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Well i had to refill their tank so I checked their salinity at the same time and tweaked it a bit.

I wasn't sure if they were doing ok, that's why i changed it. They didn't seem to be as red as everyone else's

A few months ago I had changed it from mid to high 20s ppt to just below I think. I'm not entirely sure. After I posted my last comment I changed it from around 21 (I think) to 17 ppt. They don't seem to be very happy. Should I add more salt to raise it where it was 2 days ago, or just leave it alon...

I was wondering the same thing. My shrimps are hardly ever all red, and when they are, most are only a pinkish color (the exception is one shrimp I call phoenix who is always deep red, unless he's been scared). I was wondering if this was from too much ammonia? I know when I first got them I tried f...