LilDonut
Hey there!
So I recently purchased (2 weeks ago) 5 Crystal Red Shrimp. I drop acclimated and made sure to use salty shrimp. As of now I only have 2 and the other 3 are dead. I have found one of the shrimps remains however my snail are the others (good calcium and protein!). Anyways, I am super confused as to why these other shrimp have died. Everything else is doing fine except I did have 5 cardinal tetras and now only have 3 (which those 3 have ick however I’m treating with Seachem Metroplex which seems to be somewhat working...)
My reasons are:
PH: 7.4( or 6.8. I think they may have recently change our water but I’m pretty positive it is near 7.4)
Ammonia:0
Nitrites:0
Nitrates:>5
TDS: 206
Temp: 79.5
These are Crystal Red Shrimp which I know are delicate but I’m trying to figure this out if there is a problem. I use water conditioner, a AquaClear 30, my tank is established for a while, I use a prefilter sponge, It’s planted, it’s 10 gallons, I do weekly 25% water changes, I feed them pellets twice a week and feed them 2-3 each, I use VitaChem on their food, I do have a stag horn algae problem, I use flourish root tans, Imagitarium gravel, and Ultum Nature Systems plant fertilizer. My temperature never flucates and always stay between 79-80.
I do to many things LOL
Any advice would be great
~LilDonut
So I recently purchased (2 weeks ago) 5 Crystal Red Shrimp. I drop acclimated and made sure to use salty shrimp. As of now I only have 2 and the other 3 are dead. I have found one of the shrimps remains however my snail are the others (good calcium and protein!). Anyways, I am super confused as to why these other shrimp have died. Everything else is doing fine except I did have 5 cardinal tetras and now only have 3 (which those 3 have ick however I’m treating with Seachem Metroplex which seems to be somewhat working...)
My reasons are:
PH: 7.4( or 6.8. I think they may have recently change our water but I’m pretty positive it is near 7.4)
Ammonia:0
Nitrites:0
Nitrates:>5
TDS: 206
Temp: 79.5
These are Crystal Red Shrimp which I know are delicate but I’m trying to figure this out if there is a problem. I use water conditioner, a AquaClear 30, my tank is established for a while, I use a prefilter sponge, It’s planted, it’s 10 gallons, I do weekly 25% water changes, I feed them pellets twice a week and feed them 2-3 each, I use VitaChem on their food, I do have a stag horn algae problem, I use flourish root tans, Imagitarium gravel, and Ultum Nature Systems plant fertilizer. My temperature never flucates and always stay between 79-80.
I do to many things LOL
Any advice would be great
~LilDonut
