CRS colour fading

[ahloy]

it may be due to the location the tank is place?

Originally Posted by ahloy

it may be due to the location the tank is place?

Huh? the location of the tank will affect?
Anyway, it just around beside my room door.

Hi all bros,

I had done my test on my water parameter..
Here it go:

PH - around 6.5 (using Tetra Test kit which show the colour which represent 6.5)
GH - 6 (using API test kit counting number of drops)
KH - 2 to 3 (using API test kit counting number of drops as 2nd drop turn very light yellow and 3rd drop more darker than 2nd drop)
nitrite - 0 (using API test kit which show the colour which represent 0ppm after 5min)
Nitrate - 12.5mg/l (using Tetra test kit which show the colour which represent 12.5mg/l after 5min)
Ammonia - 0 (on current hang in water test kit which show 0, will buy a test kit to test for ammonia again)
Temperature - 24.x to 25degree max.

Any advise on where i need to change?

[Navanod]

Looks alright actually...a higher GH may help with the color, but if they start dying *touch wood* then you may have something else in the water thats giving a problem

Originally Posted by Navanod

Looks alright actually...a higher GH may help with the color, but if they start dying *touch wood* then you may have something else in the water thats giving a problem

ic.. i dun want take the risk... hmmm...
If i set the temperature to 23.. will it help the colour?
As i know from the FAQ that the cooler the water.. it will help on the colour also. not sure how true it is.
Any1 try before?

[ahloy]

Originally Posted by jowy

Huh? the location of the tank will affect?
Anyway, it just around beside my room door.

like if the door is slam regularly, where the tank is place, the shrimp will be stress out by that..

anyway this is what i guess, might not be this as we do not have the full picture, there can be alot of possibility..

Originally Posted by ahloy

like if the door is slam regularly, where the tank is place, the shrimp will be stress out by that..

anyway this is what i guess, might not be this as we do not have the full picture, there can be alot of possibility..

My door is always open... Hardly will close the door.
So i dont think it will be the case.
Hopefully their colour will regain back fast

[oiishi]

Originally Posted by jowy

ic.. i dun want take the risk... hmmm...
If i set the temperature to 23.. will it help the colour?
As i know from the FAQ that the cooler the water.. it will help on the colour also. not sure how true it is.
Any1 try before?

I had tired it before.The weaker shrimps might not be able to make it.
As for colors, not much changes.Maybe due to genes.

Originally Posted by oiishi

I had tired it before.The weaker shrimps might not be able to make it.
As for colors, not much changes.Maybe due to genes.

I hope its not Genes issue.
As i bought them from a bro.. their colour isnt like that.
Now in my tank, got at least 3-4 CRS with almost transparent body.

[omgAL]

fit body still transparent..