Keeping ghost shrimp alive

JinxXx0085

JinxXx0085

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I have been having bad luck with ghost shrimps. I had total of 6 shrimps but they died and now I only have 1.
What do they need? And what can I do to ensure their survival? They are fun to watch in the tank.
 
I've watched mine grab small pieces of standard flake off the bottom, so it probably isn't a food issue if you aren't under feeding. Are they being eaten or attacked?
 
I have ghost shrimp in both my tanks with angels, cories,tetras and in one tank, a yoyo loach and in the the other a botia kubotia (sp?), so assuming that your loachs don't bother them either, I would check on seeing if there is some copper or other contaminants in your water. I haven't had experience with that but I've heard that metals cause problems with shrimps and crabs.
 
I absoultely have no idea if something else is attacking it. I think I'm feeding them just fine. I drop in some wafers for the catfish and the shrimp even come in to grab some pieces. I had 1 shrimp in 1 gal, didn't looked good and it died though and other shrimps in 29gal died. I can't win! Only 1 left. I hope it will live.
Do angel fish like attacking shrimps? I've never seen them but they are the newest addition to the tank and coincidentally the shrimp "dropped like flies". Theres many if's and maybe's.
Any more ideas would be great.
 
I wouldent doubt the Angels ate them. I put about 30 shrimp into my tank last week and 3 hours later they were all gone. I have six Angels in the tank that are aggressive eaters. Im blamming them! :)
 
LOL :thud: I'm blaming the angels for the death of my shrimps too!
I hope that my lone shrimp will survive!
I still would love to have ghost shrimps in there. I love having them in there, so much fun to watch and to "hunt" down and find it in my tank.
 
ghost shrimp are brackish, though they can survive in freshwater
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Some are some aren't but either way they will survive in freshwater. I would imagine the angels are after them, or they are having trouble molting. There is some argument about the need for iodine, but IMO it does help immensely. I could not get shrimp to survive more than a couple of weeks before I started using iodine, and have had great success since. Additionally, I dose a lot of calcium, but if you have decent GH levels from tap this probably isn't needed.

How big are your angels. Angels are a cichlid and a natural predator, but don't tend to be an otherwise aggressive (aside from predation) fish as far as I know. If the shrimp are too big for them to try to eat then I would think they would leave them alone. I am no Angel expert, so I may be off with my opinion though.
dave
 
Aren't ghost shrimp and grass shrimp the same? Sure look the same as what comes from the baitshop... if they are brackish, don't tell the native ones in the local lakes...
 
id10t said:
Aren't ghost shrimp and grass shrimp the same? Sure look the same as what comes from the baitshop... if they are brackish, don't tell the native ones in the local lakes...
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The two terms are usually interchangeable. While both brackish and freshwater species of Palaemonetes exist, most are able to tolerate a broad range of salinities.
 
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