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Hi all :grin:

Just added some shrimps (I think they are called "Crystal Red"?) to my wife's 30l Nano aquarium:

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Question: the guy in the LFF said that they would be fine in our set-up and that they are ok with the liquid fertiliser that we use.
Having done some more research (and yes, I know that I should have done this beforehand - mea culpa :( ) it looks like they might not be happy with copper and zinc? :hmm:
We use MasterLine I and II (1ml of each per day), whereby number one contains Fe, Mn, Zn, B, Mo and Cu. So now I am worried if the little guys will be ok or not?
Should I do a water change and stop using it?
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copper in ferts is usually ok with shrimp, but you can half dose if you are concerned. Its copper and zinc medications as these contain a higher level that is harmful to shrimp.

Crystals need softer water and are a lot harder to keep than cherry (neocaridina) shrimp.
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I tried to measure the water values, but my GH value was weird.
Anyway, I got:
  • pH 6.5
  • kH 3
  • NO2 0.5
  • GH - instructions say to add drops until the colour goes from red, through brown, to green, but it just went yellow and stayed that way, regardless of how many drops I put in. :O
It is a set from "Sera" and is just over a year old.
I am using "demineralised water" at the moment and will be switching to "osmosis-water" from the LFF soon, so I can't imagine that the water is very hard at all? :H

Any suggestions on a better test set, and which values I will need for the shrimp/fish? :hmm:

Anyway, I 'll do a water change and see how it goes. :angel:
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API test kits are ok, NT Labs are another good choice.
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Hi all!

Can anybody tell me what these are? They look like eggs, but I understood that shrimp carry their eggs around with them, so snail eggs? :hmm:
Hope the photo is not too blurry, I had to max the zoom...
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snail eggs, possibly bladder snail.
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oh-oh, I am guessing that is bad?
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depends. It can be a sign of over feeding if the population gets out of hand. I used to leave them to it but now I pull the adults out when I see them.
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