ph query

fishgeek · Post by **fishgeek** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 8:36 am

what is the lowest ph tht people feel is good for the acid liking shrimp available

i have bee shrimp carrying egg's in water with a pH of 5.8
the main site suggest soft and acidic for many varieties of shrimp and i was wondering if some more clear objective measurements were available

andrew

Post by **Mustafa** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 2:20 pm

your ph is fine and is within the natural range for these species. In their habitats they live at ph levels of mid 5s to mid 6s. Ignore anyone or any site that insists that ALL shrimp need hard, alkaline water. They just don't know and are guessing (but making it appear like they know).

fishgeek · Post by **fishgeek** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 10:38 pm

thank you
i read some internet link about micropitting in the chitin shell of the shrimp(is it chitin or is that just insecrts?) with too acidic waters
hence i started to get worried
they suggested this micro pitting lead to 2 things a dull looking shell
and external organisms being able to cling to shell more easily and shrimp having to scratch/clean more often

thoughts on that?

andrew

shrimping · Post by **shrimping** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 11:04 pm

I actually prefer a dull shell they look more classy

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(I'm those people who develop my photographs in non-glossy paper

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Post by **Mustafa** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 12:59 pm

fishgeek wrote:thank you
i read some internet link about micropitting in the chitin shell of the shrimp(is it chitin or is that just insecrts?) with too acidic waters
hence i started to get worried
they suggested this micro pitting lead to 2 things a dull looking shell
and external organisms being able to cling to shell more easily and shrimp having to scratch/clean more often

thoughts on that?

andrew

It's all nonsense. Here is the thread about the page you are talking about:

viewtopic.php?t=1439&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

It's actually a current thread so reading the threads that are still active might not be a bad idea as your question relates directly to this thread.

fishgeek · Post by **fishgeek** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 10:10 pm

thanks mustafa i ask here cos i feel it's a more reliable source , and i have already seen the link

cheers

Post by **Mustafa** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 5:56 pm

fishgeek wrote:thanks mustafa i ask here cos i feel it's a more reliable source , and i have already seen the link

cheers

I know.