Mikeyp85 Posted September 7, 2014 Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 In having a few of these delivered tomorrow to put in my planted tank with blue velvets.. Read that they are some of the hardier kinds of tigers. Also read that they can be aggressive.. Is this true? I cannot house any other cardina species so im hoping they can adapt to my params ..gh 10,kh 5,ph 7.4, temp 72-74 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMG Aquatics Posted September 7, 2014 Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 Yes they can be aggressive. Your PH is a bit on the high side. Your water is a bit too hard as well for GH and KH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikeyp85 Posted September 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 Ahh interesting.. Well I guess I just gotta see how they do. Planet inverts posted this info which made me bite the bullet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mamashack Posted September 7, 2014 Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 I think those ranges are a bit confusing. There's a big difference between surviving and thriving. It would be better if they had separate accommodations. Whatever you decide to do make sure you acclimate the new shrimp to their new home very slowly. This will allow not only temp and pH adjustment, but TDS and GH too. If you can use the drip acclimation method for at least a couple of hours and keep testing those mentioned parameters every 15 mins or so til they are matched. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randy Posted September 7, 2014 Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 My colony of TT is doing well and I haven't tested the parameters after they were added about 6 months ago. Only thing I know is TDS is about 300 (not intended, started as 150 6 months ago). They are pretty easy to care for, very aggressive in eating and mating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikeyp85 Posted September 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 Good to hear.. I have a few Amanos in with my velvets and there great.. But when food enters the tank they are bullies.. Usually will steal an entire chunk of food and swim away. So I break food into pieces and problem is solved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikeyp85 Posted September 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2014 My tank is about a year old.., stable params.. I'm optimistic of the outcome.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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