The most important thing for raising ornamental shrimp is water quality. Compared with fish, this animal is very sensitive to water quality requirements. If the ammonia content in the water body is high, it will lead to its death. Usually, the PH of water in the tank should be maintained at about 5-8, and the hardness can be between 1-6. In weak acidic soft water, shrimp shelling is frequent, grows faster and has a good color, while hard water can make it difficult to shell.
In addition to high water quality requirements, ornamental shrimp water temperature should also be strictly controlled, it does not like higher temperatures, usually maintained at about 22-24 degrees Celsius. However, during the breeding season, the temperature can be raised by 1-2 degrees Celsius, which is very helpful for hatching eggs. However, the temperature should not exceed 28 C, otherwise the mother shrimp will not be able to hatch eggs, and the shrimp body will fade.
Another thing to pay attention to when raising shrimps is feeding bait. As an omnivorous animal, it prefers to be vegetarian and occasionally eats meat. There are many kinds of feed that can be fed, such as grain, grain, red worm, shrimp, moss, algae, aquatic plants and organic spinach. These foods must be fed together, and each time they should be timed and quantified.
Ornamental shrimp want to grow up, must molt, molt if failed or attacked, it will lead to death. Usually, we should avoid changing water when shelling, so as to avoid the failure of shelling caused by the change of water quality. There is also the usual attention to supplement calcium and other nutrients, which can also increase the success rate of shelling.
