Ghost Shrimp Bioload And Stocking

I have 4 ghost shrimp (appears to be 3 females and 1 male) in a 10 gallon tank with the following.

1 Male Betta
4 Harlequin Rasboras
1 Blue Mystery Snail
1 Black Racer Nerite Snail

How many more ghosts could I put and not too greatly effect my stocking or bioload? Hoping they will help with the diatoms popping up EVERYWHERE!

Also, one of the females is carrying eggs. Don't know what will come of that.

 

Alright, I'm just going to give you a heads up on some on the things here.

Be careful with your betta, if he's overly aggressive (mine is not) he might have trouble mixing with the rasboras. I also do suggest that you'd either rehome the rasboras, or get a bigger tank. These fish need 6+ to school, and be healthy long term. As for the snails, they will pose no threat, or do any harm to your stock, but the others can do harm to them. It's not likely very often, but I've seen it happen.

 

I wouldn't worry about the eggs, they won't survive. They need to be fed specially but the rest of the residents will eat them before they starve. The shrimp won't have much of an impact on diatoms. They are common with new tanks and I battle them now and then. Do not try to clean them off with an algae brush in the tank. They simply dislodge and float around the water until they can re-attach.

 

Shrimp have very small bio loads. As I was told could have 1,000 in a 55 gallon lol But ya they don't do much to Diatoms as far as Ive seen/read. you could put in 4-8 no issue. But remember will need to make sure they get fed also.

 

You could have 10 per gallon, not that I'd recommend it unless you want the tank to be crawling with them lol. Ghosties won't really help with algae, I think they're closer to carnivorous or at least like prepared food. For diatoms (the filamentous kind) amanos are your best friend.

 

Alright, I'm just going to give you a heads up on some on the things here.

Be careful with your betta, if he's overly aggressive (mine is not) he might have trouble mixing with the rasboras. I also do suggest that you'd either rehome the rasboras, or get a bigger tank. These fish need 6+ to school, and be healthy long term. As for the snails, they will pose no threat, or do any harm to your stock, but the others can do harm to them. It's not likely very often, but I've seen it happen.

I do intend to get a bigger tank for them.

As for now I have what I have to work with and I'm asking about ghost shrimp and diatoms/brown algae.

I wouldn't worry about the eggs, they won't survive. They need to be fed specially but the rest of the residents will eat them before they starve. The shrimp won't have much of an impact on diatoms. They are common with new tanks and I battle them now and then. Do not try to clean them off with an algae brush in the tank. They simply dislodge and float around the water until they can re-attach.

Shrimp have very small bio loads. As I was told could have 1,000 in a 55 gallon lol But ya they don't do much to Diatoms as far as Ive seen/read. you could put in 4-8 no issue. But remember will need to make sure they get fed also.

You could have 10 per gallon, not that I'd recommend it unless you want the tank to be crawling with them lol. Ghosties won't really help with algae, I think they're closer to carnivorous or at least like prepared food. For diatoms (the filamentous kind) amanos are your best friend.

So what do I do about the brown algae diatoms? My nerite isn't really doing anything with it and amanos aren't really an option for me. Not local and too expensive. Thought ghost shrimp were a prime cleaner.

Also I have read where people accidentally have a few larvae survive to adulthood in a community tank. Hoping for one or two myself.

 

You can remove the plants and decorations and clean them when do a water change. For plants can do a dip "I forget what to use and I always misspell it lol but some one should reply with it". As for rest a soft brush and scrub the decorations off in the water from WC should work. If use tap water remember need rinse it off due to chlorine and cloramine in the water. Use water conditioner when do it.

EDIT I want to say use vinegar but might be thinking wrong thing.

 

You can remove the plants and decorations and clean them when do a water change. For plants can do a dip "I forget what to use and I always misspell it lol but some one should reply with it". As for rest a soft brush and scrub the decorations off in the water from WC should work. If use tap water remember need rinse it off due to chlorine and cloramine in the water. Use water conditioner when do it.

EDIT I want to say use vinegar but might be thinking wrong thing.

Nothing will eat it?

 

Not quickly or reliably in my opinion. But might be some thing I'm not thinking of.

 

Nothing will eat it?

Not sure if otos eat the filamentous kind if that's what you have, but either way they need to be in schools and die easily. Otherwise do regular maintenance and wait them out.

 

Not sure if otos eat the filamentous kind if that's what you have, but either way they need to be in schools and die easily. Otherwise do regular maintenance and wait them out.

So it does eventually die out? Because I was starting to think I was stuck with it.

 

So it does eventually die out? Because I was starting to think I was stuck with it.

It depends on what's causing it, mine have stuck around because I have far too much light. If it's just silicates they should die down a bit and then you can remove them.

 

The pictures below are what it looks like. Top two from few days ago. Bottom two right now. I don't even know if that's the filamentous kind you're talking about. How do I tell? The only light I have is an led light in the hood (all came in the starter kit).

Oh and what about cories? Do they eat this stuff? Along with regular feedings of course.

Will any of the algae treatments work without messing up the water parameters?

 

Lots of people hate snails, however my bladder and Ramshorn snails removed all the diatoms in my 5 gal. I put 3 in.
There was nothing else to eat since the tank just went through a fish-less cycle.
I regret that I didn't take a before/after picture.

 

You don't have the filamentous kind, they look like little tangles of hair. Snails such as nerites eat the ones you have.

 

You don't have the filamentous kind, they look like little tangles of hair. Snails such as nerites eat the ones you have.

So why isn't my nerite eating it? Or maybe one just can't eat that much? Oh and I also have a mystery snail. It goes everywhere. The nerite just sits around for days at a time.