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Hi I started a 1ft nano shrimp tank:
Hang on filter with ceramic rings (from other tank)
GEX shrimp soil
1 driftwood with anubias nana
Java moss
A bit of frogbits
30+ shrimps
Cycled for 2+ weeks before adding anything
Ammonia was 4ppm and cycled to 0ppm then I added shrimps.
My shrimps keep dying like 3-4 everyday and I'm left with like 10 or so?
I'm giving up soon... Helppppp
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Provide more info n parameters? Eg. Nitrite, nitrate, TDS, temp, etc.
I didn't test my nitrite nitrate TDS and temp... Don't have those test kits. But I change 20-30% weekly and I cycled it for quite long before adding shrimps. The tank has been up for almost 2months plus.
are you using Chiller?
Nope no chiller. So temperature is around 28-30? But sometimes at night I turn on the air con but I try to keep it at 26degrees so that the temperature change isn't too drastic
I think sop questions without knowing tank parameters would be:
1) Which shrimp you keeping from picture seems is maybe fire red. So temperature wise should be fine and they are one of the few types that adopt better to harsher conditions.
2) How long before they started dying off? If it is massive die off straight after you place in likely is a weak batch of shrimps or your water parameter is really wrong.
3) Did you use any fertilizers or anything you might have place into the tank water?
4) Did you recently put in any new plants? If yes might be something like pesticides in the plants espically those you buy cheaply from normal lfs.
5) Did you notice alot of shrimp molts? If yes is it alot ? if suddenly alot of molts not really a good thing it shows shrimp trying to adopt due to water condition.
From past experience if shrimp keep dying scoop them out do a big water change to your tank. Put in some BT9 let it cycle a while then readd back.
Damn.. My shrimps moulted a lot and I thought it was a healthy sign... Apart from that, there was no fertilisers, plants seems fine, they didn't die off all at once around 3-4 every morning
Anyway it's okay... All my remaining just died already.. IM NOT KEEPING SHRIMPS EVER AGAIN
Shrimp are delicate creature so a bit off the parameter you see one whole tank gone.
Don't give up brother. This is a learning cycle. You mentioned that you started with 30+ shrimps in a nano tank. Can this be the problem? Try to start with lesser numbers next round.Originally Posted by Ryan Peh
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But 30+ in my shrimp tank didn't look overcrowded... Plus they were given to me for free that's why I had so many... If not I wouldn't be able to afford to start with so many. Imagine I paid for them, 30 would be like $30-$45?!
30+ plus in 1 feet is not much as long your filteration is decent the bioload is ok, shrimp bioload is minimum. Just look at lfs how much shrimp they squeeze in one tank with minimum death. High turn over rate here should be due water parameter thats why alot of his shrimps molted to adapt.
I suggest since all died to do a 100% water to play safe then change try fish. If you see the same thing happening then very likely one your plants has pesticide.
I would suggest u to acclimatise the shrimps. I believe u just add the shrimps into the tank/let the packet of shrimps float around before pouring down the packet.
From my past experience, although your tank is small, it does not mean it is fully cycled within 2 weeks. Some take longer (using old media to boost the growth rate of bb) some takes month due to lack of food for the bb to be cultivated.
I used to let the packet of shrimps float 30min and add it into the tanks (like what many people did to their goldfish/guppy). As mentioned by bro qool, shrimps are delicate creature. They require more technique in handling. If you are keeping fire red/Sakura (neocardina or most people called it higher graded cherry), either u drip acclimatise the shrimp till water level is 120% of the water from the tank, or u make it at least 80% of the shrimp water contain the tank water.
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I would suggest u to acclimatise the shrimps. I believe u just add the shrimps into the tank/let the packet of shrimps float around before pouring down the packet.
From my past experience, although your tank is small, it does not mean it is fully cycled within 2 weeks. Some take longer (using old media to boost the growth rate of bb) some takes month due to lack of food for the bb to be cultivated.
I used to let the packet of shrimps float 30min and add it into the tanks (like what many people did to their goldfish/guppy) so I ended like u, shrimp mooted crazily and death occurs every other day. As mentioned by bro qool, shrimps are delicate creature. They require more technique in handling. If you are keeping fire red/Sakura (neocardina or most people called it higher graded cherry), either u drip acclimatise the shrimp till water level is 120% of the water from the tank, or u make it at least 80% of the shrimp water contain the tank water.
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I cleaned out the whole tank and I'm cycling it all over again. Did I mention there were larvae swimming around with the shrimps previously?
And yes I do know how to do the drip acclimation. Thanks but I've been doing the drip acclimation technique for all my fishes in my other 4ft tank for quite a long time now.
Anyway I think I'm gonna keep small fishes in the nano tank instead... Any suggestions of what to keep? No Betta and no neon tetras tho hahaha
The tank is too small for shrimps, as parameters swing too fast in small volume of water. Since your tank is already cycled, you could just start to put fishes, need not clean out and reset. A couple of Celestial Pearl Danio might be good, or some Boraras Brigittae?
I was thinking of the parameters swing also.. But I didn't add anything or remove anything, why would the parameters change tho?
Most prob is the temperature swing. Plus 28-30 degree is quite warm for them. And a drop by 4 degree at night can be quite drastic. Use a fan if possible. but the top up of water will be a killer
Damn I think I'll only keep shrimps when I can afford a chiller next time... Thanks guys for all the tips!!
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