kaydoubleyou Posted November 28, 2015 Report Share Posted November 28, 2015 They are invading! Seriously how fast do they reproduce? This is getting crazy. Water changes seem to make them breed more and I feed my shrimp maybe once a week and vacuum out any excess...nothing is suffering but man, I cant look at my tank without seeing thousands of little jittery buggers flitting about here and there. Will something eat them and leave the shrimp alone? Even just to add for a day or two as needed? Sent from my LG-D852 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMG Aquatics Posted November 28, 2015 Report Share Posted November 28, 2015 Fish fry if you have any. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaydoubleyou Posted November 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2015 I dont have any... Sent from my LG-D852 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarah Posted November 29, 2015 Report Share Posted November 29, 2015 Do you have any fish in another tank? If so, you could try this method: http://www.shrimpspot.com/index.php?/topic/3100-easy-and-safe-way-to-get-rid-of-water-fleas-etc/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaydoubleyou Posted November 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2015 Alright sweet im trying it. Thank you Sent from my LG-D852 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandovalsbco Posted November 29, 2015 Report Share Posted November 29, 2015 Mine went away when I switched to RODI. Well they are there but barely any. I had a piece of driftwood in there and they would all be on that in the morning so I'd take it out and rinse it off. I did that over and over. So I think it was the combination of both. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaydoubleyou Posted November 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2015 Do you make RO yourself or buy it? I was thinking of getting an RO system but have no idea where to start. Sent from my LG-D852 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandovalsbco Posted November 29, 2015 Report Share Posted November 29, 2015 I bought my RODI system off amazon it's the aqua life buddy and it works great so far. My shrimp have become more active and they seem happier since I changed to it. I also use the salty shrimp gh/kh to remineralize it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk kaydoubleyou and Louie 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twister54 Posted November 29, 2015 Report Share Posted November 29, 2015 Mine disappeared when I added some panda corys to the tank. They don't seem to bother the shrimp at all. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Louie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaydoubleyou Posted November 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2015 Great i have some of those ill put them in! Sent from my LG-D852 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wygglz Posted November 29, 2015 Report Share Posted November 29, 2015 Please let us know if it works well for you too, Kay. It is great to know when a "system" works versus one individual having well behaved fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louie Posted November 29, 2015 Report Share Posted November 29, 2015 Mine went away when I switched to RODI. Well they are there but barely any. I had a piece of driftwood in there and they would all be on that in the morning so I'd take it out and rinse it off. I did that over and over. So I think it was the combination of both. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk They live IN the wood and like termites when you take the wood out which you saw . Fish LOVE them . Either way surprised your RO/DI worked because copeds thrive and suffer in same conditions as shrimp . gillznglass 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaydoubleyou Posted December 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2015 I would love to share my findings with you but unfortunately my tank is going through what appears to be a mini cycle, nitrites have been spiking for the last 4 days. I've been doing daily water changes with Prime until it settles back down and will not be subjecting my dear little Cory's to the fluctuations! Not sure what happened but I suspect it has something to do with this fluval filter system that I've4 been moaning about ever since I bought the tank. Ill keep you updated! Sent from my LG-D852 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vpier Posted December 1, 2015 Report Share Posted December 1, 2015 Do you make RO yourself or buy it? I was thinking of getting an RO system but have no idea where to start. Sent from my LG-D852 using Tapatalk Great price works really well, I have hard well water, 0 tds, 0 kh and 0 gh http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GJCE2X4?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00 Louie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff0712 Posted December 1, 2015 Report Share Posted December 1, 2015 Great price works really well, I have hard well water, 0 tds, 0 kh and 0 gh http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GJCE2X4?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00 I second this. Been working great for me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaydoubleyou Posted December 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 Definitely going to have to invest. I just realised our tap water has ammonia in it! Up until a week or two ago it didn't. Sent from my LG-D852 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vpier Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 Definitely going to have to invest. I just realised our tap water has ammonia in it! Up until a week or two ago it didn't. Sent from my LG-D852 using Tapatalk Most municipalities add some form of ammonia in their water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaydoubleyou Posted December 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 These levels are way higher than they've been ever. I'm wondering if its something at the water treatment center if they are adding more ammonia in winter or something. Sent from my LG-D852 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gillznglass Posted December 3, 2015 Report Share Posted December 3, 2015 Chloramines are made up of ammonia and chlorine so that would be a good guess on your part. Sometimes they do zap the system with more if there is a problem. For your mini cycle fritz zyme 7 will put a stop to it immediately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louie Posted December 3, 2015 Report Share Posted December 3, 2015 Great price works really well, I have hard well water, 0 tds, 0 kh and 0 gh http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GJCE2X4?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00 Wow that is a nice price for a system that works and you're happy with . Vpier 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vpier Posted December 4, 2015 Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 Wow that is a nice price for a system that works and you're happy with . Some people call them throw a way's because replacing the cartridges costs as much as the whole unit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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