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My 60L Nano used to have hundreds of shrimps in it but just recently there aren’t that many. The Corydoras are doing fine though. I’m not actually that bothered by the shrimps at the moment. The reason being that nearly all of them were their natural pinky brown colour. The original shrimps I bought were colourful but I made the mistake of buying a couple of different colours. It was a bit of a quandary as I couldn’t just cull the less colourful ones. I’m now thinking of letting things take their course and restocking with all one colour.
The question is though why are they dying? I’m guessing a lack of nutrients. I do use mostly rainwater so that could be a factor. It has though taken a very long time for the numbers of shrimp to die off to a noticeable degree. I don’t like hard water due to the calcium deposits and the plants definitely like the present water conditions.
I don’t do testing as such apart from TDS which is currently at around 350. I don’t know why it’s at this level but suspect it’s the large piece of Bogwood. I sometimes put some Seachem Replenish in, but not on a regular basis.
Any thoughts or suggestions please?
The question is though why are they dying? I’m guessing a lack of nutrients. I do use mostly rainwater so that could be a factor. It has though taken a very long time for the numbers of shrimp to die off to a noticeable degree. I don’t like hard water due to the calcium deposits and the plants definitely like the present water conditions.
I don’t do testing as such apart from TDS which is currently at around 350. I don’t know why it’s at this level but suspect it’s the large piece of Bogwood. I sometimes put some Seachem Replenish in, but not on a regular basis.
Any thoughts or suggestions please?