Dying Shrimp

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Makaiveli

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Okay.

My alkalinity, PH, and salinity are all at good levels according to my color tests.

I've had a Fire shrimp die over night a few weeks ago.

Now a peppermint shrimp just keeled over, and is lying sideways. Apparently dying.

In the tank is a Clownfish, Gold Coral Banded Shrimp, Arrow Crab, 1 dying Peppermint, 1 live peppermint, 1 porcelain crab, 1 firefish, some hermits, snails, ALOT of LR which has some small jellyfish maturing.

I don't have a phosphate test kit. It looks like the peppermint have been scratching their skin lately. The tank has gone through a small nitrate spike in the last month, as well as a alkalinity spike, and a low PH. As of now everything is fine that I can test.

I used to feed the tank 2-3 times a day. I stopped feeding the tank 4 days ago, and now feed the tank 1nce a day.

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Max

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Mak,
I get a water test done by my LFS a lot of times the color strip tests aren't real accurate. I most certainly would remove the dead shrimp because it will add to your problem if it's a water quality issue. Lots of inverts are really sensitive to nitrates and nitrites and I really would encourage you to get a second opinion. Also your substrate looks like it's pretty large and that may be a large part of your nitrate problem.
hth
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Makaiveli

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yeah

when I swirl the bottom around alot of particles and brownish stuff comes up into the water.

I have about 2-3 inches of sand with 1/3 - 1/4 of an inch crushed coral and gravel on top.

i hate aquariums right now. i just removed the shrimp and had all my LR fall down.
 
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