Ghost shrimps died

bucket's only temp for those fellas, but gonna have to put in the whole batch in soon once i take out my feeder fish while he's sleeping, lol.

i'm gonna go for some amano shrimps again in my next shrimp purchase, these ghost shrimps doesn't look too hardy, but then i love these little mass scavengers.
 
i bought 5 ghost shrimp about 3 months ago. All of them are alive and well, 2 of them are currently carrying batches of green eggs. They are probably the most lively things in the tank. I'll put in flake food and they'll swim upside down at the top of the tank and grab the food. And i'll throw in frozen bloodworms, and the **** things go around and hold as many as they can and then take them in the corner to eat them.
 
hehe it's time for me to reduce the feeding load, my water always gives off a yellowish tint once i feed too much.
 
Aqua House,

Overfeeding is one of the quickest ways to kill shrimp. Shrimp are very sensitive to nitrite/nitrate and amonia. The general rule for feeding is, only give them an amount that will be eaten in 15 minutes. If there is any food left over, remove it from the tank.
 
I wouldn't know how to keep 'em alive. I use them to feed my senegal bichir, so I don't fuss when they die and disappear. In fact, I'm happy to see it happening. The great thing is while they're waiting to die, they do a stand up job of cleaning my aquarium. :grinyes: I know... I'm evil...:grinyes:
 
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