hi guys,
so i'm having some trouble with my "shrimp" tank.
it started live as a pets at home "my first fish tank" ,so it came with a filter,i put some sand in, a cryptcoryne ,a coconut with some moss and i got a heater off ebay (22*). a few weeks later after i cycled the tank .....
first attempt.
5 cherry shrimp didnt go very well. shrimpys lived for about 2 weeks then slownly everyone died. i checked the filter and it was blowing quite hard, even on the lowest setting so i filled it with more media to try and slow the flow.
second attempt.
5 cherry shrimp and 3 from my 60l tank. again everyone died after a few weeks, the filter had slowed, the water had stayed at 22*,the water was still good ie amonnia 0-10,nitrites 0.nitrates low/very low. i put it down to there being not much to eat,even though they are feed fry food everyday.
new approach.
4 white cloud minnows,i left them in the tank for 3 months,kept a very close eye on the water quality but not so much on the sand or removing the uneated food (if there was any), the filter inlet has started gathering up waste so i think it's slowed the flow more.
third attempt.
white cloud minnows removed to the 60l and 3 cherry shrimps added today,i have removed the coconut and replaced it with stones from my brothers front garden ( cheers bro) and i have put the moss in and around them in the hope the shrimp have more areas to go and chill out out of sight.
what can i be doing different?
if this doesn't work what other avenues can i go down to try and keep the shrimp ?
and if this doesn't work what small fish can i keep in my 15l tank, i have a betta in my 60l so something other than that would be good.
so i'm having some trouble with my "shrimp" tank.
it started live as a pets at home "my first fish tank" ,so it came with a filter,i put some sand in, a cryptcoryne ,a coconut with some moss and i got a heater off ebay (22*). a few weeks later after i cycled the tank .....
first attempt.
5 cherry shrimp didnt go very well. shrimpys lived for about 2 weeks then slownly everyone died. i checked the filter and it was blowing quite hard, even on the lowest setting so i filled it with more media to try and slow the flow.
second attempt.
5 cherry shrimp and 3 from my 60l tank. again everyone died after a few weeks, the filter had slowed, the water had stayed at 22*,the water was still good ie amonnia 0-10,nitrites 0.nitrates low/very low. i put it down to there being not much to eat,even though they are feed fry food everyday.
new approach.
4 white cloud minnows,i left them in the tank for 3 months,kept a very close eye on the water quality but not so much on the sand or removing the uneated food (if there was any), the filter inlet has started gathering up waste so i think it's slowed the flow more.
third attempt.
white cloud minnows removed to the 60l and 3 cherry shrimps added today,i have removed the coconut and replaced it with stones from my brothers front garden ( cheers bro) and i have put the moss in and around them in the hope the shrimp have more areas to go and chill out out of sight.
what can i be doing different?
if this doesn't work what other avenues can i go down to try and keep the shrimp ?
and if this doesn't work what small fish can i keep in my 15l tank, i have a betta in my 60l so something other than that would be good.
