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    What do I need to keep successful Peppermint Shrimp?

    Do I need to measure/add anything extra to keep a Peppermint?
    Right now I test PH, Salinity, Nitrate, Nitrite, Ammonia. Some
    people say I need iodine, some say I don't. Any opinions?

    Thnx

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    If you are doing reg. wtr. chgs. your iodine levels should be fine. I do not add any supplements to my tank. I presently have 3 Pep. Shrimp and they are all doing fine. IMO you should not add supplements without testing the levels before anyway. I do test for Iodine, but just because I have the kit and the level is always fine. Personally I prefer to do a wtr. chg. to replenish trace elements than to add supplements.
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    I agree about adding iodide . I have found that mine do very well with routine water changes , good calcium levels and feedings of brine shrimp. I have noticed that the heavier I feed the shrimp the shrimp the more frequently they molt .
    In this hobby patience is not a virtue,,,,,its mandatory.

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    I do a 20% water change every week with distilled salt water.
    Im wondering if I should go out and spend the 10 bucks for the iodine
    test kit. I met some people who also said that they don't add it.

    I'm worried about the molting process because I had a cleaner crew of
    crabs in there. They all molted and died within a month.


 

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