Author Topic: Piker's shrimp tank (Read 20634 times)

Si4geckos · « **Reply #330 on:** February 20, 2019, 02:16:16 pm »

Why would dropping the water changes help with the issue? For most things, more is better.

Glad things have turned around

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piker · « **Reply #331 on:** February 20, 2019, 03:19:31 pm »

Quote from: Si4geckos on February 20, 2019, 02:16:16 pm

Why would dropping the water changes help with the issue? For most things, more is better.

Glad things have turned around

From all the advice I have had,most breeders only do 10% every two weeks.Some only top up for evaporation until parameters require a change,either the tds gets too high or nitrates rise.
Water changing too much can stress the shrimp by making them moult too soon,leaving them open to infections and other issues.
I was doing 25% every week thinking I was helping.10% for now seems to be working,I have had no more deaths and breeding has started again.

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Si4geckos · « **Reply #332 on:** February 20, 2019, 08:09:31 pm »

Quote from: piker on February 20, 2019, 03:19:31 pm

Quote from: Si4geckos on February 20, 2019, 02:16:16 pm
Why would dropping the water changes help with the issue? For most things, more is better.

Glad things have turned around
From all the advice I have had,most breeders only do 10% every two weeks.Some only top up for evaporation until parameters require a change,either the tds gets too high or nitrates rise.
Water changing too much can stress the shrimp by making them moult too soon,leaving them open to infections and other issues.
I was doing 25% every week thinking I was helping.10% for now seems to be working,I have had no more deaths and breeding has started again.

That's interesting to know. I do about 20-25% a week at the moment. Maybe I'll cut down a little. Although I did clean out the 306 this week and it was filthy! (Plus there was about 100 shrimp in there too- doh!) Guess my tank is quite heavily stocked these days! Hope things keep improving.
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piker · « **Reply #333 on:** February 21, 2019, 11:21:58 pm »

Fingers crossed seems to be going well now Si.
I always find a load when I clean the filter on the community tank,must be food heaven to a shrimp all that bio film in the filter.

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piker · « **Reply #334 on:** February 24, 2019, 07:38:03 pm »

Not the best pic but after all the problems this made me smile

plankton · « **Reply #335 on:** February 25, 2019, 08:49:05 am »

Glad it appears to be settling down.

_pjn312_ · « **Reply #336 on:** February 26, 2019, 07:39:31 am »

Good to hear that it's better now.

piker · « **Reply #337 on:** March 24, 2019, 07:11:13 pm »

What a difference a month makes,there's babies everywhere and every female is berried.
BBA is making a comeback but I'm reluctant to add any H202 while the colony is breeding again.

Feliss · « **Reply #338 on:** March 24, 2019, 09:09:49 pm »

Good news about the babies!

Eyeclops · « **Reply #339 on:** March 25, 2019, 09:11:59 pm »

Yay !!
was wondering how things had been going

Si4geckos · « **Reply #340 on:** March 26, 2019, 11:57:15 pm »

Hooray!

piker · « **Reply #341 on:** April 07, 2019, 06:36:33 pm »

Counted to 100 and gave up,so happy with the recovery.
Just finished a water change and added my Bacter ae/spirulina mix and they are everywhere.

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Feliss · « **Reply #342 on:** April 07, 2019, 08:11:03 pm »

Gosh look at that size difference! So adorable!

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