Flower Shrimp Died. Why?

[justintoxicated]

Thanks for everyones help, this new one is very large but I think it's going to take him some time to get used to my tank. That and he jumped out of the bag at petsmart!

I was looking into getting something like this.

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/Product/Prod_Display.cfm?pcatid=4185&N=2004+113805

Would this cause a problem in a planted tank since I guess I do want some trace amounts of soluable copper? it is a bit expensive but I could toss it on top of the purigen or something.

 

[DaveinSF]

I've tried bamboo shrimp-- three times and a vampire shrimp once. I've just come to the conclusion that these shrimp are harder to keep alive than other shrimp. It could be the relatively inefficient way in which they feed.

My tank was also mature and planted, and definitely not overstocked. If it's any consolation, I've had no problems at all keeping thriving otos and amano shrimp in that same tank.

You may want to try amanos. They're not as big, but they're fun to watch and seem pretty hardy... and they are ruthless about going after food if I throw an algae wafer or cucumber slice in there...

 

[justintoxicated]

talking about ruthless feeding you should see my snails swarm algae wafers.

Untill the big bad dayys comes in and ties to kick them all off his wafer lol.

 

[thefirethief]

I've tried bamboo shrimp-- three times and a vampire shrimp once. I've just come to the conclusion that these shrimp are harder to keep alive than other shrimp. It could be the relatively inefficient way in which they feed.

Thats exactly what ive been worried about since I got my Camaroon Armoured Shrimp. There are plenty of Marine Invert foods that feed corals, sponges and other filter feeders, Im guessing they could work in freshwater too?