Sexy Shrimp: How High Is High No3?

[fishoholic]

I've had sexy shrimp adapt to higher levels of No3 (20-30) but ideally you should try to keep it below 10.

[Caine]

Thanks for the replies. I don't think there is any uneaten food because I feed the little chunk right into the frogspawn mouth. I'm doing about 50% water change once a week. Would you suggest two 50% changes a week or one big paired with a couple smaller ones to bring those nitrates down? Its only about 4 gallons total water so it doesn't take much to do a small water change. I'll feed a smaller chunk of shrimp to see if that helps too.

[fishoholic]

That a lot of food for that size tank, I never feed my frogspawn frozen (it might catch some free flowing mysis every now and then but that's about it). I would cut back to feeding 2-3 pieces (not chunks) of mysis a month. You could add a few drops of phyto once a week to feed the corals with. Sexy shrimp need mysis but 1-2 pieces each a day is lots.

[Caine]

I dunno if we are talking the same sizes? Just to be sure, the chunk I am feeding is usually 2mm x 2mm x 2mm. I cut up that small cube, defrost, turn off the pump and let it sink into the frogspawn's mouth then turn the pump back on after a couple minutes.

If that is big I'll try to chop up the shrimp even smaller.

[fishoholic]

Originally Posted by Caine

I dunno if we are talking the same sizes? Just to be sure, the chunk I am feeding is usually 2mm x 2mm x 2mm. I cut up that small cube, defrost, turn off the pump and let it sink into the frogspawn's mouth then turn the pump back on after a couple minutes.

If that is big I'll try to chop up the shrimp even smaller.

I meant 2-3 single/individual pieces of mysis off of a cube, no chunks.

[Caine]

Ah. Okay. Does my newbness show at all? thanks a lot for the info.

[The Grizz]

It's not hard to over feed a tank especially when you think you are on the right path. I also like to rinse the Mysis a little to get the juices off it can be a potent as the Mysis it's self.