Some shrimp can be territorial and kill off other shrimp. But this is more common with shrimp like coral banded than cleaners. Cleaner shrimp are one of the most docile and peaceful shrimp and are commonly kept with shrimp of the same species or different species with no problems (I have two that are fast buddies). I suppose you could have that anomoly agressive cleaner
Gettin' Frustrated - help!!
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if you are going to drip then do it and test for the SG,PH to be the same it it takes 30 min so be it they dont need to be in there for two hours, I would then put him BACK into the original bag and float him for 30 min then release him into display tank. Never lost a cleaner or any shrimp...or fish on that method. If you are going to do the water in bag I would float for 30 min then release as much of the water in the bag so he doesnt die from amo. poisioning and do a little bit of water every 15 min for an hour or so. if the bag gets full or filled just dump some of the water out and keep doing it. again no deaths using that method either. Best of luck.
Ok, now my last shrimp is dead, peppermint shrimp, in tank for about 2 weeks. WTH...
sg 1.025
ph 8.2
amm 0
nitrite 0
nitrate 0
Everything else in tank looking active healthy and happy. I give up with the shrimps. I have no evidence of any predators in tank, shrimp body was untouched. All my water levels have been stable, and I tested for everything again this morning. I am completely at a loss here, especially since this shrimp has been living in the tank for awhile so the acclimation shouldn't have anythning to do here. I'm gonna take a water sample to LFS again and have them test it to the nines...
I stayed up late last night with a blacklight flashlight in the pitch dark, checking for midnight predators or anything! All I saw was my brittle star. I've done this periodically since my tank was setup, and I've never seen any rogue crabs or something - that doesnt mean nothing is in there, but what else can I do? No more shrimp for me for awhile, I am so frustrated and can't figure out whats the problem. Doubt its a hitchhiker pistol or something, I've never heard any noises. Short of dismantling my tank and dunking every piece of LR in low salinity water, what else can I do if anything?? I am so mad, I love the shrimpies!!!!!!!!
sg 1.025
ph 8.2
amm 0
nitrite 0
nitrate 0
Everything else in tank looking active healthy and happy. I give up with the shrimps. I have no evidence of any predators in tank, shrimp body was untouched. All my water levels have been stable, and I tested for everything again this morning. I am completely at a loss here, especially since this shrimp has been living in the tank for awhile so the acclimation shouldn't have anythning to do here. I'm gonna take a water sample to LFS again and have them test it to the nines...
I stayed up late last night with a blacklight flashlight in the pitch dark, checking for midnight predators or anything! All I saw was my brittle star. I've done this periodically since my tank was setup, and I've never seen any rogue crabs or something - that doesnt mean nothing is in there, but what else can I do? No more shrimp for me for awhile, I am so frustrated and can't figure out whats the problem. Doubt its a hitchhiker pistol or something, I've never heard any noises. Short of dismantling my tank and dunking every piece of LR in low salinity water, what else can I do if anything?? I am so mad, I love the shrimpies!!!!!!!!
Catpicklesdog
Hindsight is a wonderful thing!
Seeing as everything else tests Ok in your tank and there is no obvious reason for your shrimps dying, can you do me a favour and check for phosphates. My shrimps were the first to die when I had problems with Phosphates but I didn't know about them at the time and it was only when I started losing fish and getting slime algae that someone told me about Phosphates (hence why I'm so paranoid about them now!!).
Just a thought seeing as every other scenario has been covered!
Just a thought seeing as every other scenario has been covered!
I was going to suggest checking for phosphates as well. Do you have RO water/well/city? Have you had an official water test done? I just bought some more property and everything was fine until I got the (well) water test back. I had to install a giant UV for the entire house and do a chlorine chemical treatment
. Anyway, what's your water source?Ask your LFS to check your phosphates. Good phosphate test kits are fairly expensive and there is no point in purchasing the basic phosphate kits. Even salfiert kits which are well regarded for other tests have a poor phosphate kit that is notoriously innacurate and can produce 0.00 readings on water that is later tested with a ROWA, Merk or other high end phosphate kit that identifies significant levels actually exist.
How long has your tank been up and running since you added LR? Could this be new tank syndrome? Also, if you ever introduced copper into your tank in the past this is another potential cause. Shrimp are highly sensitive to even trace copper levels.
How long has your tank been up and running since you added LR? Could this be new tank syndrome? Also, if you ever introduced copper into your tank in the past this is another potential cause. Shrimp are highly sensitive to even trace copper levels.
I do use ro/di water, never added copper and actually tested for that back when I set up tank....I'm going to LFS today, will check for phosphates.
