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by grimvixen
Fri May 16, 2008 9:03 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: Copper Toxicity
Replies: 3
Views: 2546

Re: Copper Toxicity

I was wondering about what is physically does to them-- is it a nerve toxin? Convulsions would point to that. I just want to know what it does to their little bodies.

Grim
by grimvixen
Fri May 16, 2008 7:48 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: Copper Toxicity
Replies: 3
Views: 2546

Copper Toxicity

So, what exactly does copper do to shrimp? What are the physiological affects?

Grim
by grimvixen
Fri May 16, 2008 6:33 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: Waste Control supplement
Replies: 4
Views: 2263

Re: Waste Control supplement

Good news-- after a water change and a little bacterial supplement, the slime is almost completely gone :)

I wonder if there are any critters out there that actually eat the stuff. My apple and nerite snails passed right over it.

Grim
by grimvixen
Sat May 10, 2008 9:09 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: Waste Control supplement
Replies: 4
Views: 2263

Re: Waste Control supplement

The slime is clearing up on it's own. I won't need to treat the tank after all. I do keep tidy tanks-- I just misjudged the amount of food my new additions would require; a mistake I won't likely make again now that I'm more familiar with the new dynamics of my little community. Live and learn. Than...
by grimvixen
Thu May 08, 2008 11:19 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: Waste Control supplement
Replies: 4
Views: 2263

Waste Control supplement

Hello! I'm new to the forum and have been keeping shrimp for just over a year now. I have some white slime on the gravel on one side of my shrimp tank, probably due to me overfeeding a bit since we added some pygmy cories and endlers. I've used a product called Waste Control by Nutrafin in my other ...