Cherry shrimp advice - I think dieing

[R_sustaita]

i have no heater on my Cherry / Amano they doing fine. i remove the endlers who where doing the population control. but when i saw them eating my CRS i had it and took them to the hospital tank. i use Sparklets water, i take it from the office lol.

[mnemenoi]

IAL can gradually reduce the Ph as the tannins leach out, but in hard tap will be hard pressed to effect any significant change. With enough it does allow a thriving microfauna system to develop that the shrimp will graze upon.

[JAYGEE]

Do you have any other shrimp in the tank or fish?

I have Cherries, Amanos, Malawas and some fish.

[mnemenoi]

How long has the tank in question been running? I usually suggest a month or two at least, with lighting and plants. Any wood can help as well.

[Freddy54]

Ya 2 months with all the above has Ada soil though

[mnemenoi]

Hmm, I have never tried neos with Aqua soil. They do great for me in anything non-Ph reducing.

[Freddy54]

Well these are kinda temp. I would prefer OEBT, so I will give these a few months before I get some OEBT. Plus I still need to buy a RO system and set up a clean way to catch rain water

[mistahoo]

Hmm, I have never tried neos with Aqua soil. They do great for me in anything non-Ph reducing.

My blue velvets seem to love it

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[JAYGEE]

pH 6.4
high range pH ~7.4
ammonia 0.25
nitrite 0
nitrate 0
gh 16 (Not sure if I'm doing to test right)
kh 3 (again not sure if I did the test right)

[Freddy54]

Hey jay are you going by drops added?

[JAYGEE]

Hey jay are you going by drops added?

Yes, Im just adding up the drops until the color changes. I might be off by a few on the GH cause of the color changes are not very bright and I can hardly tell when the color changes.