coral banded shrimp
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There is no documented requirement for iodine in crustacean molting. I can't even find where the original rumor started.
Although it is true that organisms require iodine, like other trace elements, it is unlikely that it is depleted in your tank. Unless you have a lot of macroalgae growth, enough will come in with food and water changes.
Although it is true that organisms require iodine, like other trace elements, it is unlikely that it is depleted in your tank. Unless you have a lot of macroalgae growth, enough will come in with food and water changes.
i guess i shouldnt belevie everything i read hehe
As I have said before, Kent is getting rich off unnecesary additives.
I tend to target feed my shrimp. It will probably help to keep your CBS from becoming troublesome.
I have 2 peppermint shrimp, and when the flake food hits the surface of my tank, they both swim upside down at the surface and grab what they can, very fun to watch!
Yeah, I suppose "target feed" is a bit of an overstatment. It's more like they grab the food out of my hand. I often have to whack them so that everyone else can have some food.
I was moving a rcok in my tank 2 days ago, and couldn't see one of my shrimp sneaking up on me, next thing I know he's pinching my knuckle, and he wouldn't move away. They are fearless!
I wish I could remember the kent addative I use at the moment, but it is the stuff in the blue bottle, and the liquid is blue. It contains a lot of elements, one being iodine. I have read in books about using iodine adative for proper molts as well. Anyway, I picked the kent addative that contains more than one specific element, and it seems to work well, it is supposed to be a growth inhibiter for corals.