I'd recommend you start off with cherry shrimps which are the cheapest shrimps in shrimps hobby, except for ghost shrimps. Then you could try some lower grades of Crystal Red Shrimps if your shrimps addiction getting worse XD

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I thought that malaya shrimp are more "easy" to take care compared to crs...

hi guys
why my Red Cherry shrimp die after moulting and during moulting?
i never check my water parameter (ph 6.0)
i use full ro water without any additive

another question
how to increase ph? (current ph 6.0)
using Aqua Soil-Amazonia Normal and Powder type
pressurized co2 (0.5bps 24/7)

hi
i already tested my water parameter
gh 3
kh 1
nitrite 0

can i know the parameter is suitable or not?

hi all fsifu

Can we use ketapang leave to lower down PH for CRS tank and after put in ketapang leave , do it require to take it out from tank after some period ?

GH should be 4-6 or they will have problem with moulting. You can use Mosura Mineral Plus to slightly raise your GH but it will also raise your TDS.

other than Mosura Mineral Plus what other products can i use?

Any recommendations to make my shrimps more horny?

I didn't take care of my plants for a year..and didn't apply any fert or what so ever...
just let nature take care of itself...








Micranthemum umbrosum or
Fisiddens or
Hemianthus Callitrichoides (HC)

Your bottom picture:  Is that what some shops used to roll into a moss ball?

For Benibachi full setup :

UGF -> Benibachi Bacter Base -> 1cm of Benibachi soil -> Benibachi Bee Max -> 0.5-1cm of Benibachi soil -> Benibachi Mineral Powder -> The rest of Benibachi soil -> (optional)->put some powder form of benibachi soil on top the normal grain.

For 3ft tank, this may cost quite a dent as
Soil require 12L(3cm thick) - 20L(5cm thick) . each 8L bag cost RM114.00
Bacter Base - 3L to cover 90x45cm base - each 1.5L bag cost rm67.00
Benibachi Bee Max 30g - need 2 pack for 3ft , each pack cost rm67.00
Benibachi Mineral Powder 120g . need 2 pack . each pack cost rm57.00
Benibachi Mineral rock 300g for 60L water, so 3ft around 150L water , need around 750g , 1 pack 1kg cost rm82.00
(Optional)Benibachi powder soil loose pack 3L , cost around rm50-60.

If follow full system, you have to use :
Benibachi Active water 250ml RM114.00 (kick start bacteria) (dose during setup & maintenance)
Benibachi Emergency water 100ml rm77.00 (mineral and trace elements) (dose during setup & maintenance)

Optional :
Benibachi crimson ball 1 box 10 ball - rm100.00++
Benibachi Alpha zero slab - rm55.00

These are Benibachi system for CRS setup.

Above are excluding tank, UGF, additional filter , chiller and light system.

Rough cost for just the benibachi stuff for 3ft cost around rm900 - 1k++ alone excluding Tank, UGF, Air pump , additional Filter & light.

hi Arrow,since benibachi setup so expensive. Do you think we can invest acid RO system with just remineralize water ? If can,the soil shall no require to change ? Since soil buffer is not important after have acid ro water.

Benibachi is more of a complete proven workable system for keeping crs, this especially useful for people with no knowledge of keeping shrimps and like to start with these sensitive crs shrimp.
This doesn't mean other setup won't work, lot of people able to keep crs with their own unique setup, just that lot of trial and error in doing so.
For own setup, basic stuff must care for is water quality (that why encourage to use full RO water),
Gh , ph , tds and temperature of the tank.                             
How you achieve these correct parameters is up to individuals twinking.
H

Benibachi is more of a complete proven workable system for keeping crs, this especially useful for people with no knowledge of keeping shrimps and like to start with these sensitive crs shrimp.
This doesn't mean other setup won't work, lot of people able to keep crs with their own unique setup, just that lot of trial and error in doing so.
For own setup, basic stuff must care for is water quality (that why encourage to use full RO water),
Gh , ph , tds and temperature of the tank.                             
How you achieve these correct parameters is up to individuals twinking.
H

Thanks for the info, anyway my aquarium gh level is only 3 .  It is not that good for crs and the optinum level is 6, right ? Correct me if I am wrong.  I am using fluval gh increaser. What is the recommend brand gh increaser which is more than 3 ?