Soothing Shrimp Posted December 29, 2014 Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 OKay, so you know how I've said that my Malawa- once to their destination- are about the most hardy shrimp I have found? Well, they do so well, I kinda have a hands off policy with that tank doing wc, etc. Since they eat just about anything, they get flake, any fish that happen to die, cray molts/any crays that die, etc. I have so many, if I don't feed protein, they go after each other so they are the ideal clean up crew for the circle of life. Today, just out of curiosity I checked my Malawa tank's TDS and GH... Ready for this? TDS 723 GH 34 Those readings made me drop my jaw!!! LMAO!!! No wonder they are so hardy!!! And what's more, they still breed like mad and have no problems with survival! Perhaps it's time for me to work my way back to an ideal param in that tank. No? LOL mosspearl 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
countryboy12484 Posted December 29, 2014 Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 Thats crazy! Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted December 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 Guess it's proof they'll adapt to just about anythang, eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
countryboy12484 Posted December 29, 2014 Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 Guess so, i always though you were kidding about malawa turning cannibal until i saw it for myself. My malawa have a taste for young cherries lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted December 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 Feed more protein. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chibikaie Posted December 29, 2014 Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 Wow, that IS amazing. Especially since I think one of my friends bought his Malawa from you, and his source water is basically 0 GH (he probably does add calcium since he does know what he's doing, but certainly not THAT much). Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayphly Posted December 29, 2014 Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 When I got mine from you I think your tds was in the upper 600's. That was one lengthy acclimation! Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted December 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2014 I can imagine. LOL Well TDS and gh starts coming down today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jadenlea Posted December 30, 2014 Report Share Posted December 30, 2014 Holy crap soothing. LOL You are a bad bad malawa mommy!!! (says they person who put them in an uncycled tank and they continue to berry) admittedly I havnt seen many live babies even though about 7 of them were berried. Maybe the babies arnt as hardy.... or maybe they are just to hard to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metageologist Posted December 30, 2014 Report Share Posted December 30, 2014 How do you get a TDS of 600 I just keep topping my tank off with tap water and I can't get the tds to move it's been 150 to 156 for 5 months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted December 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2014 TDS goes up with food feedings mostly. Especially powdered food will do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metageologist Posted December 30, 2014 Report Share Posted December 30, 2014 Ah, I was figuring that as I added my tap water which has the same TDS and with evaporation increasing concentrations. It would have climbed by now. O well omits just one less water issue to deal with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted December 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2014 Topping off with tap should indeed increase TDS. If your TDS is holding steady even with tap top offs, I'm amazed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chibikaie Posted December 30, 2014 Report Share Posted December 30, 2014 Whatever is growing in that tank is apparently absorbing just enough out of the water to keep the number steady. I think Meta just found water more magical than NYC. Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metageologist Posted December 30, 2014 Report Share Posted December 30, 2014 Whatever is growing in that tank is apparently absorbing just enough out of the water to keep the number steady. I think Meta just found water more magical than NYC.Well my water is from the fabled tug hill plateau. Where unicorns and albino moose roam free. Also my kh of 6 and gh 7. PH is always 7.4. From what I have read It should be good for OIBT mosspearl and chibikaie 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chibikaie Posted December 30, 2014 Report Share Posted December 30, 2014 Definitely unicorn country. You could do a LOT with that. metageologist 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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