i used to have great luck with ghost shrimp. they bred all the time, lived for 2+ years. recently, though i've lost 3-4 shrimp in the last 2 weeks. they seemed to do better when i was bad about tank cleaning and had terrible black beard algae.
now i change 50% water every week. ammonia and nitrite are zero. i add nitrates for my plants, but less than half the recommended dose. phosphorus and potassium are also added at about half recommended. i also add traces for plants, and 1 ml iodine after every water change in a 29 gal.
the shrimp get white (milky) before they die, like they're about to shed. i found one that was milky sucking on a dead one for all it was worth, like it needed the life juice from it! i thought the iodine would help with what i thought was molting deaths, but it hasn't.
what should i do? i plan on getting a bamboo shrimp sometime, but i want to make sure my tank is invert-safe before that.
now i change 50% water every week. ammonia and nitrite are zero. i add nitrates for my plants, but less than half the recommended dose. phosphorus and potassium are also added at about half recommended. i also add traces for plants, and 1 ml iodine after every water change in a 29 gal.
the shrimp get white (milky) before they die, like they're about to shed. i found one that was milky sucking on a dead one for all it was worth, like it needed the life juice from it! i thought the iodine would help with what i thought was molting deaths, but it hasn't.
what should i do? i plan on getting a bamboo shrimp sometime, but i want to make sure my tank is invert-safe before that.
