Freeflow Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 Hello, New to shrimp keeping and getting back to keeping aquatic life after 4 long years. This looks a little more fun than keeping and breeding flowerhorns. lol. I have a quick question is ada and soils of the same kind a must or can gravel be used? Deroyhott, Timothylem, SurraGync and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyfishlady Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 Hello and welcome - I am new to the shrimping thing myself Substrate needs depend on the type of shrimp you want to keep. Neocaridinas (aka neos) can usually be kept with inert substrate like gravel. Other types may need an active substrate but I only keep neos so someone will chime in and give you more info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 People tend to use soils for two reasons. 1- plants if desired 2- to lower ph for specific shrimp such as crs Neos (Ie. cherry shrimp) are able to use inert substrates, so people tend to use sand or blasting sand or whatever. Gravel is generally not used because babies can get caught in gravel, things can hide better in gravel, and food falls between and build up in gravel causing problems with water parameters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 BTW Welcome to our forum family! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyeGuy411 Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 Welcome to the forum! To answer your question as CrazyFishLady said neos can be kept in practically any substrate, regular gravel or sand is common. For softwater shrimp, Caridina, such as Bee shrimp or Crystal shrimp many people prefer active substrates such as ADA, Controsoil, Brightwell, etc.. to buffer the water pH to make it acidic. It is not "required" for any type of shrimp though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freeflow Posted February 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 Thanks, I was going to do guppys but seen this form and having a friend hook me up with a few free plant stems I'm going to covert this spec 5 to a shrimp safe tank. And go all out on the next tank. Crazyfishlady 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High5's Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 Welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGardenofEder Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 Welcome nice set up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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metageologist Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 Welcome to the shrimp side. have a gneiss day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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WaterBugg Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 Welcome fellow Texan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miwu Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 Welcome! That's a nice looking tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jadenlea Posted February 24, 2015 Report Share Posted February 24, 2015 welcome. Pretty tank! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETAquarium Posted March 2, 2015 Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 Welcome Freeflow! Glad to have you and welcome to the world of shrimp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roborep1 Posted March 2, 2015 Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 Welcome. Great forum here. Lots of knowledge and really great people. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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