Shrimp question

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 1:24 pm

Hello everybody

Some shrimps

Needs soft, acidic water to feel well and breed

So ok my pH is near 7, my temperature is approximatively 23°C (73.4°F), and 14 for GH.

I think GH is too high, but what is the better GH to have soft water, and breed shrimps (I have sp. Tiger) ???

Thanks

zapisto · Post by **zapisto** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 7:43 pm

did you read the shrimp varieties section on this site ?

Post by **Mustafa** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 8:10 pm

I have seen some people breed acid water species in relatively hard (i.e. medium conductivity/TDS) water. Hence, I would try to just get your water in the acidic range first and see if you have success.

If you are really set on lowering your hardness your only economical option would be to buy a reverse osmosis unit.

And, of course, make sure that you read all the articles here and search the forum. After all, even if you have acidic water but feed your shrimp too much or do something else wrong they will still die....despite the low ph.

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 12:32 am

zapisto wrote:did you read the shrimp varieties section on this site ?

Of course and there is just "Needs soft, acidic water to feel well and breed"

Thank you Mustafa for advices, yes i've read some articles but at anytime i found a value of GH just : soft water

Post by **Mustafa** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 10:48 am

Mark wrote: Thank you Mustafa for advices, yes i've read some articles but at anytime i found a value of GH just : soft water

You're welcome.

I don't like giving GH and KH values since they are not an accurate representation of water parameters. Conductivity/TDS (TDS=Total Dissolved Solids) and ph are much more accurate and useful. I don't ever measure GH and KH anymore. Just ph and conductivity.

badflash · Post by **badflash** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 4:12 pm

Can you post the TDS or Conductivity levels for Bee and Bumblebee that you find good?

Post by **Mustafa** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 12:06 am

badflash wrote:Can you post the TDS or Conductivity levels for Bee and Bumblebee that you find good?

According to two habitats where Caridina trifasciata occurs conductivity is between 39 and 60 microsiemens/cm. Habitats of the Sri Lanka dwarf shrimp have similar conductivity values. Hence, it's safe to assume that the bees and bumblebees have similar requirements as the above mentioned two acidic water species. My conductivity values in my tanks vary between 110 and 150.

JayD976 · Post by **JayD976** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 11:06 am

here on long island we have generally soft water, so my shrimp tank is soft and neutral to alkaline water that mean they wont breed?

JayD976 · Post by **JayD976** » Fri Apr 07, 2006 2:30 pm

it turns out was wrong on we have hard water here i tested it n it was around 150ppm