SHRIMP DIEING HELP

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david052856

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I just bought some C. Babalti green shrimp. I have had them for a little over a week. There were berried females and juv.

Can you please tell me what type of water conditions you keep these shrimp at?

I have them at 7.2 ph
about 78 degrees.

They are in a planted tank that is 60 gallons.
I have lost like 5 adults since I have had them. I am not sure if that is from them dieing from old age or if it is me keeping them at the wrong water parameters. None of them were berried or juv but were the large adults. So I am assuming they may have been old?
My cherries and my Malawa's are all fine. No deaths there.

Any suggestions?
 
English name: Green Shrimp, Green Neon Shrimp
Scientific name: Caridina cf. babaulti spp. 'green'
Size: up to 3.5 cm or 1.4 inch
Water temperature: 20 to 28°C or 68 to 82°F
Water parameters: pH 6.8 to 7.5
Origin: India
 
They may have died of old age, but it seems to me that you've noticed multiple deaths, in a short period of time. This is unusual.

How familiar are you with keeping shrimp? They are much more susceptible to nitrate, nitrite, and ammonia than fish are. You mentioned that you placed them in a planted tank. Have you used fertilizers in that tank? Fertilizers can be bad news. If you've used fertilizers, for an extended period of time, toxins can accumulate in wood, rock, and silicone. Then they will be slowly released back into the tank, even after you've stopped using them.

Along with the usual test kits, you should get a test kit to check your water for metals, like copper. Copper will kill shrimp, even at low levels. Make sure that your source of water is free of copper. If you live in a building with copper pipes, just running the water, for a few minutes prior to collecting, will purge the tiny amount that may have leached into the standing water in your pipes.

Another question comes to mind. Did you notice any obvious signs of stress, such as long periods of swimming and color changes? Loosing color and becoming milky, is a sure sign of imminent death.

Fish can also harass shrimp to death, even if they don't directly attack the shrimp. I doubt that this is the problem, as you said the tank is planted, and likely to have plenty of hiding spaces, but consider it.

I hope that you're able to keep the rest of your shrimp population healthy.

Good luck
 
Hi guys I'm a new bee but with 1.5 yrs experience with invertebrates.
I have green neons in a 32 lts (net) tank with Amazonia n many plants n mosses
MY tank parameters PH 7.00 KH 5 GH 10 Temp.22 degrees
I have them with sakura red cherry and blue tiger shrimps, change water 8 ltrs a weeks
50% tap water+prime and 50% RO. The tank was 6 months old already when I introduced them.
Learnt from experience u should check where yr shrimps came from. coz neons r usually r brought in from India
They're stressed out arrive in bad conditions to pet shops n shortly die in the hobbyists aquarium.
If u bought from another hobbyist then u should check n try to match the water parameters to his tank before introducing them to yr tank.
It took me 3 weeks to get the tank to the hobyyists tank parameters.
I bought juveniles coz they have a better chance to survive than adults.
 
Hey guys update
I do use fertilizers but they have never been a problem with the other species that I have in there. I have no more deaths.....at least today.
I have them in a tank that is a year old with ghost, cherry, and malawa shrimp. No other problems there.
I think I may have had them really to warm. The breeder kept them at 72.....my tank was 82. Now it is down to 75 and they seen to be doing better.
I guess time will tell. I have some berried females sent over that will be here tomorrow. So wish me luck =D
 
Oh I also do a 50-75% water change a week. every weekend. The only ferts that I use are invert safe. I only use Nitrate, Floraleaf, and small amounts of organic CO2.
 
david052856 said:
Oh I also do a 50-75% water change a week. every weekend. The only ferts that I use are invert safe. I only use Nitrate, Floraleaf, and small amounts of organic CO2.
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Wow, that's a high volume of water to change once a week. With a healthy tank, I do a ~30% to ~40% once a month. Fertilizers are safe, when used carefully, and correctly (no double dosing). I do recommend getting copper testing strips though, just to be safe. Once you've established that your water source is free of copper, you only need to check twice a year. Sometimes municipalities will make changes to their potable water with little notification to local populations. Better safe than sorry.
 
Hum I have lost two more today so I am doing a large water change.......and then not putting fertilizers in to see if that makes the deaths stop. I am really getting pissed because the greens are my favorite shrimp.....
 
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