CRS put their heads up the water

[Summer]

i have noticed my crs likes to put swim up to the top of the water and put their heads up like enjoying the fresh air. Hee hee
Any idea why are they doing this ?
also they don't seems to like eat.... but they are growing well

summer

[kian]

growing well?could there be some thing wrong with your water that make your shrimp can breath and need go out of water take oxygen?=x but since you say growing well then shouldnt be a problem=D

[patricc]

i got it before.. next thing i know, they died... try puttin an air pump... it works for me

[Summer]

ya think you are right. Something wrong with the water level. Had tested the water - not good. very serious.
They are dying soon. Just do some water changing and removed suspected culprit (plants) and see how tomorrow - keep my finger crossed. If they are still around? ....

wil let you know ok?

[brightsp@rky]

Just happened to my tank last week. So what I did was replaced the 20-30% of the water. Shrimps were fine after that.

[Summer]

thanks -just to update my latest
Thank God - after quick change of water and removal - mangage to save 7 out of 10 crs shrimps in my tank. the smallest ones did not survive but the bigger ones ok.


ps: is it ok to alllow those small tiny insects in the tank? they are multiplying i think. how to get rid of them ? they just exist from no where.

summer

[cyclops]

Normally those are the creatures that appear if you have overfed the shrimps or there are casualities in the tank. Normally i use a manual sucker, those like 5 ml kind, and suck them out.

[Summer]

thanks - is it ok i feed them on alternate day? or three days? Because i realised they are not interested in eating rather.

summer

[Quixotic]

Please kindly refrain from SMS abbreviations. They are really really really difficult to read and discouraged from the forum.

Thank you for for the co-operation.