Second attempt at CRS tank in the office!

[zibbie]

Monday blues

Just did a water parameter test during lunch.

KH 1
GH 4
PH 6.4
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0

Please advise if it is normal as this morning the second whitey mummy is dead weak and now dying

SOBS

[reiner09]

Monday blues

Just did a water parameter test during lunch.

KH 1
GH 4
PH 6.4
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0

Please advise if it is normal as this morning the second whitey mummy is dead weak and now dying

SOBS

looks perfectly normal...hmm..do you use ferts or anything other additives?

[zibbie]

Hi leefhker, i dont use any ferts. I dose one pinch of ADA BACTER 100 whenever i change water (10-15%) and half a pump of CRS Haven BacterMax. This routine i have been doing since start of tank.

No casualties for two months except the initial ones.

Currently other shrimps seems normal. Sourcing around for food slowly.

[reiner09]

Hi leefhker, i dont use any ferts. I dose one pinch of ADA BACTER 100 whenever i change water (10-15%) and half a pump of CRS Haven BacterMax. This routine i have been doing since start of tank.

No casualties for two months except the initial ones.

Currently other shrimps seems normal. Sourcing around for food slowly.

what water did you use?

[zibbie]

Office foc distilled water as per start too.
Alpheus..

[reiner09]

Office foc distilled water as per start too.
Alpheus..

then there shouldn't be much problem...do you re-mineralise the distilled water pior to changing the water?

[zibbie]

Does dosing one pinch of ADA BACTER 100 and half a pump of CRS Haven BacterMax = re-mineralizing?

[zibbie]

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The whitey mummy with a weird wide spilt head this morning.

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She was still mingling with the rest at 10 plus... the one at left background...

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And found dead at 11 plus, with some eggs that have eyes

[seudzar]

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The whitey mummy with a weird wide spilt head this morning.

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She was still mingling with the rest at 10 plus... the one at left background...

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And found dead at 11 plus, with some eggs that have eyes

really feel sad for you as same thing happens to me. I hope you have not dispose the body yet as if you search in AQ or internet on artificial hatchery for shrimps, you might still have chance to hatch the eggs yourself. Wish you the best..!!

[zibbie]

really feel sad for you as same thing happens to me. I hope you have not dispose the body yet as if you search in AQ or internet on artificial hatchery for shrimps, you might still have chance to hatch the eggs yourself. Wish you the best..!!

Thanks Seudzar! I have just scrapped all the eggs lightly off the mummy. She felt like she was bleeding, gosh like so cruel. Some of the babies eggs seems like still-borns, meaning the look like a shrimp already but life less

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made shift net taped to the tank.

Counted about 5 eggs... but dont know if they are all dead

[reiner09]

Does dosing one pinch of ADA BACTER 100 and half a pump of CRS Haven BacterMax = re-mineralizing?

nope.. those are just bacteria powder and liquid and doesn't constitute to re-mineralising of the water..how you do your water change also matters...

[seudzar]

Thanks Seudzar! I have just scrapped all the eggs lightly off the mummy. She felt like she was bleeding, gosh like so cruel. Some of the babies eggs seems like still-borns, meaning the look like a shrimp already but life less

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made shift net taped to the tank.

Counted about 5 eggs... but dont know if they are all dead

You have to try, give the eggs some chances. Don't give up yet..!

[magpie]

Your water parameters look perfectly alright. From the pic of your death mama shrimp, the transparent band on the neck looks like it failed to molt properly. Maybe, the shrimp is not molting regularly before you got it in your tank.

[zibbie]

nope.. those are just bacteria powder and liquid and doesn't constitute to re-mineralising of the water..how you do your water change also matters...

Thanks for highlighting! I have been assuming that Bacter100 is the all in one powder mix the CRS tank needed. And this means that they have no minerals for past two months

Have went to buy two mineral powder last night and added one tiny spatula of each mix. I hope they feel better now.

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[zibbie]

You have to try, give the eggs some chances. Don't give up yet..!

Eggs are turning a bit pale white now...

[zibbie]

Your water parameters look perfectly alright. From the pic of your death mama shrimp, the transparent band on the neck looks like it failed to molt properly. Maybe, the shrimp is not molting regularly before you got it in your tank.

the shrimp had been in the tank for two months already.. seems no problem all along. SIGHS

Just added some minerals, supposedly can help them molt and build shells better. Hope no more causalities!!

[reiner09]

the shrimp had been in the tank for two months already.. seems no problem all along. SIGHS

Just added some minerals, supposedly can help them molt and build shells better. Hope no more causalities!!

so how's the shrimplets and eggs doing? at least the mama left something...

[zibbie]

so how's the shrimplets and eggs doing? at least the mama left something...

I didnt control the net level very well and one of the shrimp crawled into the net and ate the eggs up I think he ate it, and tried crawling out in the morning. I helped him out. SIGHS

The third and only healthy mummy released her eggs over the weekends.. but I think there was a power failure over the weekend and am not sure if she released all her eggs maturely or kicked off out of stress

I have spotted some mini shrimplets though, amongst the first batch shrimplets (~6 ones?) which are about 2 weeks old now..

hope they all survive!!

[zibbie]

Just saw an orangey worm attached to my shrimplet and the shrimplet sprung up (with the wrom still attached to it). The worm is even longer than my shrimplet.

I manually separated them and let the shrimplet back into the tank. but it just sank to the bottom slowly, lifeless and within one min, an adult came and ate it. sobs. It was a beautiful piece, with potentially more white

What is this worm and is it dangerous? Should I be worrying now?

[alvinchan80]

Just saw an orangey worm attached to my shrimplet and the shrimplet sprung up (with the wrom still attached to it). The worm is even longer than my shrimplet.

I manually separated them and let the shrimplet back into the tank. but it just sank to the bottom slowly, lifeless and within one min, an adult came and ate it. sobs. It was a beautiful piece, with potentially more white

What is this worm and is it dangerous? Should I be worrying now?

Should be planaria... Just siphon out when you see one...

Don't risk chemical unless you know what you are doing...