I have been reading that dwarf shrimp are sensitive to nitrates. I would like to start a breeding colony in a 29 gallon tank. I have been keeping them in a 20 gallon tank that I have running as a high tech (high light, CO2, EI dosing). After dosing my EI yesterday I found two dead that evening. Could this be the cause? There are many other possibilities, but this isn't their permanent home. I tested and ammonia is zero. I don't have a reliable kit for nitrate, not that most store bought kits are reliable anyways.
The 29 gallon tank I have planned as a low tech to avoid issues, slow and stable. However, the point is to have a healthy breeding colony of shrimp to use to populate other tanks that will be more than likely high tech scapes. Will the EI dosing be an issue for them? particularly the nitrate dosing?
Tom, I know you have a fire red shrimp tank. How do you care for it? Anyone else have a shrimp tank used for this purpose?
Any tips, tricks, thoughts, and suggestions related to shrimp tanks/breeding/caring are welcome and appreciated. As always thanks everyone!
The 29 gallon tank I have planned as a low tech to avoid issues, slow and stable. However, the point is to have a healthy breeding colony of shrimp to use to populate other tanks that will be more than likely high tech scapes. Will the EI dosing be an issue for them? particularly the nitrate dosing?
Tom, I know you have a fire red shrimp tank. How do you care for it? Anyone else have a shrimp tank used for this purpose?
Any tips, tricks, thoughts, and suggestions related to shrimp tanks/breeding/caring are welcome and appreciated. As always thanks everyone!