Molting and death

Robin Alv

Robin Alv

Robin
Jan 14, 2008
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New Jersey
I lost a bamboo shrimp after it molted. No injuries from fish. Now another one molted and looks like it is barely hanging on. My tank is heavily planted. It is a 20 gallon with peaceful fish. Anything I can do to make the molt less stressful so they survive?

It's my first time with shrimp and I started with 3. One died and the other is hanging. Am I doing something wrong???
 
they need water current with particles of food in the water. they filter algae and such. try using a turkey baster to feed them crushed food to their fans.
 
I feed Rotifer to them a few times a week and they do seem to fan. I have a current in there and I have 2 cherry barbs, 8 card. tetras, 3 corys and a GBR. Oh, a small Gardner killie also. I never see the fish bother the shrimp.

I put crushed food in also. Should I have been doing the food daily??
 
This is a common problem I was advised to use a iodine for salt water 1 or 2 drops per 10g every 2 weeks
Seems to work have not lost one since
 
Robin Alv said:
I feed Rotifer to them a few times a week and they do seem to fan. I have a current in there and I have 2 cherry barbs, 8 card. tetras, 3 corys and a GBR. Oh, a small Gardner killie also. I never see the fish bother the shrimp.

I put crushed food in also. Should I have been doing the food daily??
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How small is the killifish? What about the ram? It's possible that they will also attack the shrimps without you looking at the scenarios.
 
Killifish male is the size of a cardinal. The female is smaller. The GBR seems like he hasn't bothered them - maybe I've just never seen it but the shrimp don't seemed to hide or be stressed.
 
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