How much (if any) shrimp loss is normal?

[StellaStars]

A couple weeks ago I added 7 orange fire sakura shrimp to my tank. Three one day and four the next. From a reputable LFS.

Today, I'm having a hard time getting a headcount of more than 4 at once, even with a cucumber and algea wafer bribe.

After looking around as best as I could in a heavily planted tank (including driftwood and rocks) I found one dead shrimp. That leaves two more either dead or hiding.

My water parameters are good, the four shrimp I can see seem good, and the fish in the tank seem just fine.

The shrimp I found looked normal. No signs of injury or being attacked. (I have tiny rasboras, so that's not likely anyway.)

Is this within the realm of normal? Should I be concerned?

 

[StellaStars]

I wonder if overfeeding could be a problem?

I have a bn pleco and he gets 1/4 to 1/3 of an algae wafer every other day. He's a messy eater and the shrimp clean up after him.

 

[StellaStars]

Well, this morning I have a headcount of five happy, healthy shrimp.

That means I still only have one confirmed loss. (With one unaccounted for)

I guess I've been worrying for nothing and it's just that in a heavily planted tank I'm not going to see them all at once.

If they started breeding I expect the space would fill up quickly - meanwhile, maybe I'll pick up a couple more shrimp.

An excuse for a visit to the LFS!

 

[Rurik]

Unfortunately with shrimp, even in healthy water conditions deaths can occur. I am sorry that has happened. I have a colony of red/blue rili shrimp since february and I have found just a small handful dead. Circle of life type of stuff I guess :-/

 

[ScotJudd]

Shrimp like good water conditions but more than that like stability. I believe that transferring shrimp from LFS water, which is rarely pristine, into near perfect tank water is still a shock to them. The first 2-3 weeks is always the crunch time. Once the colony grows it's hard to say how many die as the shrimp devour the dead shrimp so I rarely find one. They let nothing go to waste!


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