littlebirdie Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 I am so excited to see babies in both my Bloody Mary and Blue Dream neo tanks! I remember reading an older post about gh and neo shrimplets. Someone (Soothing?) said that if the gh was not right they would just disappear one by one. I am getting ready to do weekly water changes and wanted to know what the optimum gh range was for keeping these babies. The Shrimp Keeping parameters page has a range of 4-14gh. This seems a little broad to me but what do I know? Any advice? Crazyfishlady 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlebirdie Posted January 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 Typo in the title...I meant neocaridina!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 gh I have found most successful for neos is 6-9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlebirdie Posted January 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 Thanks, Soothing. When you are mixing your water, what TDS do you need to get gh6? Does aging the water after you remineralize it change the readings? I am using Salty Shrimp GH+ and if I get much above 95 TDS the gh goes higher than 6 without letting it sit overnight. I figure I need to add water at a WC as low as possible so it will stay within params until next WC. Is this what you would do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 I'm with you. Roughly 100 TDS for 6gh. Not all the powder dissolves at once, so even after what I see dissolves, I let it site some and then mix some more. For myself I wait between 1/2 hr and 1 hr. I try to keep my TDS swing within 100 for neos and 40 for my cards. I'm a bit more harsh on them than average people I think, however I really try to develop hardy strains. Crazyfishlady and littlebirdie 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlebirdie Posted January 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 Good! I feel much better about what I've been doing. Thanks, Soothing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 We all have to help each other, my friend. littlebirdie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
35ppt Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 So you are using RO for neos? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 Me? Yeah. I tried tap, but too many unexplained deaths. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
35ppt Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 Well, both of you, I suppose! Just trying to understand why some waters would be unsuitable for neos. Do you know what body of water or aquifer your tap comes from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 Well...I know my RO comes from my RO unit. heh All of our water tests as hobbyists still don't account for everything in the water. That's why some people have magic water and some don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlebirdie Posted January 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 Me too. I have blended well water... we are on a very large lake. Don't trust the ups and downs of the water supply so I go RODI to be safe. Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grammaknits02 Posted January 19, 2015 Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 I use RO for my neos because I like to know exactly what I am putting in their tank. mayphly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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