Finished setting up the aquarium on the 12th of Jan of 2013. I've added 6 Red cherry and 2 Otos. Its a 63 liter tank that I've build. It's the first tank I've built and my first shrimp breeding tank.
Updates:
Objective: Red Cherry Shrimp Breeding.
[STRIKE]Question 1: Should I add Bamboo shrimp? Will they interbreed?[/STRIKE] Answered
The only source of air is the Dwarf Hair Grass?
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Question 3: Should I use liquid fertilizer if only using excel?
[STRIKE]Question 5: What is the optimal breeding temp. for Red Cherry Shrimp?
Some sites said 25-27C (77-80.6F), some sites said 21-24C (69.8-75F) and one site said Ideal Temp is 24C (75C).[/STRIKE] Answered
The intake only increase the oxygen levels by 0.2. Been a few weeks and shrimps are okay.
[STRIKE]Question 7: From the pics below can anyone recognize a male CRS?
Because a majority of people that saw previous pics I took said they're all female, but with time will make the features more apparent.[/STRIKE] Answered
Majority are female but there are male RCS.
Read that a RCS mates every 6 months, so when should start worrying about my RCS not reproducing?
Second Continuation is on the 2nd Page.
Updates:
- Light Duration: (9AM-9PM; 12hrs). Aquatrade Green Element 16x 3W @ 6500K.
- Increased Temp. from 24C (75F) to 26C (78.8F). Fluval E 100W
- Connect Seneye Reef to Shrimp Tank
When preparing the slide I soaked wrong side up and according to seneye support that it will give me an inaccurate PH reading for a few hours to a day then it will correct itself.
Parameter ranges placed:- PH: 6.5-7.5
- Temp: 24-25C
- Ammonia (NH3): 0.001ppm
- Poured some Mineral powder "Mironekuton" meant to condition aquarium parameters to appropriate value for shrimp. Only poured half dosage since Fluval Stratum is meant also to condition the aquarium parameters.
- Increased Temp to 27C, reason was when the temp was set 26C Fluval heater only dispalyed 24.5-25C and Seneye displayed 24.3C.
- Poured 3 more spoons of Mineral powder (Making the correct amount of dosage.)
- Replace 25% of water.
- Connected an air intake to sponge filter.
- One spoon of Mineral powder increased PH from 6.70 to 7.40. (Strangely yesturday I poured 3 spoons and the ph only increased from 6.4 to 6.56.)
This sudden increase could be a reaction from the air bubles to the mineral powder. More powder is sinking than before. - Removed one of the Otos. (Seems about to die)
Objective: Red Cherry Shrimp Breeding.
[STRIKE]Question 1: Should I add Bamboo shrimp? Will they interbreed?[/STRIKE] Answered
[STRIKE]Question 2: Should I add an air stone?
The only source of air is the Dwarf Hair Grass?
[/STRIKE] Answered
- With the Seneye Reef it shows there is enough dissolved oxygen.
Question 3: Should I use liquid fertilizer if only using excel?
Question 4: Proper Light duration, 12 hrs or 9 hrs?
[STRIKE]Question 5: What is the optimal breeding temp. for Red Cherry Shrimp?
Some sites said 25-27C (77-80.6F), some sites said 21-24C (69.8-75F) and one site said Ideal Temp is 24C (75C).[/STRIKE] Answered
[STRIKE]Question 6: Added an air intake to my sponge filter, due to one of the otos looking like its about to die. Did a few things Updates 6-9. Relocated dying oto to another planted tank. The some of the shrimps (used to be 2 now just one) started going against the strong current, where its basically carrying them to the glass wall and frequently it keeps going up to the surface then back down. Should I worry?[/STRIKE] Answered
The intake only increase the oxygen levels by 0.2. Been a few weeks and shrimps are okay.
[STRIKE]Question 7: From the pics below can anyone recognize a male CRS?
Because a majority of people that saw previous pics I took said they're all female, but with time will make the features more apparent.[/STRIKE] Answered
Majority are female but there are male RCS.
Question 8: Duration between mating?
Read that a RCS mates every 6 months, so when should start worrying about my RCS not reproducing?
Second Continuation is on the 2nd Page.