New Plants Beware - Shrimp Loss

**Savant** · 10th Feb 2009, 09:56

I purchased some plants online for a new rescape of some of my tanks over the weekend... as I was out of the house at that time, I got my parents to rinse them and chuck them into one of my tanks.... Those chose the CRS tanks as all my plants do very well there (chilled, lights, etc)...

Upon my return, to my horror, I found all my medium sized shrimps dead and all the shrimplets disappeared... the yamatos are also behaving strangely clustered together at a corner...

I suspect that the plants in the farm may have pesticides or strong fertilizers on them which when leached, can kill your shrimps... so bros do beware!!

**dwgi32** · 10th Feb 2009, 10:02

Oh my god, what is the loss rate like and what grade did you lost?

**blackBRUSHalgae** · 10th Feb 2009, 10:08

Potted plants always have their wool soaked in fertilizer

**Savant** · 10th Feb 2009, 10:15

Yes... so cannot anyhow throw in...

**ahloy** · 10th Feb 2009, 15:03

sorry for your lost.. usually i will rinse alot of time like 5-6 before soaking it for 24hour and rinse it again before intro it into the tank.. i also lose quite alot of shrimp when i first start and blur blur just put in tank and kill everything..

**Savant** · 10th Feb 2009, 15:57

I lost quite a large number 40-50 A-S grade CRS and abt 30 A-S grade BDS... v heart pain for the BDS as they are my favourites...

**Spid** · 10th Feb 2009, 18:38

Bro sorry for your loss, I was traumatised once badly by this experience quite sometime back.

Have you quickly done a major water change?

**Savant** · 10th Feb 2009, 19:34

Yeah... I followed up with a quick WC...

The loss is especially painful given that the shrimplets were so cute... Fortunately my other livestock are okay...

**Spid** · 10th Feb 2009, 20:08

Yeah thats always the case when come to shrimping. Painful experience.

**Savant** · 10th Feb 2009, 20:22

lucky thing my shrimps are not of exceptional high grades... more for enjoyment than anything... and the shrimplets will come again...

**dwgi32** · 11th Feb 2009, 14:19

Originally Posted by Savant

I lost quite a large number 40-50 A-S grade CRS and abt 30 A-S grade BDS... v heart pain for the BDS as they are my favourites...

What a pity, especially the BDS. You will soon make up the number again!

**^fearNofish^** · 12th Feb 2009, 14:28

Me too !

Out of itchy hand trying to deco my sulawesi tank, has put in a soaked over night Nana on DW. Suddenly, all shrimps & frys became hyper active swiming like never before!

The lucky thing happened that they crowd around a bag of Zolite stone and this was the reason why there is no death occurs.

Called this my lucky escape because i couldn't realize the mistake , and i did remove the plant only the next morning , the reason was it has started turning yellow.

God has blessed my shrimp !

**vinz** · 12th Feb 2009, 16:34

Happened to quite a few other members over the years. We have yet to pinpoint the exact cause, but it seems to limited to certain plants only.

What plants were they? Let's see if it's the usual suspect.

**ahloy** · 12th Feb 2009, 18:56

i got it once with java fern and nana on wood.. i think the cause is the fert in the roots of the java fern..

**Savant** · 14th Feb 2009, 01:36

Mine was glosso, enchidorus and crypts...

**aquanatix** · 14th Feb 2009, 15:45

Thanks for the warning...got some plants from there as well and decided to triple wash them when i remembered your advice.I would've usually done simple rinsing but guess i decided to go paranoid in wake of your tragedy. What ferts could they be possibly using that could cause so much problems?

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