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Re: [APD] FW shrimp and iodine



I believe Richard J. Sexton wrote this email section below:
> At 10:39 AM 5/26/07 -0700, you wrote:
>> On 25/05/07, Stuart Halliday <stuart at mytriops_com> wrote:
>>> Adding bogwood to a tank helps shrimp of course.
>>>
>> Why?
> 
> On the plus side it promotes the growth of bugs shrimp like to eat.
> 
> On the minus side it makes the water acid which is a bih nono for shrimp
> who must also have a decent amount of hardness in the water. I'd use a 
> chunk of coral if I had wood in the tank with shrimpies.

Me too.

I also add indigestion tablets into my smaller tanks.

-- 
Stuart Halliday
http://mytriops.com/
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