• dodgy_bagel@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      4 months ago

      Honestly, in a stable tank with a solid ecosystem and no chemicals you shouldn’t need to test anything, usually.

      I just got the shrimp, and they’re especially sensitive to water parameters. I’m being cautious.

      • NegativeInf@lemmy.world
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        4 months ago

        I just keep mosquito fish, I swear they are hardy enough I could pour in bleach and they would just spit it back at me.

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        4 months ago

        Throw a penny in for decoration :0

        JK I love shrimp and have a ton. A while ago I used to fear copper too only because I once dosed a fertilizer with it and all my shrimp started to turn black. When I put them in new water it saved them though.