Shrimps cuming to the top of tank?

[elimmel]

Originally Posted by dee550

just did a 60% water change using tap water that i keep in fridge for ard 3 days for the new tank cos ammonia very very high.now with the air bubbles the snails had gone down to the bottom of the tank the shrimps still at my other tanks,will run n monitor the tank for another few weeks hope everything will be fine, all readings fine except for the ammonia part.

why put water in fridge?

Originally Posted by elimmel

why put water in fridge?

Think TS's motive is to WC with cooler water, so as to lower down the tank water temp abit.

But my question is, why tap water?
Is it aged and dosed with anti chlorine?

Originally Posted by Ningning

dun use it. i have it. It does kill the worms.. but then after tt u got the problem of fishing dead shrimplets and worms out. some time the worms die inside the soil.. and seems like the shrimps are hyper sensitive to it.

I actually dun think so badly of the worms.. they actally do help abit in the balance of the ecosystem... they eat left over food and dead shrimps. other than being ugly, i actually think they're pretty okie.

Hey sis I remember your post about getting rid of planaria. Did the medication manage to kill all of them or some are left?

Didn't know that they will affect the shrimps - whats the dosage like?

Thanks

Originally Posted by natsuboku

Why use tap water?

cos its a new tank ph, so just change with tap water let it cycle,everything inside all new. the shrimps all in my other tank now n doing fine.

Originally Posted by Ningning

dun use it. i have it. It does kill the worms.. but then after tt u got the problem of fishing dead shrimplets and worms out. some time the worms die inside the soil.. and seems like the shrimps are hyper sensitive to it.

I actually dun think so badly of the worms.. they actally do help abit in the balance of the ecosystem... they eat left over food and dead shrimps. other than being ugly, i actually think they're pretty okie.

Ya ok noted,just fine them irritating,anyway the Boraras Brigittae is doing his job well,came bk in the night cant really see the worms liaoz haha

Originally Posted by elimmel

why put water in fridge?

Originally Posted by xiandan

Think TS's motive is to WC with cooler water, so as to lower down the tank water temp abit.

But my question is, why tap water?
Is it aged and dosed with anti chlorine?

ya to lower dw temp,yup it dosed with anti chlorine, and left in the fridge for a few days when wc or top top than will use

Originally Posted by dee550

ya to lower dw temp,yup it dosed with anti chlorine, and left in the fridge for a few days when wc or top top than will use

IMO, using water chilled in the fridge for WC or top up isn't a good idea when you have shrimps in the tank; the drastic change in temp could be too much for them, especially for shrimplets.

[Ningning]

Originally Posted by Aria

Hey sis I remember your post about getting rid of planaria. Did the medication manage to kill all of them or some are left?

Didn't know that they will affect the shrimps - whats the dosage like?

Thanks

The medication did kill all of them..

BUT... seems like under closer observation, i did notice some dead shrimplets.

Shortly after the tank cracked, i noticed something worse... there were dead worms inside the soil that i would never have seen unless i was recomming my tank.

hmmm

maybe its better to leave them alone or siphone them out.

[globalcookie]

Originally Posted by dee550

ya to lower dw temp,yup it dosed with anti chlorine, and left in the fridge for a few days when wc or top top than will use

Lowering temperature this way is short term and temperature will go back up again if the tank isn't chilled.

If you guys noticed, it had been rather hot lately. I looked at my new tank (cycling) temperature and realised I've a headache now, it's 31 degrees at night and in the morning. Guess I'll need a chiller if I want to keep shrimps.

Originally Posted by Ningning

The medication did kill all of them..
BUT... seems like under closer observation, i did notice some dead shrimplets.
Shortly after the tank cracked, i noticed something worse... there were dead worms inside the soil that i would never have seen unless i was recomming my tank.
hmmm
maybe its better to leave them alone or siphone them out.

Bad... e dead worms will rot and polute the water, raising the amonia level right? Careful! Better to siphone than use chemicals.

Originally Posted by rainman

IMO, using water chilled in the fridge for WC or top up isn't a good idea when you have shrimps in the tank; the drastic change in temp could be too much for them, especially for shrimplets.

ok noted thanx bro

Originally Posted by globalcookie

Lowering temperature this way is short term and temperature will go back up again if the tank isn't chilled.

If you guys noticed, it had been rather hot lately. I looked at my new tank (cycling) temperature and realised I've a headache now, it's 31 degrees at night and in the morning. Guess I'll need a chiller if I want to keep shrimps.


Bad... e dead worms will rot and polute the water, raising the amonia level right? Careful! Better to siphone than use chemicals.

ya very warm with my dolphin chiller it was at 28.3degree tts y i started using chilled water,but i cant get a bigger chiller cos my tank 2 small,will only get 1 when i move to my new hse end of the year,than i will keep bigger tanks

Originally Posted by Ningning

The medication did kill all of them..

BUT... seems like under closer observation, i did notice some dead shrimplets.

Shortly after the tank cracked, i noticed something worse... there were dead worms inside the soil that i would never have seen unless i was recomming my tank.

hmmm

maybe its better to leave them alone or siphone them out.

Guess its a catch 22. Ya shrimplets seems to be the first to go when the water aren't quite right.

Think you did the right thing though. Bite the bullet suffer the consequences and planaria-free days ahead. Haha what a great trade off!