What is the cause of missing shrimps?

[trevally]

I'm wondering where does those missing shrimps gone to ? If the shrimp is dead I will noticed it lying on the bottom of the subtrate. But lately it seems like my shrimp population is getting lesser but apparently no dead carcases. So where does those shrimps gone to ? I've got no fishes in the tank. Only snails and one otto. Are they eaten up by the leeches ?

[WaterH2O]

Look around your aquarium to see if there is any " Hei bi" - dried shrimps. May have crawled out of your tank.

[xaine]

or have they been sucked into the filter system ?

[trevally]

Look around your aquarium to see if there is any " Hei bi" - dried shrimps. May have crawled out of your tank.

Can't find any.

or have they been sucked into the filter system ?

I'm using a sponge filter. What would have cause the missing ?

[Madmax]

The live ones will feed on the dead ones.
I started off with 30 CRS and now left with none. I don't even see the dead bodies. The cherries eat them all up.

[namska]

the dead ones will be eaten by the time you are awake or back home

[celticfish]

trevally,

Tank size and the number and types of shrimps might help your questions...
This may help suspect eaten bodies or something else.

I did come across a post regarding disappearing shrimps.
Some thing as you, no bodies etcetera.
Eventually the hobbyist found the culprit.
It was a smart gecko that figure out where to fish for shrimps.
Apparently the shrimp converge at the top of the piping to get at the surface flim.
That's when it struck... slurp... and they go to heaven filling a gecko's tummy along the way.

[silane]

I'm wondering where does those missing shrimps gone to ? If the shrimp is dead I will noticed it lying on the bottom of the subtrate. But lately it seems like my shrimp population is getting lesser but apparently no dead carcases. So where does those shrimps gone to ? I've got no fishes in the tank. Only snails and one otto. Are they eaten up by the leeches ?

Hungry shrimp and planaeria will make dead shrimps disappear within hours.

Even if they are not eat, at 24/25C, it take just 2 to 3 days to detingrate a shrimp and at hotter temperature, the rate of decompose is even faster.

[WaterH2O]

I just had this same problem. Recently just added 10 Yamato in the tank to clear some hair algae. I brought 4 at the fist go and QT then in a small tank with my main tank water. They are fine after a week. Then I put them into the main tank and they disappeared. Have not seem them out in the open simply MIA. The same happen for the next 6 ones i added in.
No carcasses just missing. Very unlikely that all 10 die at the same time or eaten by gecko or came out of the tank.
My tank is 3 feet heavily planted. anyone knows why?

[Zenislev]

Or maybe eaten by cichlids. I saw my ram eating a cherry shrimp with my own eyes.

[WaterH2O]

I have no cichlids in the tank. the biggest fish are 4 torpedoes.

[kian]

My tank is 3 feet heavily planted.maybe you wait and see?if not the dead body being cover by your plants?as i got once my cherry died behind the rock i cant see whats goin on behind the rock till i rescape and saw the dead body on the base =Dgood luck in your hide and seek or puzzle quest to find out the answer to your question

[torque6]

I used to have a less than 1FT tank however i just couldnt find my missing yamotos when it went missing.

Couple of months back, i had my cherries died on me and a few yamotos were waiting on standby besides it complete with fork, knifes and napkins.

trevally,

Tank size and the number and types of shrimps might help your questions...
This may help suspect eaten bodies or something else.

I did come across a post regarding disappearing shrimps.
Some thing as you, no bodies etcetera.
Eventually the hobbyist found the culprit.
It was a smart gecko that figure out where to fish for shrimps.
Apparently the shrimp converge at the top of the piping to get at the surface flim.
That's when it struck... slurp... and they go to heaven filling a gecko's tummy along the way.

Now that you mentioned it, no wonder i had a few gecko waiting besides my tank wall previously, I posted this that lizards ate my shrimps but no one believed me..