Last attempt at shrimp keeping

[BettaFillet]

After so many failed attempts, decided to give it one more try...Below is the picture of my tank after one week of cycling using guppies. At the rear is a wire mesh with java moss. On the left is an internal filter followed by a moss ball. On the right, its a rock tied with moss and a sponge filter. The water has been treated with anti-chlorine before adding and bio bacta was also added. Will introduce shrimps soon.

Originally Posted by BettaFillet

After so many failed attempts, decided to give it one more try...Below is the picture of my tank after one week of cycling using guppies. At the rear is a wire mesh with java moss. On the left is an internal filter followed by a moss ball. On the right, its a rock tied with moss and a sponge filter. The water has been treated with anti-chlorine before adding and bio bacta was also added. Will introduce shrimps soon.

If I am not mistaken, it is not easy to keep shrimps (also depend on the type of shrimp) as they tend to be rather sensitive to water quality and are not so hardy (as compared to fish like Betta).

Perhaps it is normal to have some casualties every now and then. What would be an acceptable casualty rate for you before you feel that your shrimp keeping is a success?

From my limited experience in keep shrimp (sakura shrimp), it appears normal for some to die after a while (after getting them from a local fish shop).

[BettaFillet]

Originally Posted by DarkMind

If I am not mistaken, it is not easy to keep shrimps (also depend on the type of shrimp) as they tend to be rather sensitive to water quality and are not so hardy (as compared to fish like Betta).

Perhaps it is normal to have some casualties every now and then. What would be an acceptable casualty rate for you before you feel that your shrimp keeping is a success?

From my limited experience in keep shrimp (sakura shrimp), it appears normal for some to die after a while (after getting them from a local fish shop).

Well, I would certainly hope for zero casualties. I mean if casualties were a common thing, wouldnt that mean that the pros who spend lots of money on one pair are taking a risk???

you need to be real patient... BB will take more than a week. to be frank, more than a month to get mature..

the method you are using is correct, using live stock to speed bb growth, but thats not enough. I will strongly recommend against using anti chlorine solution or BB solutions, they dont really work from my last few setups.. besides, i use direct tap water to do WC. the safest to do this, is by 15% WC once or twice a week, so you need nor do a huge change once a month.

keep your guppy tank running for a month, before you bring in the shrimps. you'll see improvement. Btw, HOF is more recommended then internal.

[BettaFillet]

Originally Posted by ccm

you need to be real patient... BB will take more than a week. to be frank, more than a month to get mature..

the method you are using is correct, using live stock to speed bb growth, but thats not enough. I will strongly recommend against using anti chlorine solution or BB solutions, they dont really work from my last few setups.. besides, i use direct tap water to do WC. the safest to do this, is by 15% WC once or twice a week, so you need nor do a huge change once a month.

keep your guppy tank running for a month, before you bring in the shrimps. you'll see improvement. Btw, HOF is more recommended then internal.

Oh ok...I have a HOF but couldnt find a sponge to cover the inlet. Plus it is a 1ft tank.

Cycle longer and check water parameters. Invest in some test kits if u haven't.

[BettaFillet]

Originally Posted by huizhong

Cycle longer and check water parameters. Invest in some test kits if u haven't.

oh ok, any test kits to recommend?

Originally Posted by BettaFillet

oh ok, any test kits to recommend?

I start with PH test kit. When I upgraded to new tank, I see casualties of few pieces daily for month and my shrimps dropped from few hundreds to only 50 survival. I can afford to lose because they are not bought but bred from previous generations. Casuality will be lesser as your tanks matured. 6 months later, casualty is zero and the survived shrimps start to breed again. PH test kit at least help to test the acidity of our tap water. My tank is heavily planted with poo, fishes and what's not. Once it is on auto pilot (which means I don't do WC and simply top up water), I can throw away my test kit. My shrimp love old water more than new water

Originally Posted by BettaFillet

oh ok, any test kits to recommend?

Oh, one last advices - avoid using lime rocks or seashells in your tank. My shrimp cannot tolerate even a small piece of it. I don't know why, just thru trial and error. Cut down on feeding once you spotted casualty daily, help keep the water clean and force your shrimps to eat vegetarian (moss) - good for toxic cleansing?

[konekcewa]

Its true BettaFillet patients is golden. Butt sometimes talk is easy than do...mine i tried 4 times(4 different batch). on the third batch change the sand from coral sand to planted & schrimp sand. So far after the 5th times successful. Now 3 weeks already so far so good. Butt hose white schrimp also died. Sakura all fives healthy, plan to add more later. So keep on trying..bro.