[TheCheeseWizz]

I bought a plant supplement that contains all the usual stuff such as iron and potassium. Will this be a problem with my Ghost Shrimp in the tank. I know not to put medication into a tank with inverts, but what about this stuff?

 

[Nature neil]

I can't say for your particular product, but I use fertilisers with my planted invertebrate tank and that has mussels, cherry shrimp, snails, ghost shrimp, filter shrimp, bee shrimp and amano shrimp. With no problems. The best bet is to catch a shrimp put it in a jar with the correct concentration of fertiliser in the water and watch it for a few hours to make sure it will be ok without risking all of your shrimp

 

[Dmaaaaax]

There is one thing that is bad for shrimp and snails, it is copper, but in low amounts is should not be too harmful. Watchout for copper in a lot of medications (ich, coppersafe...etc).

One thing I know that is good for them is iodine.

 

[TheCheeseWizz]

I tried the test with just one and it is just fine so I added it to the tank. Thanks for the help.

 

[jshank]

Where is the best place to buy shrimp?

 

[TheCheeseWizz]

I just got mine at PetsMart but I'm guessing you can get them anywhere. I even saw them at wallmart today, but I wouldnt buy them from there.

 

[jshank]

I have seen some at Petco but didn't really know if I should buy them from there. My LFS doesn't have any. Also, my tank has barbs so I am a little worried about getting any. I figure I should get some bigger ones if I do.