with by solvants (in room paint/ by renovations), insect sprays, room sprays and pesticides.
- There may be problems with a lot of nicotin in the air (especially when you are using an air-pump in the shrimp aquarium)
- Careful when using chemical water treatment fluids like phosphate fluids for raising the KH and GH. The best would be, not to use any at all.
- Clean your hands, befor working in the tank. Don´t use any soap or creams.
- New shrimps should be in a quarantine tank for 2 weeks before adding them to the shrimp tank.
- New plants, from “unknown” sources, (also specialised Dealer) should be watered to be on the safe side.
- Substrates like foam and rockwool should be removed completely. Remove the leadweights.
- Careful with cutting down plants from the anubia and cryptocoryne family. The “maybe” poisoning from the oxalacid isn´t “officially” investigated.
- Avoid stress and unnecessary disruption.
- Avoid too quick or too strong changes of the water additives. |
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