water change for shrimp

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as above i hv few question to ask
1)how often you guys change your planted/shrimp tank water
2)how much is the volume of water change each time

i ask because i am changing water at 1/4 volume each time without antichlorine,any risk in doing so?

tks in advance

[bai]

1/4 of ur tank volume is too much. without anti-cholorine is a big risk as shrimp is very sensitive.

I do every week once only 10-20%

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Originally Posted by bai

1/4 of ur tank volume is too much. without anti-cholorine is a big risk as shrimp is very sensitive.

I do every week once only 10-20%

i ask because everytime i change water,seem there is a reduction of shrimp population but cannot confirm because cannot find any death bodies too.

For me, i do not change water..

Instead i top up water everyday..

Most hobbyist will just do 5%-10% of water change weekly
too much water change will cause change in water parameter dramatically.

And in turn the shrimps will suffer.

We also age the water at least 1 week with anti chlorine like mosura shizen.

i do 10 % wc every 2-3 days . but i top up by a drip method for two hours to prevent too much changes in water parameters . and i add anti-chlorine

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Originally Posted by mon

For me, i do not change water..

Instead i top up water everyday..

Originally Posted by eviltrain

Most hobbyist will just do 5%-10% of water change weekly
too much water change will cause change in water parameter dramatically.

And in turn the shrimps will suffer.

We also age the water at least 1 week with anti chlorine like mosura shizen.

Originally Posted by thxpro98

i do 10 % wc every 2-3 days . but i top up by a drip method for two hours to prevent too much changes in water parameters . and i add anti-chlorine

tks for all the info.
i think i really take it too lightly.will still do water change but on a slower and less % volume.(i hv no choice,my tank hv many inhabitants,and i am feeding them twice a day,so need to be more hardworking then)

yes pls use anti-chlorine. i think u can change every 3-4 days with 5-10% water change since ur tank bioload is high.
for me i change every 2 weeks 5-10% is enough. i top up water about 5-10% once every week as i am using fan. so far so good.

[cheetf]

What shrimp are you keeping? If you need acidic water, the way you water change your parameters will soon be like the parameters of the tap water. Between 7 to as high as 8.4.

The other thing is chlorine kills shrimp. They are quite sensitive to it.

The combination of these two are enough to reduce your shrimp population.

[900801]

It could be that (if your keeping crs) they aren´t accustom to singapore´s room temperature. The reason why you dont seem them could either be that they are hiding or your other inhabitants might have eaten the dead shrimps