Shrimp and osmocote?

[Mattfinn]

I'm thinking of adding shrimp to a 10gal that will be heavily planted. It's a low tech tank. But I'll be dosing osmocote root tabs for crypts. Any idea if the miniscule amounts of copper in osmocote will hurt shrimp. There is a mystery snail currently in the tank and he doesn't seem affected.

 

[Coursair]

This tank uses ferts. I use Osmocote + as root tabs.
http://youtu.be/JrLx1mKDObY

The Copper is so minuscule, the Shrimp are fine.

http://youtu.be/9cXselsTs5Y


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[Mattfinn]

ok thanks thats what i thought? what is the stocking there on your tank?

 

[Coursair]

First, just RCS and Otos.

Added CRS.

Added fish, but stopped seeing baby Shrimp out and about

CPDs
Threadfin Rainbows
Corydoras habrosus
Scarlet Badis

Currently it's lightly stocked.
It was heavily planted and stocked during vid, but nano fish have less bioload. And weekly PWCs helped. No issues till I got sick and injured.


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[Mattfinn]

Ok I will probably do the shrimp both RCS and CRS with the CPDs and maybe a pacific blue eye trio or threadfin pair. Thanks coursair for the help. Love your tank btw.

 

[Coursair]

Ok I will probably do the shrimp both RCS and CRS with the CPDs and maybe a pacific blue eye trio or threadfin pair. Thanks coursair for the help. Love your tank btw.

Hold off on CRS until you have a super stable tank. RCS are less delicate.


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[Mattfinn]

Hold off on CRS until you have a super stable tank. RCS are less delicate.


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Yes I was going to add the CRS last, after I have a stable RCS population