How big is your tank? I don't think you have cycle your tank properly. If not I think you have overload your tank..
i dont recall doing anything much other than placing some newly bought plants into the tank... didnt really stirred the lapis gravel... by today morning, my near 100 cherry shrimps & newly bought tiger shrimps were almost wiped out. these excluded perhaps mia ones. why is it so? does it means a good filtration is compulsory? i know my gravel is dirty but it have never given me problems other than sometimes if i stirred a little while trimming or havesting my plants, it becomes cloudy. unless the new plants are poisonous... no mood to work today...
How big is your tank? I don't think you have cycle your tank properly. If not I think you have overload your tank..
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did you soak or wash your plants carefully before introducing them into your tank?
most probably is traces of chemical residue(pesticide) from plant causing your shrimps being wiped out.
Do a large water change and let it stablise for time being!
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If you are asking if good filtration is needed, does that mean there is no filtration for your tank?!?
Is this the 2 feet tank that you are referring to? http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum...ad.php?t=24509
If it is the 2 feet tank, I think the bioload of 100 shrimps just too much, especially so without a good filter. Filtration is very important especially for sensitive faunas e.g. shrimps.
Please get a good filter, cycle the tank for at least 3 weeks and try not to do major changes to the tank (e.g. scaping). Then introuduce your fauna.
Also, please rinse and clean your plants before scaping. Read here, http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum...ad.php?t=24304
i bought a type of "yang cao" look-alike, a cheaper version i understand, dont know the name though (will be posting few of my plants which i hope bros can help to identify) & yes, i soaked it for a while. yes, i will be doing a large water change later... how i wished i can fly home now... maybe can save a few lives...
yes, no filtration i depended on 2 weekly water change. yes, that is the thread i asked about filters as my java moss dont seemed to grow (not dead) & have been collecting debris. i dont feel it's the bioload as my cherry shrimps have survived a few generations already. yes, i will do a major water change plus getting a good filter... painful lesson learnt
don't worry, you are not alone, encountered the painful experience too.
The Happiest of people don't neccessary have the best of everything;
they just make the most of everything that comes along their way
When will there be 25 letters in the alphabets?
latest update... bought a Ehiem classic canister filter yesterday, yet to install. revamp the whole tank yesterday till 1 am plus
managed to save around 20 cherry shrimps & only 1 tiger shrimp.
that newly bought plant is still in a tau hui tub. how do i know whether a plant still contain pesticides? scare leh...
Wash the plant under running water.
I had similar experience, my cherry shrimps got completely wiped out by unknown chemical from new plant. Now I usually soak new plants in a pail for at least one week and change water everyday.
Your plants come in pots or tied up by lead?
Same happened to me last time. Later found the plants in pots got some large salt crystals embedded with the wools which I suspect is the cause.
Do some testing to check for copper based reside in the water??
some people don't believe in that
so they don't practise that
its my own preference,
all new plants i remove all wool, sand, mud etc and wash cleanly
take toothbrush scrub any possible algae, snail eggs etc
those unhealthy/algae infested leaves i cut off
also cut off low leaves since they are going to get buried in the gravel when planting n will die anyway
then give the roots a nice trim
can we cut nana leaves if they are infested?
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