Recently I picked up a couple things from a guy who was taking his tank down. I drip acclimated them all over about 2 hours and then put them in, everyone looked great (fighting conch, hairy urchin(traded to lfs due to size),tiger shrimp, cleaner shrimp)
A few days later my cleaner shrimp kicked it hiden in some rockwork(I got him out).
My question is, what do you think killed him? I think it could have been rockwork falling on him(I wasnt prepared for how much the tiger shrimp would tunnel, he was brought along with the other guys without my knowledge, Love him though!)
Tests I ran:
SG: 1.023
PH: 8.4
Nitrates < 10
Nitrite: 0
Ammonia: 0
Didnt run any other tests.
I dont beleive this was a molt(it looked too complete, and I cant find him hiding somehwere), and it didnt move at all when I got it out. He looked perfect even after he died, so I am confused as to what killed him.
Everything else in the tank is doing great, shrimps, crabs, snails, conch, damsel, (even the urchin looked great when I still had him).
A few days later my cleaner shrimp kicked it hiden in some rockwork(I got him out).
My question is, what do you think killed him? I think it could have been rockwork falling on him(I wasnt prepared for how much the tiger shrimp would tunnel, he was brought along with the other guys without my knowledge, Love him though!)
Tests I ran:
SG: 1.023
PH: 8.4
Nitrates < 10
Nitrite: 0
Ammonia: 0
Didnt run any other tests.
I dont beleive this was a molt(it looked too complete, and I cant find him hiding somehwere), and it didnt move at all when I got it out. He looked perfect even after he died, so I am confused as to what killed him.
Everything else in the tank is doing great, shrimps, crabs, snails, conch, damsel, (even the urchin looked great when I still had him).