Ideal water parameters
pH: 6.4-7.6
Temp: 69-76°F
kh: 2-5
GH: 6-8
TDS: 80-200
Ammonia: 0
Nitrites: 0
Nitrates: <10 ppm
Generally tap water is sufficient
Tips to help your shrimp thrive
- Start with an established, cycled aquarium
- Use a 5-20 gallon tank to maintain proper parameters
- Cover your tank to avoid escapes
- Feed sparingly, shrimp eat bio-film and algae
- Add Catappa/Indian Almond Leaves and Alder Cones
- Have live plants, but avoid adding CO2
- Avoid copper in foods, and high levels in fertilizers, etc.
- Avoid most aquarium medications
- Use a sponge filter, matten filter, or pre-filter to avoid shrimp deaths or injuries from filters
- Start with 10 or more shrimp if you want to build a colony
- Mixing colors will result in offspring of a brownish/clear color (“wild looking types”)
- Keep only shrimp (species-only tank) or smaller fish less likely to eat the shrimp