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Oh, if you are planning on keeping Cherry shrimp aim for 6-8GH as Simon said above.

Ahhh ... the age old question of how to trigger your shrimp to breed. We will have to assume you have at least 1 male. What are you feeding them? Feed frozen bloodworms twice a week. The additional protein will give them more energy. Add more Indian Almond Leaves (aka Cattapa leaves) to the tank to promote more tannins and biofilm. Try raising temps to 23C or 74F. A 10% water change might help the females moult.

No it won't have all the minerals needed for plants. SS GH/KH+ is made up of Calcium carbonate, Magnesium. Anubias is a slow growing plant, so it does not need much fertilisers. Mosses will grow with out any added ferts. Hairgrass and whatever you have in the back corner will survive without added ferts. Give it CO2 while your tanks is empty of shrimps. Aim for 4-6 GH.

Hello, again. I really appreciate everyone's wisdom on this topic. Since I last posted, I lost my 29 gallon tropical freshwater aquarium to a sudden leak. ? Thankfully, I was able to save and rehome all the fish. But, that means my 7 gallon shrimp tank received an upgrade wrt live plants and gravel. I was hoping that would inspire some mating behavior, but I actually witnessed a female discharging what must be unfertilized eggs just this evening. The male shrimp (I thought I had two, but now I'm questioning the other's sex after some weeks) is not doing his job and I can't figure out why. I had to siphon out 50% of the water to move it from it's prior location beneath the 29 gallon. I have not performed another water change in the nearly 3 weeks since the leak happened. I check the parameters in the 7 gallon once a week and ammonia, nitrate, and nitrite are 0ppm. Temp remains at a steady 72 degrees. The shrimp are as active as ever but that male is unexcited by a tank full of females. No clue what to do next.?

I'm thinking of ordering that "Salty Shrimp - Shrimp Mineral GH/KH+". My only concern is, does it also have all the needed minerals for my plants? Edit - If I was to use my tap water, what kind of GH should I be aiming for?