Urgent help!

[chadda8708]

I have a shrimp tank and i have had 5 out of my 6 shrimp die in the last week! i did a water change and found my niraites at 0.25 ppm! plz help
will post other water params on this thread once i test my water!

 

[Coursair]

Are these RCS ?

What temp ?

Ammonia ?

Frequent small water changes are safer with Shrimp.

Pics of the tank ?

New tank ? New Shrimp ?


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[Coursair]

Are you using tap water ? What pH ?

I switched to part tap/part distilled at one point to lower TDS.

http://www.plantedtank.net/articles/Cherry-Shrimp-Breeding-and-Care/23/

http://www.planetinverts.com/Red Cherry Shrimp.html

I would not keep a Nerite in a 5g. It will quickly starve and may compete with the Shrimp for biofilm.


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[Coursair]

Test your tap water as well. Talk to your water company and see if they've flushed pipes or added anything.

How often were you changing water and how much ?


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[chadda8708]

info in quote

Are these RCS ?
ghost shrimp
What temp ?
78 fahrenheit
Ammonia ?
0 ppm
Frequent small water changes are safer with Shrimp.
10% changes
Pics of the tank ?
will post
New tank ? New Shrimp ?
no new shrimp tank 2 months old and establishe

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thanks!!!!!

 

[chadda8708]

info in quote

 

[chadda8708]

info in quote

Are you using tap water ? What pH ?
conditioned tap water and pH is 6.6

I switched to part tap/part distilled at one point to lower TDS.

Cherry Shrimp Breeding and Care - The Planted Tank

Red Cherry Shrimp .:. Neocaridina heteropoda sp. "Red Cherry" .:. Freshwater Aquarium Shrimp Species Information Page

I would not keep a Nerite in a 5g. It will quickly starve and may compete with the Shrimp for biofilm.
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here you go i will post pictures

 

[chadda8708]

i change 10% of my water every week

 

[chadda8708]

pictures

here sorry about camera glare!

 

[Coursair]

http://www.planetinverts.com/ghost_glass_grass_shrimp.html

http://www.aquariumcarebasics.com/ghost-shrimp/

Your pH is on the low side for them, but should be ok ? They like hard water. Did you change the pH or was it naturally that low ?

They may have been starved or roughly handled at the store.

GS like meaty foods.

GS have a hump in their back, clear RCS don't.

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[chadda8708]

Ok my ph is how lowered to 6.4 and haven't tested nitrites lately and so yea thanks


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