You can also use the following calculations, which is based on gallons, to dose Bacter AE after the first week: When it becomes one week, you can change the dosage of Bacter AE. Let’s see what the official instructions recommend for your shrimp. Tank Volume For those of you that are unsure of the differences, I thought the below might help shed some light on these products.

As long as you are feeding other food to your shrimps, you shouldn’t have to worry about starving them by only using a small amount of Bacter AE. Glas Garten Instructions While these containers may look small, we found that the 35 oz version to be more than enough to feed our 20-galllon Cherry Shrimp aquarium. In fact, it is more likely that the powder will expire before we could use all of it.

Further, these bacteria will use the oxygen dissolved in the water. If you do not fix the aeration system, the scarcity of oxygen may kill your shrimp. Amino acids are, for the most part, soluble in water so they will dissolve into your tank when Bacter AE is added. Both shrimp and bacteria ingest this amino acid-supplemented water and grow more. It may also benefit the bacteria within the shrimp digestive tract. This leads to more food in the tank and better digestion, which especially helps shrimplets since they cannot travel around the tank in search of food as well as adults do.

You must not play a gamble with the lives of your shrimp by using expired Bacter AE. If you notice any mold or discoloration, you should instantly dispose of the container. Before You Go… I would add 2 or 3 shrimps and if all goes ok for a week then transfer the remainder? Maybe do a 50%+ water change first because of all the stuff you have been using to get everything started? The main benefit of Bacter AE is that it provides a constant food source that your shrimps can feed off of in between meals.Genchem Biozyme is a biofilm promoter: if you look at the ingredients, it does not contain bacteria at all. It is partially digested starch and cellulose and enzymes which are utilised by bacteria to form biofilm. Shrimp eat the Biozyme directly as well. It is basically a food source for your aquarium bacteria and is also fine enough for baby shrimp to eat directly. Because biofilm can grow on all surface area in your aquarium, the Bacter AE should be able to eventually cover the entire tank. This is especially helpful for baby shrimps as they don’t move around too much when they are born. Not to mention that they won’t have to compete with bigger shrimps for food.