ibebian Posted April 20, 2017 Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 Is gH of 3 too low for Caridina cantonensis? I see 4-6 or 4-8 being cited as the range they need but it seems that 3 is close enough. However I've had random deaths 1-2 at a time with no other obvious explanation (ideal params, RO water) and now I'm wondering if they're due to trouble molting. What are some telltale signs of molting problems? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenPepper Posted April 20, 2017 Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 3-4 is perfect Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk illest_to_fly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illest_to_fly Posted April 20, 2017 Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 Signs of molting problems are when you see the outline of the molt still on the shrimp if you look closely you should see a white outer layer. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illest_to_fly Posted April 20, 2017 Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 But yes 3-4 perfect Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMG Aquatics Posted April 20, 2017 Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 Could be bacterial infection. Unlike neos, it is VERY difficult to tell if you have bacterial infection for caridina. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibebian Posted April 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2017 Could be bacterial infection. Unlike neos, it is VERY difficult to tell if you have bacterial infection for caridina.Yeah that could very well be the case too. Temp tends to stay on lower side, 71-74 max (74 is rare). Yeah hard to spot any kind of milky body, so how else can we diagnose it? Could feeding too much bacterial powder foods trigger that?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMG Aquatics Posted April 21, 2017 Report Share Posted April 21, 2017 10 minutes ago, ibebian said: Yeah that could very well be the case too. Temp tends to stay on lower side, 71-74 max (74 is rare). Yeah hard to spot any kind of milky body, so how else can we diagnose it? Could feeding too much bacterial powder foods trigger that? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk One thing many people fail to realize is that lower temps does not mean you'll never get a bacterial infection. As you know, the higher the temperature, the faster bacteria grows/populate. If the bacteria powder foods are overdosed or dosed too often and is left in the tank to decay and rot, this is when problems start to happen. oem 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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