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Seeking Advice - Shrimps Not Surviving

PostPosted:22 Dec 2019 00:30
by xaviee
Hi, not too sure what i am doing wrong but my shrimps seem to be dying off one by one...
Dead Shrimp
Dead Shrimp
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I measured the Nitrate, Nitrite and Ammonia levels. They actually look okay to me.
Water tests
Water tests
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I am dousing BioDigest about once every 2 weeks and feeding them siprulina.
My small tank
My small tank
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Hope you can advise me. Thank you very much.

Seeking Advice - Shrimps Not Surviving

PostPosted:22 Dec 2019 06:22
by odin
You’re water parameters are spot on and fine, must be contamination in the water. I would change out as much as possible with clean brackish water. Then give it a few days and change it out again to be sure.

I’d also stop feeding for the time being.

Good luck.


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Seeking Advice - Shrimps Not Surviving

PostPosted:22 Dec 2019 17:01
by opae ula related
Like Odin said. Real coral? The main one (btw, looks nice). Did you wash well? Temperature you keep? Closed top?

Re: Seeking Advice - Shrimps Not Surviving

PostPosted:23 Dec 2019 23:58
by xaviee
Thanks odin, i'll try doing it before more unnatural deaths occur :dead:

Yep its real coral skeleton, well i boiled it for awhile and soaked it for afew days in distilled water. Mmm temp of the water is about 20 degree Celsius and the top is covered.

Re: Seeking Advice - Shrimps Not Surviving

PostPosted:24 Dec 2019 17:06
by opae ula related
xaviee wrote:Thanks odin, i'll try doing it before more unnatural deaths occur :dead:

Yep its real coral skeleton, well i boiled it for awhile and soaked it for afew days in distilled water. Mmm temp of the water is about 20 degree Celsius and the top is covered.
Deaths after moss balls? Or was it there when the tank was set up?

Re: Seeking Advice - Shrimps Not Surviving

PostPosted:28 Dec 2019 09:58
by odin
Any updates? I hope the shrimp are ok now.

Re: Seeking Advice - Shrimps Not Surviving

PostPosted:11 Jun 2022 11:33
by xaviee
Shrimps are thriving!!! Thank you for the advice :smile:

Re: Seeking Advice - Shrimps Not Surviving

PostPosted:11 Jun 2022 11:58
by odin
That is great news! Thank you for the update. :smile: :smile: :smile: