Gingimaru
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Hi all
i have in my tank (or should have) 8 RCS. however over the last week or 2 it seems as if their numbers have dropped. i can still see one or 2 but not in the place that i believed to be their "home" in my tank. we do have a betta but we havent seen him eat any, i realise that doesnt mean he hasnt but we keep a close eye on his stomach to make sure we arent over feeding or anything and to make sure hes not getting constipated, so as far as we can tell he hasnt eaten any. also whenevr the RCS have been out he swims past them and doesnt pay them any attention. i also havent seen any dead shrimp around in the tank either. ideas anyone? might they be breeding and hiding because of their eggs? if so does anyone know how long that takes? or may they just be hidden under my bogwood and not coming out? i have read that they should be relativly active which is what has propmted me to ask on the forums.
10gal long tank
0ppm ammonia
0ppm nitrites
somewhere between 20-80ppm of nitrates (the colour difference between 20, 40, 80 etc is very little so its hard to tell, also my tap water has high nitrates to start anyway)
7.4-8ph (again not an easy colour chart to read)
i have in my tank (or should have) 8 RCS. however over the last week or 2 it seems as if their numbers have dropped. i can still see one or 2 but not in the place that i believed to be their "home" in my tank. we do have a betta but we havent seen him eat any, i realise that doesnt mean he hasnt but we keep a close eye on his stomach to make sure we arent over feeding or anything and to make sure hes not getting constipated, so as far as we can tell he hasnt eaten any. also whenevr the RCS have been out he swims past them and doesnt pay them any attention. i also havent seen any dead shrimp around in the tank either. ideas anyone? might they be breeding and hiding because of their eggs? if so does anyone know how long that takes? or may they just be hidden under my bogwood and not coming out? i have read that they should be relativly active which is what has propmted me to ask on the forums.
10gal long tank
0ppm ammonia
0ppm nitrites
somewhere between 20-80ppm of nitrates (the colour difference between 20, 40, 80 etc is very little so its hard to tell, also my tap water has high nitrates to start anyway)
7.4-8ph (again not an easy colour chart to read)