RyeGuy411 Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 You dont "have to" add anything to the substrate although there are many products out there for that purpose. If you are just keeping mischlings I would start out as simple as possible and then if you are successful you can branch out and try some other products. I would reccomend Bacter AE as it really helps to generate biofilm which is the shrimps primary food source. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keiris Posted April 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 thank you Rye you just saved me a ton of money!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyeGuy411 Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 Mischlings are not super sensitve and be kept in many non ideal conditions, as long as your pH, gH and kH and TDS are within the range you should be fine. As you get more involved and want to invest more money there are more expensive shrimp and many products that can help increase things like color and breeding success that you may want to try. Keiris 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keiris Posted April 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 I ordered controsol, salty shrimp mineral. and bacter AE... I will start a journal as soon as I get everything. Thank you all for great inputs. NightOwl and RyeGuy411 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyfishlady Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 Mischlings are not super sensitve and be kept in many non ideal conditions, as long as your pH, gH and kH and TDS are within the range you should be fine. As you get more involved and want to invest more money there are more expensive shrimp and many products that can help increase things like color and breeding success that you may want to try. But I thought this was a cheap hobby? ha ha... ok can't even type that with a straight face Keiris 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyeGuy411 Posted April 24, 2015 Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 But I thought this was a cheap hobby? ha ha... ok can't even type that with a straight face Yeah I thought that too......... a couple grand later! Ehh its only money and I cant take it with me when I go! Crazyfishlady 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keiris Posted April 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 But I thought this was a cheap hobby? ha ha... ok can't even type that with a straight face Yeah I thought this was cheap hobby also...But my daughter started BMX racing 2 years ago this is cheap compared to that!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keiris Posted April 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2015 Yeah I thought that too......... a couple grand later! Ehh its only money and I cant take it with me when I go! My original budget for this tank was 100.00 that's already gone out the window....HA! Hiatus and Crazyfishlady 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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