My First GSP!

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Cel
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My First GSP!

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Everyone, meet Matcha!
Matcha is in a 36 gallon tank with mangroves growing out the back. There's a custom lid I made that allows the mangroves to grow out and keep Matcha in! There's also some java fern, a marimo ball, and another aquatic plant I forget the name of.

After about a month of cycling, I added Tetra Safe Start and the water quality is solid:
0 Ammonia
0 Nitrite
8 PH
5.0 Nitrate
1.005 Salinity
78 Degree Water

I've had Match for four days.
Should I still do a water change in a week's time and add Prime to the water? Or, should I wait a little longer so that I don't kill off beneficial bacteria? Thanks for the tips!
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Re: My First GSP!

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Tank looks great & Matcha looks very healthy! Are there places for him to swim thru?
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...

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Cel
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Re: My First GSP!

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Thanks! Yes, there's little tunnels in the white "trunk" decoration. I also notice him swimming through the root branches that I have stacked in the middle. I'll be sure to rearrange the decor with water changes.
I've been feeding him pond snails (the ram horn snails I have or too big so they lucked out), blood worms, brine shrimp and I'm going to pick up clams on a half shell today.
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Re: My First GSP!

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I'll be skipping a feeding day on Mondays and I'm making sure to feed him only enough to get a healthy, rounded belly. I'm also thinking of raising the salinity to 1.008 over the course of two weeks and keep it there till he gets a little older.
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