Red Cherries dying

What is the tank temperature?

How often, how much and what do you feed them?

How long has this tank been set up? and how did you cycle it initially?

I would think that the temp is kind of high for them but I may be way off base.

I'm not sold on the cycling either. especially if the shrimp are the first source of ammonia in the tank.


I'll suggest that a food specifically for shrimp, or something containing calcium would be beneficial too.

If you didn't cycle properly originally, you're could be going through the cycle again already, just monitor water parameters (especially nitrogen compounds) and change water where appropriate. Smaller water changes more frequently will stop parameters swinging rapidly as well, but base all WCs on ammonia, nitrite and nitrate readings. Live plants will help the cycle be more transparent (Unless they don't grow and start to decay at which point they will be adding to the bioload)

as for food, Repashy shrimp souffle is good, Sera make a shrimp granule, Hikari make Shrimp Cuisine all work well IME.

or you could scour the internet for recipes for DIY food.

ultimately don't over feed. if the shrimp are just hanging out picking at something, they are likely to be eating and won't need supplemental food, if they are dashing about the tank, they are probably scavenging for food and could use a small feeding.


HTH

kimbog said:

Would it help to add water to the 5g from my 20g established tank?

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if the 5g tests above 0 for ammonia or nitrite, a filter bag of gravel to seed bacteria is more likely to help than the water.

i would just recycle it all over.