Soothing Shrimp Posted December 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 A pinch is probably all you would need, and all I feed regularly anyway. At 5 lbs it breaks down to $1.27 per 76g, as opposed to $30 plus shipping for the same amount. There may be a better one out there yet though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randy Posted December 18, 2014 Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 Sorry, only have it in Chinese....1 kg of this stuff makes 3 tons of the final product... it's used for fish/shrimp ponds in large scale, and smaller bottles are very expensive when marketing for aquarium use. After you read it (google translate should work), you will know why I didn't do it.... it's cheap all right, but too much work and too messy for me. http://www.biojz.com/product/yangzhi/2013/1223/1829.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyeGuy411 Posted December 18, 2014 Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 That stuff looks pretty promising and it does say "This special combination of components complements your nutrition and management program for animals of all ages and species." I would assume this would work for shrimp since they are included in all species lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted December 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 I found this, which is intriguing- but it doesn't list ingredients that I can see. Would be very cheap to use as a probiotic base though. Can anyone read the company name? for $6 for 50g I may give this a try. I still don't know ingredients though. I'm hoping the company website may list them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquariumlover10 Posted December 18, 2014 Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 Do u have a link to the original site it was on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted December 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 http://www.ebay.com/itm/Multi-Nitrification-Probiotics-Powder-For-Aquarium-50g-Zip-Bag-w-Spoon-Ak308-/371215868344?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item566e30a1b8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EbiBunBun Posted December 18, 2014 Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 Would something like Bragg's liquid Amino's be of any use? It is very mild. I eat it almost everyday, food source amino acids as opposed to concentrated powders seem to be easier/safer to assimilate with out side effects. And it is easy to get and not expensive. It lists 16 amino acids. Alanine Arginine Aspartic Acid Glutamic Acid Glycine Histidine Isoleucine Leucine Methionine Phenylalanine Proline Serine Threonine Tyrosine Valine Lysine http://bragg.com/products/bragg-liquid-aminos-soy-alternative.html Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted December 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2014 Ebi, what a great find! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roborep1 Posted December 19, 2014 Report Share Posted December 19, 2014 Soothing- do a search on alibaba you will find tons of things made in china. Try "shrimp probiotics" "probiotic powder" or " baccillus" or "lacto" you get the idea, you can buy it from grams to tons. While I am sure there are sources in north america, lets face it farming shrimp is very popular in asia. There are probiotic and betaglucan used by the drum in powder and liquid that gets dumped into aquaculture ponds for fish and shrimp. My guess is you can find what you need for a couple US dollars per Kilo, the issue will be finding a small enough amount as most will want to bulk order you a pallet or more. Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chibikaie Posted December 19, 2014 Report Share Posted December 19, 2014 I LOVE THIS FORUM. Hey, if you want any horse probiotics, I'd split some so I could test them on my rabbits! Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pictokid1983 Posted December 19, 2014 Report Share Posted December 19, 2014 I found this, which is intriguing- but it doesn't list ingredients that I can see. Would be very cheap to use as a probiotic base though. china probiotics.jpg i can read some chinese, there is lactobacilius inside, including other bacter and yeast/enzymes h4n and Soothing Shrimp 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted December 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2014 I LOVE THIS FORUM. Hey, if you want any horse probiotics, I'd split some so I could test them on my rabbits! I'm going to test the Fast Track horse probiotic and Bragg Liquid Aminos. The combo sounds pretty awesome. Chib- I'm up to splitting the cost with ya on the probiotics. I'll pm ya. chibikaie and mayphly 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randy Posted December 23, 2014 Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 I think there are stuff that works significantly better if it's eaten by shrimps, such as amino acid type of elements, and things like calcium. What works well just being in water should be those that enhance the microorganism (or biofilm if you like this term better) growth/balance. Any commercial food should have everything your shrimps need, so the more important factor for the tank to be successful or not is the balanced chemistry/ecology in the tank. I sell some of these products but to be honest I can tell you none of them is necessary. I have tanks that shrimps would breed like crazy in them even when I only feed them food and do nothing for bacteria, so if it works for me in multiple tanks, it should work for you too. if you do want to use these product to enhance your tank, make sure you know what it is and even better to know how it works, otherwise, you're better off not using any. colorfan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted December 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2014 Thanks Randy. I appreciate your advice. As far as I know, no one has tried this approach, and the only way to know if I'll be successful is to try it. I like to experiment, so I'll use some tanks set up just for this. randy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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