theotheragentm
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I had three Ghost Shrimp die recently. I saw their bodies this morning. Unfortunately, I had to get to work, so they were left there. The fish will probably make a meal out of them.
This is a 55-gallon tank, and it was understocked. By understocked, I mean that a measure of water shows 0 ammonia, 0 nitrites, and 5 PPM nitrates after a week. I did add a few Danios to the picture, but I have also done multiple water changes more frequently than would normally even be warranted to remove any waste levels. I will measure when I get home, but I really doubt this is a problem with water quality.
No fish have died, nor do they show any signs of stress. Everything else in the tank looks healthy as one of the Platies just gave birth to fry and they seem to be doing fine as well.
I know invertibrates are susceptible to other things in the water such as metals, but I don't know where I would be suddenly getting metals in my water.
Does anyone have any suggestions as to what I can do? I'm not overly concerned about the Ghost Shrimp specifically. I just want to make sure the rest of the tank is healthy.
This is a 55-gallon tank, and it was understocked. By understocked, I mean that a measure of water shows 0 ammonia, 0 nitrites, and 5 PPM nitrates after a week. I did add a few Danios to the picture, but I have also done multiple water changes more frequently than would normally even be warranted to remove any waste levels. I will measure when I get home, but I really doubt this is a problem with water quality.
No fish have died, nor do they show any signs of stress. Everything else in the tank looks healthy as one of the Platies just gave birth to fry and they seem to be doing fine as well.
I know invertibrates are susceptible to other things in the water such as metals, but I don't know where I would be suddenly getting metals in my water.
Does anyone have any suggestions as to what I can do? I'm not overly concerned about the Ghost Shrimp specifically. I just want to make sure the rest of the tank is healthy.