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    1. New Members Forum

      This is where you can introduce yourself to everyone, read the forum rules and get help with how to use the forum.

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    2. General Questions/Discussions

      This is for anything shrimp related without a Category of its own.

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    3. Aquarium Product Reviews

      Give a review on any aquarium related products, equipment or food.

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    4. Field Trips and Meet Ups

      Planning on going out and exploring for shrimp? How about meeting up with fellow shrimpers for an event or buy/sell/trade shrimp?

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  2. Shrimp Keepers Forum

    1. Australatya striolata

      Discussions around the Australian Riffle Shrimp

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    2. Australian Caridina spp.

      Discussions around the various Caridina spp. species native to Australia

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    3. Caridina logemanni

      Formerly described as Caridina cantonensis, this is for discussions around Caridina logemanni shrimp. These include CRS, CBS, SW and GB shrimp

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    4. Caridina mariae

      This is for Caridina mariae shrimp (Tiger shrimp)

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    5. Caridina serrata

      This is for Caridina serrata shrimp (Tangerine Tiger Shrimp)

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    6. Neocaridina davidi

      Discussions around everyone's favourite species the cherry shrimp.

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    7. Sulawesi Shrimp

      Found in the ancient lakes on the Island of Sulawesi, these little gems are commonly known as Cardinal Shrimp

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    8. Taiwan Bee Shrimp - Caridina mariae x logemanni

      This is for Taiwan Bee Shrimp variants - hybrid crosses between Caridina logemanni and Caridina mariae

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    9. Other Australian Natives

      Other Australian native shrimp that don't belong to any of the forums above

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    10. Other Shrimp Species

      Talk about shrimp species that don't belong to any of the forums above

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    11. Shrimp Tank Setup

      This is for questions and information about setting up a shrimp tank.

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    12. Shrimp Health & Care

      This is for questions and information about shrimp health and care.

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    13. Shrimp Breeding Forum

      This is the place to discuss and share about shrimp breeding. Got a question or want to talk about your experience? Please join in!

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    14. Water Parameters

      This is for questions and information about water parameters.

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    15. Food & Nutrition

      This is for questions and information about shrimp foods and nutrition.

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    16. Shrimp Related Societies, Clubs & Member Meetings

      All about your local shrimp society, club or any upcoming member meetings/BBQs.

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  3. Tanks and Aquascapes

    1. Fish Tanks

      For all those wanting to show off or talk about their tank stuff :) 

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    2. Aquascape Discussion

      This is for all questions and advice about aquascapes.

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    3. Equipment & DIY

      Talk about your tank gear and DIY skills here. Topics include discussions around sumps, lighting, CO2, filtration and more....

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  4. Fish Keepers

    1. Betta Fish

      Forum to discuss Betta Fish keeping, health and breeding.

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    2. Endlers & Guppies

      Discussions about endlers and guppies

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    3. Catfish & Loaches

      Discussions about catfish and loaches

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    4. Killifish

      There are some 1270 species of killifish which they are divided into families Aplocheilidae, Cyprinodontidae, Fundulidae, Nothobranchiidae, Profundulidae, Rivulidae and Valenciidae.
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    5. Goldfish & Koi

      Discussions about goldfish and koi

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    6. Other Tropical Fish

      Discussions about tropical fish that don't fit any of the above categories

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    7. Marine Fish

      Discussions about marine fish

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    8. Fish Health & Care

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    9. Fish Food & Nutrition

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  5. Other Aquarium Creatures

    1. Freshwater Crayfish

      A place to talk about freshwater crayfish

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    2. Freshwater Snails

      A place to talk about freshwater snails

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    3. Freshwater Crabs

      A place to talk about freshwater crabs

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    4. Other Invertebrates

      A place to talk about other invertebrates - crabs, etc...

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  6. Plants, Mosses and Algae

    1. Plants & Mosses

      This is for all questions and information about plants and mosses.

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    2. Algae

      This is for questions and information about algae.

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  7. SKF Interests

    1. Anything Forum Related

      For everything else to do with SKF, this is the forum for you. Topics include latest news, updates to the site and technical problems members are currently experiencing.

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    3. Competition Madness

      Competitions and winners will be announced in this forum. SKF subscription members exclusive competitions posted here as well. 

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    • docque
      Welcome docque

      By docque · Posted

      Shrimp Keepers Forum welcomes docque. Please feel free to browse around and get to know others. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask. View Member regards, skfadmin
    • sdlTBfanUK
      New shrimpkeeper (parameters check)

      By sdlTBfanUK · Posted

      I'm probably the wrong one to answer this???? Do as JayC stated and only use half dose every 2 days of the fluval cycle. I believe you only need to do a water change if the ammonia goes too high (so remove some ammonia)! I imagine that that product does add ammonia as that is the start of the cycle? The other reason for doing a water change is if the PH drops too low (below 6.5ish) but I doubt this is likely with your high PH reading, at this point anyway! Soil substrates usually lower/buffer the PH but I assume you are using sand or gravel, which is usual with cherry shrimp?  The Indian almond leaves and driftwood should very slowly reduce the PH, though the driftwood isn't yet in the tank of coarse! Hopefully the tank will have already cycled by the time the driftwood is ready to  go in the tank anyway. Simon
    • Brando
      New shrimpkeeper (parameters check)

      By Brando · Posted

      Hi guys thank you for your help.    So i will add the driftwood to lower PH, and add fluval cycle once every 2 days with shrimp in aquarium. Should I do frequent 10-25% water changes if ammonia gets higher from the fluval cycle? I think I might of read somewhere that it will raise the ammonia. Best, Brandon
    • sdlTBfanUK
      New shrimpkeeper (parameters check)

      By sdlTBfanUK · Posted

      As long as the shrimps are active and healthy looking then I think you are ok for now and just carry on trying to 'cycle' as per JayC recommended. There isn't much more you can do without ALL the parameters anyway. Even the strip ones are better than none! But at this point if the shrimp look healthy and active you don't need to stress, just enjoy watching them doing their thing! It would be interesting to know more about the tank and setup if you have time? Simon
    • Crabby
      New shrimpkeeper (parameters check)

      By Crabby · Posted

      Okay, great. Yes, it will, so do this. Soak first though in dechlorinated water (warm or boiling if possible) like Simon suggested, to remove any nasties.    They're okay, but we do want to be slowly fixing them. Step one is driftwood for pH, step two is cycling the aquarium for Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrate.    If you can, please purchase one. There is a good one made by API, quite cheap, will last a while and easy to use/read. This is very important to shrimp. Here it is from aquarium co-op: https://www.aquariumcoop.com/products/api-gh-kh-test-kit-combo

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