Wonder Shell Effects

[Gucci Gourami]

I have a forty breeder with Guppies, cory cats, blood fin tetras, golden wonder killis, a pearl gourami, and a small bushy nose pleco. 
 

Will adding wondershells to raise the hardness be ok?

As some of the fish like softer water, but wonder shells will be a acclamation process right? 

 

 

 

 

[Patrick_G]

In my experience they dissolve pretty fast. You’ll definitely see results the next day. Be careful to use the dosing instructions from Aquarium Coop instead of the ones on the package. 

[NanoNano]

I was using Wonder Shells in tanks with Rabbit snails and Neo shrimp because my water source is mineral/TDS poor and I was concerned about snail shell erosion/shrimp molting.  Fish and inverts all did great for months with a shell dropped in about every 3 weeks...Then the place I buy my 'Shells went out of stock so my tanks had to go "cold turkey".   After I did my first 'Shellless water change, I immediately had shrimp that had never bred in *three* different tanks produce young and two pairs of my Rabbit snails knocked out a set of twins each.  Coincidence (spring *was* in the air)?  Not sure,  but it's put me on a path to better understand what the effects of the 'Shells content should be on my critters. 

[Guppysnail]

I use them and my mystery and bladder snails reproduce fine. My neocaridina shrimp are ALWAYS berried and overpopulate my guppies well if guppies arein the same building they are pregnant no matter what lol