help!my baby red cherries are dying

rtcc86 · Post by **rtcc86** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 9:25 am

and i lost another shrimp today..i left 1 shrimp..sigh...

Shrimp&Snails · Post by **Shrimp&Snails** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 9:35 am

Ok the nitrate is 10 but how about ammonia and nitrite?

Sorry you lost another shrimp......but if you can get to grips with the water you'll be keeping them successfully before you know it.

rtcc86 · Post by **rtcc86** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 4:47 am

hi guys i have attached a pic of update for my tank..i hope it is stabilised already..added 2 more shrimps inside seem to be fine..kindly advise me on landscaping!

front view

cherry

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 5:00 am

If you test only one parameter, test nitrite !!!
Nitrate can already be present in water before you put in tank

YuccaPatrol · Post by **YuccaPatrol** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 5:12 am

Get a real sponge to cover the filter intake. It will be less likely for baby shrimp to get sucked through it.

As for landscaping, I would add some driftwood and other plants.

rtcc86 · Post by **rtcc86** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 11:23 pm

hi yucca what plants do you suggest for a low tech non co2 tank like mine?

Post by **Mustafa** » Thu Mar 30, 2006 11:30 pm

rtcc86 wrote:hi yucca what plants do you suggest for a low tech non co2 tank like mine?

Ummm....sorry..but isn't this getting a "little" off-topic here? This question is better asked in an aquarium plants forum.

alanhermel · Post by **alanhermel** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 3:23 am

Follow this link to remove all the nitrate from your system
http://aquaripure.com/
I've had this system in a 30 gal tank for move than a year and it works.

Shrimp&Snails · Post by **Shrimp&Snails** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 6:00 am

I don't mean to be rude but I would test your tank for ammonia, nitrites and nitrates before adding more shrimp.

If your tanks not cycled you are basically throwing money away and putting shrimp through suffering they need not go through.

Post by **Mustafa** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 8:35 am

Topic closed, as the discussion has really nothing to do anymore with the original title of the thread thanks to the "kindly advise me on landscaping" request.