Maintenance Schedule for Taiwan Bee Shrimp

​​David Ward · Wednesday, 12 December 2018

Taiwan Bee Shrimp don’t like sudden change in their living condition, the most important thing is to keep the parameters stable and if you do change them do it slowly.

Most Taiwan bees prefer these water parameters –
TDS 120 - 180
KH 0 – 1
GH 4 – 6
PH 5.8 – 6.5
Nitrate 0 – 15
Nitrite 0
Ammonia 0
Temperature 21 – 23 degrees centigrade

Water Changes
Depending on how many shrimp you have in your tank water changes should be done every 1-2 weeks and you should change between 10 – 20%. Before you do a water change measure the TDS in the tank your doing the water change in and either match the TDS to within 10+/-.
Most important part of the water change is to add the new water slowly. I use a separate tank with a 6/4mm ro pipe with tap so I can adjust the rate of flow into the tank.

While I’m doing the water change I add –
· SL Aqua Purity – Breaks down organic waste and ammonia, nitrites, nitrates and other harmful substances
· Trace One Shrimp - contains over 23 micronutrients and many trace elements
· Bio Bactor - beneficial non-pathogenic bacterial
· Mironekuton super powder – natural minerals and trace elements
· Rich One (every other week) - fulvic acids, amino acids, micronutrients

Feeding
Don’t feed your shrimp every day, it’s not necessary increases the risk of polluting the water with waste food. I feed my shrimp every other day and vary what I feed them –
· Day 1 – Ebi Pro Vital, Bio Probiotic
· Day 3 – Ebi Pro Mineral, Bio Probiotic
· Day 5 – Skyfish S3, Bio Probiotic
· Day 7 – Ebi Pro Protien, Bio Probiotic
· Repeat

On feed day I also supplement with small amounts of bee Pollen, Moringa powder and baby powder food if I have babies in the tank.

Don’t over feed, most food packs state 1 stick per 10 shrimp, I suggest you start off with one stick and see how long it takes the shrimp too finish it off, if it goes very quickly add another stick. If after a couple of hours food is left remove it as it will pollute the water. I use a large turkey baster to remove any left-over food it’s much easier than trying to remove it with yours hands.
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Testing
Test your water regularly, particularly TDS and Nitrate. I test my TDS daily and Nitrate every other day. If your TDS rises more than 10 from the TDS when you did a water change consider doing the water change early, same with nitrate, if your nitrate rises above 15 perform a partial water change following your normal water change procedure. Don’t make drastic changes to the water parameters, and make sure any changes are done slowly as not to upset the shrimp. You can also consider using a de nitrifying bacterial product to lower nitrate, I recommend and use Skyfish N1.