So I have a 2.6 gallon (Fluval Spec III) planted red cherry shrimp (just RCS) tank. I have like 14-15 of them in there. Most of the shrimp are offspring of 2 females / two males I started with. However I tested the water and every thing looks ok: Nitrates and Nitrites are at or near zero, my pH is 6, but, the only thing is that my water is on the hard side. I have a 6.6 gallon tank with just 3 RCS in it and they are noticeably vibrant red more so than my RCS tank.
Let me know why they seem less happy then the ones in my 6.6g tank.
Here are two possible culprits but let me know what u think.
1.) I added a piece of "drift wood" which is acctualy a base/root of some sapling (not pine). Its been in there since the start of the tank like 8 months. Now it is getting soft and spongy in places. Could this be reliesing ... stuff in the water causing stress to the RCS ???
2.) Water is too hard ... idk...
I do weekly water changes and feed them every other day (now that flat worms have showing up).
Why are they not doing as well as the few in my other tank ... ?
Let me know why they seem less happy then the ones in my 6.6g tank.
Here are two possible culprits but let me know what u think.
1.) I added a piece of "drift wood" which is acctualy a base/root of some sapling (not pine). Its been in there since the start of the tank like 8 months. Now it is getting soft and spongy in places. Could this be reliesing ... stuff in the water causing stress to the RCS ???
2.) Water is too hard ... idk...
I do weekly water changes and feed them every other day (now that flat worms have showing up).
Why are they not doing as well as the few in my other tank ... ?
