Which Salty Shrimp

[Fishnbe]

I was about to purchase couple of things from Squiggle/Boss Aquaria.

 

I am getting some Benibachi Mineral as well as some salty shrimp. 

 

Im loosing a few CRS when they moult and was wondering wether it is better to get Bee shrimp mineral GH+

 

or 

 

Shrimp Mineral GH/KH + for them to add to rain water/RO (Funds are allowing only 1 of the salty shrimps at the moment)

 

I also have Blue cherries in there that are doing great (Thanks Ineke).

Edited June 17, 2014 by Fishnbe

[newbreed]

Go for the just the Shrimp GH+. Fun times!!

[Fishnbe]

Beautiful. 

 

Thanks Newbreed.

[Squiggle]

Yeah definitely GH+ for CRS.

[ineke]

Glad to hear the blues are doing OK. I only use GH+ now for all my tanks - the Cherry varieties seem to do very well in it and even though I still have some GH/KH left I don't bother with it and it certainly makes water change days easier .

[Fishnbe]

Thanks everyone. They are great Ineke. Separated blue velvets and blues from chocs. With a few dark blue from choc bubs coming through.

Waiting with anticipation for the package squiggle.

[Squiggle]

It's on it's way dude, should be any day now.......waiting.........waiting, lol.

[killer007]

i would like to know....

 

1. is salty shrimp a better remineral as of today?

2. its even good to use with higher grade CRS?

3. what is the salty shrimp GH/KH use for if salty shrimp GH is for CRS?

[jayc]

1. It's one of the better products for shrimp specifically. Mosura mineral plus ultra is another good one for shrimp. But you have other brands as well like Seachem Equilibrium, or Kent's RO Right, which is more for fish. The shrimp specific brands have more Calcium, which the shrimp needs.

But once you know what they product is made of, it's dead easy to make your own. And a lot cheaper. The above products are just convenience, it's all premixed.

Heck, you could technically even remineralise using tap water, which has a higher TDS, but has other unwanted chemicals in tap water.

Or you could even use Marine salts like Red Sea Coral Pro ($49 for 7kilos!).

Technically you could even use crush coral chips, baking soda and epsom salts. Just remember, all these other non shrimp alternatives have different Calcium:Magnesium ratio. (edit - and you need to know what you're doing).

But they are all just Calcium, Magnesium with a dash of potassium, and a pinch of trace elements, and a splash of this and that.

 

2. I don't think that's the right question. It's good for Reverse Osmosis and Rain water (and to some extent really soft tap water). It's not shrimp type specific. You adjust the amount used in the water to match the ideal parameters required for CRS, or Tigers, or Cherry or Taiwan Bees, etc...

 

3) Salty Shrimp GH/KH is targetted for Neocaridina shrimp - the cherry shrimps basically. It's got a bit more potassium (I think) to raise KH. Neocaridina like a lttle more KH than Caridina crystal shrimps (according to salty shrimp, although I don't really buy it).

 

Salty Shrimp have a product for Sulawesi shrimp as well. All three products have the same ingredients, just in differing amounts.

Edited March 26, 2015 by jayc

[kizshrimp]

To add to what JayC has already said, KH (carbonate hardness) is really only required to regulate the pH. If you need the pH to be higher, you need to increase the KH value. Most people keeping high grade CRS and Taiwan bees run very low pH levels and 0dKH, so a KH boost is not required. Therefore just the GH+ is normally recommended for these.  

[jayc]

Nice addition.

Good tag team effort.

[9thdragon]

can i ask a question?

 

is salty shrimp gh plus is all you need to setup a crs tank?

[revolutionhope]

im no expert ive never kept crs but Im fairly certain you will also need an aquarium, shrimps and water ;-)

[Squiggle]

SaltyShrimp GH+ is specifically for remineralizing Reverse Osmosis filtered water. You should also use some active substrate, like Benibachi Fulvic soil. This works hand in hand with the SaltyShrimp minerals to buff the water to the correct pH & get the conditions a good as possible for Caridina sp. (Inc CRS). For CRS, I would suggest about 4-6cm depth.

[9thdragon]

well ya besides the tank substrate and ro water sponge filter

 

anything else that you need to put in the tank

[Squiggle]

Ok, when it come to shrimp, I always answer questions as they are answered. I never take it for granted what people know about shrimp.

I would highly recommend getting mineral balls as they help stabilise the water &, IME, they help to prevent algae outbreaks (I have done a thread about the difference of starting a tank with & without them). I would also recommend mineral powder to suppliment the depletion of minerals from the water that is used daily by shrimp breeding & moulting. A good bacterial booster, like my Boss Booster (shameless plug, lol) is a very good idea as well, because shrimp diet mostly consists of grazing on the biofilm, it is a very good idea to have something that will boost the production of that.

Edited April 17, 2015 by Squiggle

[newbreed]

Also IALs are an essential I always add too.

Plus an air driven sponge filter is also great for extra filtration but also a a good grazing spot for your shrimp.

Maybe consider a shelter type ornament for your shrimp to get some cover when they moult.