Hi all
Quick question on acclimating shrimp to new conditions, in a nutshell I have some Caridina types, including pinto, fishbone, etc, in my Scottish tapwater, of approx 063 TDS (not sure kh and gh).
Seeing limited breeding, so my shrimp breeder pal has convinced me to go RO and remineralise, which I should probably have done from the start.
In acclimating these guys to slightly different conditions, I have two options:
A) take them out into a tub, empty tank, fill with remineralised RO; slowly drip shrimp back to brand new conditions.
B) do very small 5% water changes frequently with RO remineralised water, slowly but regularly introducing the new water conditions.
Gut tells me to go with option A, as too many moults with fluctuating conditions can cause deaths, but thought I'd ask here first!
Quick question on acclimating shrimp to new conditions, in a nutshell I have some Caridina types, including pinto, fishbone, etc, in my Scottish tapwater, of approx 063 TDS (not sure kh and gh).
Seeing limited breeding, so my shrimp breeder pal has convinced me to go RO and remineralise, which I should probably have done from the start.
In acclimating these guys to slightly different conditions, I have two options:
A) take them out into a tub, empty tank, fill with remineralised RO; slowly drip shrimp back to brand new conditions.
B) do very small 5% water changes frequently with RO remineralised water, slowly but regularly introducing the new water conditions.
Gut tells me to go with option A, as too many moults with fluctuating conditions can cause deaths, but thought I'd ask here first!