Okay so there seems to be a lot of disparity of opinion in terms of what is the best substrate for Caridina species of freshwater shrimps. Here are the options below Which I am aware of so far and I would love to hear your contributions as to what you are using and why you prefer that to any of the other options….
Also In the running our Dennerle Shrimp King soil (I believe this has been discontinued. From a conversation I had with one of their staff in Germany it seems that Dennerle are trying to move away from the shrimp hobby. Can anyone shed any light on this matter)?
Another one that I heard of is something called master soil. I saw it on a few videos and I wondered if anyone else knows anything about it. Mark Peggie (of Marks Shrimp Tanks YT channel) mentioned in one of his earlier videos that he thought it was the best although he has since told me that his substrate of choice would now be Amazonia 2. is anyone using this one?
looking forward to hearing back from as many of you as possible. I do like to try and get as much input as I can before making a choice. I often find and I’m sure you do too, that the more response you get the easier it is to establish a consensus of opinion.
Cheers guys n gals.
- ADA Amazonia 2
- Akadama (there is one specifically for shrimp I think it’s double red line or something)
- Fluval shrimp stratum
- Ista shrimp soil
- Brightwell aquatics soil
Also In the running our Dennerle Shrimp King soil (I believe this has been discontinued. From a conversation I had with one of their staff in Germany it seems that Dennerle are trying to move away from the shrimp hobby. Can anyone shed any light on this matter)?
Another one that I heard of is something called master soil. I saw it on a few videos and I wondered if anyone else knows anything about it. Mark Peggie (of Marks Shrimp Tanks YT channel) mentioned in one of his earlier videos that he thought it was the best although he has since told me that his substrate of choice would now be Amazonia 2. is anyone using this one?
looking forward to hearing back from as many of you as possible. I do like to try and get as much input as I can before making a choice. I often find and I’m sure you do too, that the more response you get the easier it is to establish a consensus of opinion.
Cheers guys n gals.