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Hey SKF, I thought I would start my own thread here so I don't keep hijacking other people's threads i have a large tank which i am still fighting very very low nitrites for some reason, but I also have 2 30L cubes which I'm going to experiment with for breeding. I have put about 10-15 large red Opaeula in one cube and the other cube has around 6 red and clear banded coloured shrimp in, I want to see if it's possible to breed this characteristic as it crops up now and again. I have a few more but as the main tank had a net in the shrimp turn pale and it's hard to spot the banded ones lol. Here is a quick shot of two of the brackish cubes. If the image is too large in size let me know I'm posting from my phone :) And here is my main tank,

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It's ok. I only eat plankton. I cant Chew!

Avoiding regular water changes is not the answer. you just need to take care that the new water matches the correct parameters for the shrimp you are keeping, and that you add the new water slowly. <edit> - you can probably stretch water changes by checking TDS. If TDS is rising from it's ideal, then it's time to change water. Is there any chance of separating the fish from the shrimps? It looks like the fish are getting to all the food before the shrimp.

Good to know. From what I have read, a female will be berried for 3-4 weeks. Do you suggest to not do any water changes over that time? Or maybe be more careful regarding the time taken to do a water change? I have kind of lost a bit of interest as it was my biggest, most colourful shrimp which has died. She was by far the queen of the tank and even bossed the White Clouds around.

Any stress such as water change, handling, etc. can induce the ecdysis (the moulting process, triggered by stress hormones). Such untimely moulting causes death in most cases, especially in berried or near-berried females. If your animals are well settled in the tank, dont make any sudden changes if possible.

Yesterday evening, I put the rest of my tangerine tigers & blue velvet in a new tank. This tank has been cycled during 5 weeks, and after check, NO2 and NO3 are at 0 or not even noticeable by the API test. Other parameters are : PH: 6.8 KH: 4, GH: 6 TDS: 110 Water temp: 26°C I acclimatate the shrimps during 6 hours. Once I put them in their new tank, they start swimming all around, explore everywhere, and continue swimming all around, very actively. I check this morning, and I found them still swimming all around... They were very quiet in the old tank. Should I be worried about anything else?

You have done all the right things, the shrimp is probably just excited lol

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