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I mean it isn't necessary, I don't use it and I'm doing fine (ngl I don't use most extra stuff for my shrimp and they do fine), but it helps. You can't usually tell with the naked eye how much biofilm your tank has (as far as I'm aware) but if you do use it, just once or twice a week seems to be enough for most people. It's pretty expensive, so any more than that and it's going to cost quite a bit to continue dosing. So basically you choose to add if you don't have much algae or food for the shrimp.

Oh so how do we know when we need this to be added?

BacterAE is a product that helps to grow biofilm for shrimp to eat. The BacterAE isn't the food, but the product that helps to grow the food.

So I’m lost again. What exactly is the purpose of using the bacterEA

Yes I recently purchased some bacter AE and it says to add maybe 2-3 grams daily for a 100 litre tank which is just stupid I would be out within a year. I dose 2x a week. I find it doesn’t become more effective if you dose more frequently than that. Otherwise you just have to find the right amount for your tank. In my experience and research if you’re tank goes cloudy enough it actually inhibits you viewing your shrimp then you overdosed. Luckily nothing bad happens if you do. Best of luck and hope you see more fry. -B