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Hi everyone! I have had a couple shrimp tanks up for a few months. Have been battleing a planaria outbreak for the last couple of weeks in one. In reading information from others on this site and a couple other sites, the outbreak is due to dirty substrate and over feeding. I have cut back feeding t...

I use the Hikari and no problems - all my shrimp love it and the dwarf crays go for it too.

Thank you again cpc1007! I believe you have confirmed my suspicion - overstocked with insufficient water changes. So, I'm down to 6 shrimp as of this morning and they seem to be OK as of this eve. This weekend I will rearrange the tank and my maintenance regime. 30% water changes weekly and clean th...

Problem found - unfortunately!! The ammonia test was off the chart!! I am truly surprised there are any shrimp alive at all! I just took the filter apart and cleaned it and did a 30% water change. Still may end up losing them and starting over. So, for a tank this size here are my new questions: how...

Thank you for your suggestions cpc1007! I have been changing approximately 15 to 25% of the water weekly plus replace what is removed when siphoning uneaten food or other debris from the bottom. (I decondition the water and exact the temperature to the tank) Is this regime too much or too little? I ...

Hi all! I've been lurking around here for a while, reading all the posts (almost literally ALL!), articles, and profile information. But I have a concern that I can't seem to answer, so if you experienced people could help me out I'd appreciate it! I have a 2.5 gallon tank set up and running with Na...