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by 8isenough
Fri Feb 10, 2006 5:27 am
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: Trying to keep shrimp......
Replies: 22
Views: 10996

yes I read the article....the plants put in this tank are cuttings from my tank. csm+b is the fertilizer I use. I do have very soft well water. Have a hard time keeping the ph up in the big tank so I'm guessing that it was too much of a change from what they were used to although we did aclimate the...
by 8isenough
Thu Feb 09, 2006 3:59 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: Trying to keep shrimp......
Replies: 22
Views: 10996

hmmm I do fertilize the big tank. hadn't thought about that. I'll check my ferts and see what's what. Isn't copper bad for snails? i haven't had any problems with them in the big tank. Would you recommend a complete water change and then more shrimp? Will the tank cycle? We'll only get like 6-8 shri...
by 8isenough
Thu Feb 09, 2006 3:41 pm
Forum: General Shrimp Forum
Topic: Trying to keep shrimp......
Replies: 22
Views: 10996

Trying to keep shrimp......

my 9yo dd really wants to keep shrimp. So we set her up a 10g tank. Took water from my established planted tank and some plants. Today we bought 6 ghost shrimp, tonight they are all dead. I tested my tank water a few days ago and the results were good. No ammonia, nitrites, nitrates were within rang...