My tank is a 6 gallon fluval edge. It has been set up for about one year. Heavilly planted, mostly crypts. 3 stage filter, sponge, ceramic cylinders, carbon. I use Prime conditioner and make 30% water changes every week.
The stocking is one betta fish, and the few amano shrimp that I have. I never used to have a problem with the amanos dying, I would see them at all times of the day, happily cleaning everything and anything.
A few months ago I changed out my black striped rocks for "rainbow rock" (http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o34/shadeykins/rainbow.jpg). The shrimps became lethargic, a few died. The one that remained spent the rest of his time hiding, barely moving.
I took the rocks out.
I have added new shrimp twice since then, after much time and a water changes had passed. The same thing has happened. After a couple hours of being in the tank, they hide and barely move, or disappear. This week I bought 4 amano shrimp and put two in my small desktop aquarium - those two are doing just fine. The two in the big tank are MIA.
Tank parameters:
Temp - 79 degrees
PH - 7.8
GH - 180
Nitrates - 0-20 (currently 0)
Nitrites - 0
Ammonia - 0
I have added a bunch of new plants lately, and driftwood, and I am using dried indian almond leaves to make the water a little yellow, but the shrimps have been dying before, during, and since I made these changes. I dunno what to do.
The stocking is one betta fish, and the few amano shrimp that I have. I never used to have a problem with the amanos dying, I would see them at all times of the day, happily cleaning everything and anything.
A few months ago I changed out my black striped rocks for "rainbow rock" (http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o34/shadeykins/rainbow.jpg). The shrimps became lethargic, a few died. The one that remained spent the rest of his time hiding, barely moving.
I took the rocks out.
I have added new shrimp twice since then, after much time and a water changes had passed. The same thing has happened. After a couple hours of being in the tank, they hide and barely move, or disappear. This week I bought 4 amano shrimp and put two in my small desktop aquarium - those two are doing just fine. The two in the big tank are MIA.
Tank parameters:
Temp - 79 degrees
PH - 7.8
GH - 180
Nitrates - 0-20 (currently 0)
Nitrites - 0
Ammonia - 0
I have added a bunch of new plants lately, and driftwood, and I am using dried indian almond leaves to make the water a little yellow, but the shrimps have been dying before, during, and since I made these changes. I dunno what to do.