Sieryu and Shrimp

ThatGuyWithTheFish said:

So, I'm having very high TDS and GH. Three berried shrimp have dropped there eggs. So how have people kept sieryu in shrimp tanks? Can they buffer water to high TDS and GH? What's the best way to lower TDS and GH?

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Depends what kind of shrimp, neos, macrobrachium are okay with higher GH, my CRS suffered in shrimp tank with Seiryu. They should be used only with active substrate which is softening and lowering pH, otherwise it is destined to no success.
If you seen shrimp tanks with Seiryu, I assume people were using RO + Shrimp Minerals. I sold mine from the shrimp tank and used ADA Akadama Stone with roots. No issues now.

Rocks are often avoided if you wanted to breed Caridina shrimp. They can live/ "survive" in a tank with seiryu stones, but just won't breed/ produce offspring.

If you really want your CRS to breed, the best option is to remove the rock.

I have Fire Reds. TDS is 400-500, GH is 11-14.

Well?

Both are way too high

IMO the limit for even neos is around 300+/-

Tons of people keep Neos in higher TDS environments. Like Estimative Index-dosed tanks. Mine are all 480-500. Shrimp thriving and breeding for a few years.

Though, to cut things down to a more acceptable level if you're not too experienced with shrimp, you should start doing small water changes with RO or distilled water until they're in the range you desire.

But I'd also like to introduce S grade CRS. I do have Fluval Stratum, but I bet it doesn't buffer like AS does. Would peat/humic help lower GH and pH? What TDS is good for S CRS?

ThatGuyWithTheFish said:

But I'd also like to introduce S grade CRS. I do have Fluval Stratum, but I bet it doesn't buffer like AS does. Would peat/humic help lower GH and pH? What TDS is good for S CRS?

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I keep my CRS in 150-180 TDS, 5GH, 1KH.