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shrimp wont eat...

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my crs and cherries are not eating what im feeding them... wont eeven touch it

tried

1- fluval ebi kit food
2- azoo max breed and grow.... 2 types
3- bleached spinach

my aquarium is planted.... but still they already finished all the algae on the plants

water conditions perfect... temp 74.5-75
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ph/gh/kh? co2 or no co2? nitrates and ammonia?
ph 6.5

gh no idea

kh no idea

NO co2

should i buy a gh kh test kit
how long have you had them? CRS can take weeks to get used to new surroundings.
IME they arent as crazy about the Azoo foods as others. And YIKES!!!, I hope youre not feeding them bleached spinach. I assume you meant blanched. Try some Hikari algae wafers. If they wont eat that, then you have a problem. They like Hikari better than all of the other 15 foods that I feed them. Hikari shrimp cuisine is a close second.
Mine go crazy for the sample of Shirakura Ebi Dama Special I got from msnikkistar, then Hikari, Mosura... then the other stuff.
IME they arent as crazy about the Azoo foods as others. And YIKES!!!, I hope youre not feeding them bleached spinach. I assume you meant blanched. Try some Hikari algae wafers. If they wont eat that, then you have a problem. They like Hikari better than all of the other 15 foods that I feed them. Hikari shrimp cuisine is a close second.
LOL yes blanched my bad!!!
how long have you had them? CRS can take weeks to get used to new surroundings.
3 weeks now

going to add 5 crystals tomorrow
Mine go nuts over algae wafers and the fluval food that came with the tank. I would just keep feeding them every few days and eventually they'll eat it if you're not seeing deaths or anything.

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no one is dead and everyone seems to be doing exceptionally fine...except for my bug outbreak...lol
are you using R/O to do water changes? as for gh and kh around 3-5 gh and around 1-2 kh is what you should be looking for when keeping crs.
i got the test kit today 4-5 gh 1-2 kh
im using a brita filter lol!!!!

im ordering a ro unit tomorrow
I know some people go get water at those pure water stores or even use the ones where you pay per gallon thats outside or inside some grocery stores and the water is usually great. i would just check the change filter date on the ones from the grocery stores tho.
bah for 200$ ill just pick up a ro system

it will be good for my 3 tanks

90g
55g (soon to be breeding discus) need ro
and my little ebi
This is a new one on me. I've never know a shrimp not to eat unless it was on its last leg. I could probably throw in remnants of the kitchen sink and they would be all over it.
This is a new one on me. I've never know a shrimp not to eat unless it was on its last leg. I could probably throw in remnants of the kitchen sink and they would be all over it.
what the,,,, worst part is i went to 4 diff pet stores to get my little 8 shrimps.... so i could diversify the gene pool

and they wont eat!
they will eventually get used to your food, takes time.
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