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daimen Shrimp Lover

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Hi guys so I am getting a new tank it has 3 sections. I already have yellow cherries and blue velvets in 2 of the sections I want to try a harder shrimp in the last section. Any suggestions?

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Daydream Shrimp Lover

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Depends on what your after and conditions you want to keep the in.Are you after colour,patern or somethng harder to breed and raise.Do you want to run a chiller or not.so many questions to ask.

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If you can keep the temp low & the WP right then CRS, CBS, SW or GBs are your next step. :encouragement:

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I went from cherries - rilli - mishling after I bought a chiller. Like everyone else mentioned get the WP's right and go from there!

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I'm getting benibachi soil so I suppose that gives me a ph of 5.5 the other parameters I don't really test for. Another thing where would the best tds pen be found. I would love Crs but I didn't know I needed a chiller. And will that temp be on with my cherries. They all are using the same water

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If you keep the temp at about 23-24 then the cherries will be fine. Also, the ph is related to the depth of the soil,if you have about 4-6 cm then the PH should be around 6.2-6.5 & if you have a depth of about 8-10cm then the PHwill be around 5.6-6.0. CRS & CBS will be ok with 4-6cm & this will be ok for cherries too. :encouragement:

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I'm getting benibachi soil so I suppose that gives me a ph of 5.5 the other parameters I don't really test for. Another thing where would the best tds pen be found. I would love Crs but I didn't know I needed a chiller. And will that temp be on with my cherries. They all are using the same water

You don't need a chiller at the moment

but they are a MUST through summer if you plan to keep Crs or Taiwans alive

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