Calcium shrimp tank

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This may seem a stupid question but I am a newbie. I have a red cherry shrimp tank. I bought 11 and since then 2 have died and I think it was just after moulting. How do I know if my water has enough calcium? Is it to do with the water hardness? I've heard cuttlefish is good but don't want to add it and make things worse.


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P.s I've spotted a couple of baby shrimp and they seem fine.


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[Mebbid]

If you're using tap water and changing it regularly, you have enough calcium.

What are the parameters?
How long have you bad the shrimp?

 

[ScotJudd]

Hi. My tap is <1 Gh, very soft. My shrimp fatalities dropped when I increased it to 6Gh. I know Gh is not all calcium but I assumed that an almost zero Gh indicated an almost zero calcium. I use Seachem equilibrium, 2.5 ml per 10 litres of tap water. Not a cheap product but I have fish and plants and the combination of minerals seems to suit them.


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Hi sorry for taking gases to get back I've been overseas. I've lost another shrimp since I first posted... My water parameters are as follows:

Nitrate 15
Nitrite. 0
Gh 14
Kh 6
Ph 7
Ammonia 0
Temp 74

I do weekly water changes.

I had a slight shock yesterday. I used 2 cherry barbs to cycle the tank. Once it was cycled I put the 2 cherry barbs into my bigger tank. I noticed in my shrimp tank yesterday that I had 3 baby cherry barb fry!


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[ScotJudd]

Isn't nature wonderful ? !


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Ive had enough of red cherry shrimp! Another one has now died! They seem to die as soon as they molt! I started with 11 and now down to 4! I was hoping to start a colony. I've done everything I can now and they have put me through stress! As soon as those 4 go I'm turning there tank into a betta one!


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[treemanone2003]

How long has the tank been established ?


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About 6 months


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