Need help!

[gcorona301]

Im going to start breeding fire painted cherry shrimp and I need help on whether using RO water or my tap water(of course with de chlorinated). What is the difference?

[Soothing Shrimp]

Honestly depends on your tap. Some people have magic water, others like myself weren't successful until remin+ ro.

[gcorona301]

Honestly depends on your tap. Some people have magic water, others like myself weren't successful until remin+ ro.

do you add any mineral additives? if you do which ones and where do you get RO water? 

[Soothing Shrimp]

With tap, no minerals need added.

With ro, minerals always need added for gh, tds, and more.

I personally use gh+ powder, but I have lots of tanks. I'm thinking of switching to a liquid at a later time.

[gcorona301]

thanks!

[Soothing Shrimp]

I'm a hobby breeder. The best way to keep my shrimp looking good is through genetics and good nutrition.

I'm a fan of omniapro, ae, snowflake, and some others. Basically, offer a variety of foods with one main one, and they'll do fine.

That, and cull to obtain the best genes. You don't have to, of course. Some people are just happy with a colony.

[gcorona301]

thanks man! more knowledge in my brain

[Lyana]

I can't use my tap water either. It has a ph of 8.4 for some weird reason

[DETAquarium]

As Soothing as said, its dependent on your tap water, just test the water and share the results. I would say save yourself some trouble and go with RODI water if possible.

[gcorona301]

I'm going to test the water today and they post the results and hopefully you guys could tell me if I should use RO water or its okay to use my tap. thanks everyone!