Shrimp lover Posted September 13, 2015 Report Share Posted September 13, 2015 Hi everyone, I was wondering how often you do water changes of your neo tanks? I think I have been doing too many resulting in dying shrimp! I have about 50 shrimp in my 20 gallon with 3 guppies, a small betta, and a BN pleco. What would you recommend? Dwayneseno and Williamvawn 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaykidding Posted September 13, 2015 Report Share Posted September 13, 2015 Lol I'd say don't keep fish with ur shrimp at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimp lover Posted September 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2015 My fish are fine with my shrimp Lol I'd say don't keep fish with ur shrimp at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jadenlea Posted September 13, 2015 Report Share Posted September 13, 2015 They dirty the water more causing the need for more water changes though. I noticed that just adding a couple otos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrimpybuisness Posted September 13, 2015 Report Share Posted September 13, 2015 I barely do any! If the shrimp are happy don't change it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETAquarium Posted September 14, 2015 Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 I barely do any! If the shrimp are happy don't change it! Exactly. I probably do a water change once every two months on average. There usually isn't any reason to do a water change if your parameters are stable. I really only perform water changes when my TDS has risen to a level I am unhappy with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimp lover Posted September 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 Exactly. I probably do a water change once every two months on average. There usually isn't any reason to do a water change if your parameters are stable. I really only perform water changes when my TDS has risen to a level I am unhappy with. I barely do any! If the shrimp are happy don't change it! Thank you! I will definitely decrease the amount of WC! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zodiac Posted September 15, 2015 Report Share Posted September 15, 2015 the problem is nitrates. i don't know how well shrimp can tolerate them. fish don't like them,they also can get nitrate shock if a big sudden change happens. if you can keep the nitrates at a good level (20 ppm or lower) then you can decrease the wc's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maylee Posted September 15, 2015 Report Share Posted September 15, 2015 I have lots of floating plants like frogbit in my 10G so my nitrates are always close to zero. I think they help very much with reducing WC frequency. The only issue with that is you have to scoop out the extra plants every once in a while cuz they can take over pretty quick! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citycode01 Posted September 18, 2015 Report Share Posted September 18, 2015 I have lots of floating plants like frogbit in my 10G so my nitrates are always close to zero. I think they help very much with reducing WC frequency. The only issue with that is you have to scoop out the extra plants every once in a while cuz they can take over pretty quick! I agree that floating plants very good nitrate suckers but the problem with them is the roots if I don't cut them for a couple of weeks my tanks start look like a jungle and is very messy. To cut the root is not an easy job I had to remove the plants from the tank and cut the roots off each plans, then I always have to check for small babies as they like to hide in them. Now I'm almost get read of all floaters because I'm tied to do this I better use purigen in the filter than cutting roots every second week. To recharge purigen is much easier job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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