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Old 08-05-2014, 10:57 AM   #1
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Hi all shrimp bros,

I realized my kk panda shrimp lets survival rate was around 10 to 20% to reach 10mm size.

Water parameter:
TDS 130
temp 24.5 deg c

using Distilled water.

My CRS shrimplets in the same tank survival rates are very much better which i did not really monitor but should be more than 50%.

Can anyone willing to share how you bring up the kk panda survival rate?
Thanks.
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Old 08-05-2014, 11:10 AM   #2
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Perhaps the temperature is a bit too high. Kk shrimplets will do much better in the 22-23 deg C. How is your Gh?
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Old 08-05-2014, 11:26 AM   #3
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Hi all shrimp bros,

I realized my kk panda shrimp lets survival rate was around 10 to 20% to reach 10mm size.

Water parameter:
TDS 130
temp 24.5 deg c

using Distilled water.

My CRS shrimplets in the same tank survival rates are very much better which i did not really monitor but should be more than 50%.

Can anyone willing to share how you bring up the kk panda survival rate?
Thanks.
Were you already using distilled water from the start? Did you add anything into the water?

From my limited experience, I noticed that once shrimps start breeding, do NOT change anything. If you do, you will see constant death throughout your tank at a rate of 1-3 pieces every single day.
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Old 08-05-2014, 01:32 PM   #4
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I do not measure gh, is it a must? I do measure the TDS.

Most shrimp keepers keep kk panda around 25deg c right?
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Old 08-05-2014, 01:39 PM   #5
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Were you already using distilled water from the start? Did you add anything into the water?

From my limited experience, I noticed that once shrimps start breeding, do NOT change anything. If you do, you will see constant death throughout your tank at a rate of 1-3 pieces every single day.

Hi Washy, I was using tap water at first then the subsequence top up or water changes are using distilled water.

Yes, I do know not to change anything when the shrimps start breeding. I think i did change 10-15 percent water once in a month.
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Old 08-05-2014, 03:00 PM   #6
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Hi Washy, I was using tap water at first then the subsequence top up or water changes are using distilled water.

Yes, I do know not to change anything when the shrimps start breeding. I think i did change 10-15 percent water once in a month.
Once a month? How is your feeding regiment like? Might be a case of high ammonia or nitrates! Measured before? Other than the shrimplets, any adult casualties?
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Once a month? How is your feeding regiment like? Might be a case of high ammonia or nitrates! Measured before? Other than the shrimplets, any adult casualties?
Nitrates between 0-10mg/l using SERA test kit.

I once experience adult casualties like 2 or 3 in a week but shrimplets 5-10mm are ok. So I did water change and adults shrimp stop dying to around 1 or 2 in a month.

Is it true that kk panda shrimplets need 22-23 deg c?
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Old 08-05-2014, 09:07 PM   #8
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Is it true that kk panda shrimplets need 22-23 deg c?
Answer is No.
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Old 09-05-2014, 11:42 AM   #9
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Thanks Bai, that is a relief to hear that.

Is it normal that kk panda survival rate is around these range of mine 10-20% or simply I need to make some improvement in my shrimp keeping.

Sorry if I am asking such question because actually I just started less than a year.
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Old 09-05-2014, 12:28 PM   #10
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Survive rate won't be 10-20% of what you have breed out. Once you get everything right.

Most important is keep your tank simple and don't anyhow adjust parameter.

As you are using distill water, the tds should be 0-10. You will need to top up some mineral to the distill water when needed.
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