My ghost shrimps that I keep in my bottom dwellers tank keeps on dying!!! They just start to turn white then the next day I see all of my cory cats swarming over the body..... I use Ro water, and the other day my friend told me that I needed to add a ro bufferer into the water to give the shrimps the proper amount of electrylytes and minerals.... Could this b the cause? Haha I am having trouble keeping one of the most easiest freshwater inverts! :duh:
ghost shrimps dying
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First lets get this out of the way:
"Ghost Shrimp" is a term given to many different species of shrimp. In North American the most common "Ghost Shrimp" is the American Glass Shrimp.
Another big misconception is that this group of shrimp is the easiest to keep alive. This, in fact, is not the case at all for most "ghost shrimp"
They are most commonly sold as feeders and because of this are treated VERY poorly. They are shipped in deplorable conditions and housed in horribly over stocked aquariums and poorly cared for. All of this mistreatment leads to a short life expectancy.
Now if the shrimp acclimate to the home aquarium they can be easy to care for! It is hard to say what is causing your shrimp to die. I would need to know much more... How old were the shrimp, where did you get them, what are the parameters of your water?
"Ghost Shrimp" is a term given to many different species of shrimp. In North American the most common "Ghost Shrimp" is the American Glass Shrimp.
Another big misconception is that this group of shrimp is the easiest to keep alive. This, in fact, is not the case at all for most "ghost shrimp"
They are most commonly sold as feeders and because of this are treated VERY poorly. They are shipped in deplorable conditions and housed in horribly over stocked aquariums and poorly cared for. All of this mistreatment leads to a short life expectancy.
Now if the shrimp acclimate to the home aquarium they can be easy to care for! It is hard to say what is causing your shrimp to die. I would need to know much more... How old were the shrimp, where did you get them, what are the parameters of your water?
My 3 month old ghost shrimp turned white and died over the weekend. My tank is cycled, all other inhabitants are very happy. The fish store I acquire my ghost shrimp from sell them as pets--not feeder quality. Up until this point the ghost shrimp had been very active, nothing unusual in its behavior to raise an alarm.
Searching through many forums I find this to be a very commonly described issue but solutions seem few and far between. The best lead I've found so far is that ghost shrimp turning milky is indication that the shrimp is molting as usual, however ghost shrimp need a bit of iodine in the water to help harden their new shell. About half the amount recommended on iodine products available in fish stores is supposed to be sufficient for the shrimp without irritating other tank inhabitants.
I plan on buying more ghost shrimp sometime this week and experimenting with iodine. We'll see how things pan out in 3 months. =)
Searching through many forums I find this to be a very commonly described issue but solutions seem few and far between. The best lead I've found so far is that ghost shrimp turning milky is indication that the shrimp is molting as usual, however ghost shrimp need a bit of iodine in the water to help harden their new shell. About half the amount recommended on iodine products available in fish stores is supposed to be sufficient for the shrimp without irritating other tank inhabitants.
I plan on buying more ghost shrimp sometime this week and experimenting with iodine. We'll see how things pan out in 3 months. =)
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