phoenixkiller
Aquarium Advice Addict
I read that I will need snails to keep the bacterial colonies alive, since shrimp have almost no bioload. Do I need snails? How do you take care of snails? (If I need them)
Question about presence of bacterial colonies in RCS tank
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jetajockey
come get me tang police!
Where did you read that?
LyndaB
Aquarium Advice Addict
I'll bet there are lots of people who have RCS tanks with no other inhabitants. I happen to also keep assassin snails and corys with mine, so of course have a larger bioload.
Snails are pretty easy keepers, depending on the species. Some need algae, some will eat your plants, some like my assassins need live food. I put part of a cuttle bone into those tanks where I have snails to supplement the calcium they need for their shells.
Snails are pretty easy keepers, depending on the species. Some need algae, some will eat your plants, some like my assassins need live food. I put part of a cuttle bone into those tanks where I have snails to supplement the calcium they need for their shells.
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phoenixkiller
Aquarium Advice Addict
Everywhere. random searches through the forums, PMs, chat room. I remember that Maxwellag suggested it in the chat room.
Ok, so I don't need snails? This will be a SOWLP tank. (That's an acronym
Shrimp
Only
With
Live
Plants)
jetajockey
come get me tang police!
Bacterial colonies grow/shrink according to conditions they are in. There's no magic minimum bioload to keep the nitrifiers around, small bioload = small bb colony.
