CRS breeding with Eco

frozenbarb said:

I need some suggestions, IM plannin gon getting CRS. to make my tank look like Christmas.

Im wandering how much people breed CRS with Eco complete..

because im Afraid the PH will be too high. and the CRS wont be Doing too good...

I currently dont have a PH tester because i losted the Tube

so any Suggestions?

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To be honest, my suggestion is to get ADA soil. If it isn't broken then don't fix it is my motto. Changing the substrate is worth the time and effort to successfully keep CRS in my opinion.

-Ryan

Yea i would but Ada cost alot.. and my tank is already 4 months old and growing alot of plants and moss, ANd i have a Whole colony of Cherry shrimps in there breeding

This is also a 30 long 36"

frozenbarb said:

Yea i would but Ada cost alot.. and my tank is already 4 months old and growing alot of plants and moss, ANd i have a Whole colony of Cherry shrimps in there breeding

This is also a 30 long 36"

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hmm... how much "open area" is there that you could remove the eco without pulling plants and replace with ADA? The reason I ask is that it can still be beneficial to have some ada in there, plus you wont have to buy as much ada. just replace the eco with ada in the non-plant areas...

In my opinion it is worth spending the money on ADA if you are already spending the money on crs, which arent cheap either.

I was always thinking of replacing with ADA =D but there is no way i can get all the cherry shrimps out..

Anyone want to sell me some ADA aquasoil?

I have a CRS in a 20g with Eco and they're doing just fine. I'd suggest getting yourself a PH tester, seeing where you're at and making your decision from there

wood said:

hmm... how much "open area" is there that you could remove the eco without pulling plants and replace with ADA? The reason I ask is that it can still be beneficial to have some ada in there, plus you wont have to buy as much ada. just replace the eco with ada in the non-plant areas...

In my opinion it is worth spending the money on ADA if you are already spending the money on crs, which arent cheap either.

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I would advice against using ECO mixed with ADA. It would be more headache than a solution. Why? Because one will try to pull the ph up and the other will try to pull the ph down. It will not stabilize. Believe me, I have experienced this. It will turn into your little nightmare and your CRS are going to die.

Would CRS survive in ECO? Yes, they will. Will CRS breed in alkaline water? Yes they will. It has been done in Germany in ph above 7.4 and high tds.
This doees not mean that they do fine in ph of 7.8 or above.

The effects of the ECO vary by bag.

The key is to have stable parameters, an established tank and good food sources for them.

I would get a ph pen and measure your ph in the tank to see were it is at.

Hope this helps,

I got the PH drop tester.
When i measure my tank water its green with a little hint of blue

My tap water is light blue\

My Eco is at least 8 months, old, So there should'nt be a problem

frozenbarb said:

I got the PH drop tester.
When i measure my tank water its green with a little hint of blue

My tap water is light blue\

My Eco is at least 8 months, old, So there should'nt be a problem

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I have no idea what those colors mean. Nothing like a ph pen.

frozenbarb said:

I got the PH drop tester.
When i measure my tank water its green with a little hint of blue

My tap water is light blue\

My Eco is at least 8 months, old, So there should'nt be a problem

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Use the color chart that came with the ph test kit.

The reason why I recommend ADA is because the CRS seem to do very well in it. A lot of breeders of CRS that I respect use ADA.....

Give it a shot, I think you should be ok...

-Ryan