RolyMo
Member
I find myself on week 3 of cycling my first nano shrimp tank.
Status so far:-
Planted, cycling using some filter material from my fish tank. Bundled in with some wool and a 60 dennier stocking end containing purigen, all packed into a nano filter.
NO CO2 and lights on for 5-6 hours a day. Plants appear to be developing well.
Have added pink ramshorn snails from other tank and 3 Amano shrimp to help be part of the clean up crew and help cycle the tank more.
All seem good.
TDS is 320.
Water is tap water.
In perhaps a week or two I plan to start to switch over to RO water, buy and add some of the appropriate shrimp minerals to reduce the conductivity of the water down to the appropriate levels for the more sensitive levels.
Now to what shrimp to get and this is where I get confused and need some pointers if I may ask.
I would like to get some shrimp that have red and white stripes. I prefer the more equal coloured red and white versus the more white than red. I assume that these are CRS shrimp.
Clearly these is a huge swing in cost, depending on the more pure and solid the colours and which breed it comes from.
I have fairly limited funds to spend on shrimp and get under the radar (under £100). However will do what it takes.
My questions are:-
1. The PRL appear but is this just chucking my money away considering this is my first attempt at CRS am likely to have £30/shrimp die on me? If not how many do I get.
2. How many should I get to get them breeding?
3. What do you guys do with a population explosion?
4. Any tips on grade I should get.
Thanks in advance.
Roly
Status so far:-
Planted, cycling using some filter material from my fish tank. Bundled in with some wool and a 60 dennier stocking end containing purigen, all packed into a nano filter.
NO CO2 and lights on for 5-6 hours a day. Plants appear to be developing well.
Have added pink ramshorn snails from other tank and 3 Amano shrimp to help be part of the clean up crew and help cycle the tank more.
All seem good.
TDS is 320.
Water is tap water.
In perhaps a week or two I plan to start to switch over to RO water, buy and add some of the appropriate shrimp minerals to reduce the conductivity of the water down to the appropriate levels for the more sensitive levels.
Now to what shrimp to get and this is where I get confused and need some pointers if I may ask.
I would like to get some shrimp that have red and white stripes. I prefer the more equal coloured red and white versus the more white than red. I assume that these are CRS shrimp.
Clearly these is a huge swing in cost, depending on the more pure and solid the colours and which breed it comes from.
I have fairly limited funds to spend on shrimp and get under the radar (under £100). However will do what it takes.
My questions are:-
1. The PRL appear but is this just chucking my money away considering this is my first attempt at CRS am likely to have £30/shrimp die on me? If not how many do I get.
2. How many should I get to get them breeding?
3. What do you guys do with a population explosion?
4. Any tips on grade I should get.
Thanks in advance.
Roly