In article ,
Skip Hollowell wrote:
What is the recommended 'dosage' of shrimp per gallon? Seems like kind
of a silly question, but assuming a person can't get the tank properly
fertilized (I am sure I get more of an understanding that that means as
the experiment continues) is it just a matter of adding a few at a time
until you notice they are keeping up with their required housekeeping
duties?

Well, shrimp can add as much to the bioload as equivalent fish. In
a shrimp only tank there's as much, uh, "waste" as if you'd put fish
in there. So the usual stocking rules apply.

Shrimp are deathly sensitive to ammonia and it's ammonia that
algae prefers to feed on. Frequent water changes help.

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