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I'm planning to add tiger shrimp to my cherry tank, current parameters: TDS 219, PH 7.2, KH 4-5, GH 6, temp 74F, what should I do? Lower parameters slowly? So cherry will have time to adapt?thnx
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Zoidburg
If you aren't adding fancy tigers, then you don't need to do a thing. Those parameters should be okay for most tigers. Lower temp perhaps.... 68-72, maybe lower KH... but otherwise, it's fine.
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Zoidburg said:
If you aren't adding fancy tigers, then you don't need to do a thing. Those parameters should be okay for most tigers. Lower temp perhaps.... 68-72, maybe lower KH... but otherwise, it's fine.
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What about pH isn't it to high? For tigers?
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Zoidburg
Not at all. Most tigers actually do just fine in Neo water parameters.


https://www.discobee.com/blogs/news/17030569-dwarf-shrimp-water-parameters
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Zoidburg has it on this. I would also drop the temp a bit if you can and the TDS is getting into the upper limit but a water change will fix that one pretty quick. Fancy tigers are the only exception (I am currently aware of) they like Bee parameters better.
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