Flea bomb.

[Graemecookie]

Just used a bob Martin flea bomb in the lounge where my tank is. I taped up all the gaps turned the pump off but left heater on. Covered it with a bin bag and then put a towel over the tank. Came back 5 hours later and all 4 of my shrimps were dead. All my fish seem fine apart from my
Baby bristlenose which I can no longer find. Why is it just the shrimps???? Any ideas?
I could not move my tank as its too big.

 

[maxwellag]

Sometimes shrimp can be really sensitive to trace chemicals. I would look for the pleco and see if it's alive. It sounds like you prepped the tank correctly, but I'm not sure if you covered the filter.

 

[phoenixkiller]

Sometimes shrimp can be really sensitive to trace chemicals. I would look for the pleco and see if it's alive. It sounds like you prepped the tank correctly, but I'm not sure if you covered the filter.

+1, Shrimp are a bit more sensitive, a few of mine died when my cousin sprayed deodorant inside my room. All the parameters were excellent, shrimp are a bit funny that way. You gotta be careful with them.