Improving my shrimp parameters

[bowman00]

Hi, I just recieved my latest water update and my ten gallon which I have guppies and babies, have these results:

KH:0
GH:1
Ammonia:0
Nitrite:0
Nitrate:20

Which areas would be the best for shrimp life in my tank and how can I improve.

Rocky

[JTang]

I have similar para. on my 20gal. It works for the green shrimps but not for the CRS. I was told that CRS needs a GH of 4-6.

Whats the pH btw? And what shrimps r u planning on keeping?

[tang daddy]

I have similar para. on my 20gal. It works for the green shrimps but not for the CRS. I was told that CRS needs a GH of 4-6.

Whats the pH btw? And what shrimps r u planning on keeping?

Ahah John, see you're starting a CRS tank again!!! Make sure to use Ada this time around buddy....

Rocky, Other than the gh being bumped up abit more the params are fine, to raise gh you can add abit of cichlids buffer or seachem equilibrium. Ofcourse there are other products that you can use but those 2 mentioned are stable for shrimps.

Also ph can be 6-7.5 for most shrimp however CRS like lower ph to breed!

[bowman00]

Just Cherries, and can I use aquarium salt to bump up my GH? or is that necessary

[Ursus sapien]

you don't need salt for shrimp. an inexpensive way to bump hardness a little is to use oyster shell. I've got some human food-grade you can have when we meet for plants later.

[trevorhoang]

i have guppies with my cherries but when the baby cherries start poping up, the guppies made quick meals of them. i use crush coral and ciclid water conditioner to up my
GH and i have a pregnant A grade CRS so hope things work out.

[bowman00]

hmmm, so if all I do is lower my nitrate and bump up the GH Im good to go?

[effox]

I'd say so.

[bowman00]

What about my KH? Can I improve or just do more water changes?

[Morainy]

Fluval sells a liquid mineral supplement just for shrimp. Anyplace that sells the Ebi should have it. It's very easy to use. Seachem Equilibrium is also good for plants. It's a powder.

Guppies like their water a little harder, too, so they would appreciate the Equilibrium or mineral supplement. But as someone else here mentioned, the adult guppies will eat baby shrimp. My female endlers started to eat baby shrimp once they became large enough. Some shrimp will survive, though, if you have enough plants. Shrimp babies love to hang from the fronds of floating water lettuce, Asian Watergrass or other floating plants. They blend right in.