lostintheforest
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
Hi everyone,
Just looking for some stocking advice. I currently have a 6 gallon fluval edge nano tank (fully cycled and planted) with 7 Celestial Pearl Danios, one Cherry red Shrimp, and one nerite snail. The CPD's seem pretty happy but spend most of the time around the bottom of the tank (in the xmas moss) and rarely ever venture into the mid to upper parts of the water column. I was thinking about adding a Dwarf Puffer for a little more personality and to have something to occupy the rest of the aquarium. Do you think that adding the dwarf puffer would be too much for my biofilter to handle? If so, do you have any recommendations for other fish that are somewhat more active than the CPD's and that also swim in a different depth?
I actually have another question as well, this time regarding my cherry red shrimp. I originally started off with around 8 red cherry shrimp, but slowly, one by one, they've all died off except for one and i'm not sure why. I noticed that the shrimp began to turn a much deeper red (with some parts appearing almost black) right before they died (they also have developed a lighter stripe down the back). Anyone know what that could mean? That said, the sole survivor seems to be doing well (she has gotten darker as well), but so far seems to be doing all right. Just can't figure out what went wrong.
Ammonia, Nitrite and Nitrates are all at decent levels, and I have been dosing with .5ml of Flourish Excel every other day. I also use about .5ml of prime during water changes (even if i'm only chaning 10%).
Thanks in advance for your advice!
Just looking for some stocking advice. I currently have a 6 gallon fluval edge nano tank (fully cycled and planted) with 7 Celestial Pearl Danios, one Cherry red Shrimp, and one nerite snail. The CPD's seem pretty happy but spend most of the time around the bottom of the tank (in the xmas moss) and rarely ever venture into the mid to upper parts of the water column. I was thinking about adding a Dwarf Puffer for a little more personality and to have something to occupy the rest of the aquarium. Do you think that adding the dwarf puffer would be too much for my biofilter to handle? If so, do you have any recommendations for other fish that are somewhat more active than the CPD's and that also swim in a different depth?
I actually have another question as well, this time regarding my cherry red shrimp. I originally started off with around 8 red cherry shrimp, but slowly, one by one, they've all died off except for one and i'm not sure why. I noticed that the shrimp began to turn a much deeper red (with some parts appearing almost black) right before they died (they also have developed a lighter stripe down the back). Anyone know what that could mean? That said, the sole survivor seems to be doing well (she has gotten darker as well), but so far seems to be doing all right. Just can't figure out what went wrong.
Ammonia, Nitrite and Nitrates are all at decent levels, and I have been dosing with .5ml of Flourish Excel every other day. I also use about .5ml of prime during water changes (even if i'm only chaning 10%).
Thanks in advance for your advice!