Water quality question
Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2012 12:34 pm
Hi,
I was given a 20 gallon tank with various species of shrimp, 1 clam, lots of plants, and way too many snails! This was given to me by a lady who could not take it with her when she moved. I have never had a shrimp tank before and could use all the help I can get! I went to the Beginners articles and read them all, which was very helpful...to a degree. Because the tank was so full of plants, I took a bunch out and put them in my 10 gallon tank that has 1 Pleco and a ton of snails that I took out of the shrimp tank. I left the Zebra snail & the Tracked snail in with the shrimp (and I know there are still tons more that I haven't gotten to yet). I did a test strip on the water and the CH and KH are 180, pH 7.5, NO2 & NO3 are 0. What should the proper levels be? The tank has CRS, Ghost, Tiger and some that I have no idea of the species. I should also mention that at least 8 of the shrimp are carrying eggs. I've noticed a few worms and some super tiny swimming "dots" (no idea what they are). After reading the Beginners articles, I realized that I was over feeding them (went by the instructions on the shrimp food and the crab food packages). Can anyone give me some helpful ways to keep my shrimp tank healthy and nice?
Thanks,
Annette
I was given a 20 gallon tank with various species of shrimp, 1 clam, lots of plants, and way too many snails! This was given to me by a lady who could not take it with her when she moved. I have never had a shrimp tank before and could use all the help I can get! I went to the Beginners articles and read them all, which was very helpful...to a degree. Because the tank was so full of plants, I took a bunch out and put them in my 10 gallon tank that has 1 Pleco and a ton of snails that I took out of the shrimp tank. I left the Zebra snail & the Tracked snail in with the shrimp (and I know there are still tons more that I haven't gotten to yet). I did a test strip on the water and the CH and KH are 180, pH 7.5, NO2 & NO3 are 0. What should the proper levels be? The tank has CRS, Ghost, Tiger and some that I have no idea of the species. I should also mention that at least 8 of the shrimp are carrying eggs. I've noticed a few worms and some super tiny swimming "dots" (no idea what they are). After reading the Beginners articles, I realized that I was over feeding them (went by the instructions on the shrimp food and the crab food packages). Can anyone give me some helpful ways to keep my shrimp tank healthy and nice?
Thanks,
Annette
Well, if your shrimp are carrying eggs, you must be doing something right.