I have Berried shrimp!

Okay so I got 40 RCS today for my 40gal breeder tank and I see a few berried! Also guess what?! When I was taking a dead shrimp out I saw a baby shrimplet I couldn't take a pic because it's to small;(

 

Congrats on the babies! Also, are you sure it was a dead shrimp and not a molted skin? The dead shrimp you're referring to, if its in one of your pics above, then its not dead. Its a molted shrimp skin. But yeah congratulations on the babies! Have a wonderful time with your shrimp!

 

Yea I am sure;( I have had 10 die in 48 hours. I am so mad about that. Also she died while trying to molt

 

That's a lot of fast deaths. How did you acclimate them?

 

That's a lot of fast deaths. How did you acclimate them?

floating for 15 mins then add some water then did that for a whole hour. I think its because I bought them right when they got to the store.

 

If they had trouble molting possibly low hardness?

Add cuttlebone??? @Bithimala

 

If they had trouble molting possibly low hardness?

they aren't having trouble with molting

 

Awh no :'( Sorry for your losses... Well, at least there's enough shrimp to replenish the numbers!

 

Awh no :'( Sorry for your losses... Well, at least there's enough shrimp to replenish the numbers!

I hope ;(. Its like every time I look at the tank their is one dead.

 

I would definitely agree with the cuttlebone, but I wouldn't think that would cause this many deaths so soon... Any idea what type of water they were coming from? When I got mine, I actually ended up acclimating for about 2 hours because my LFS uses RO water, so it was about a 1 pH change for them.

You may well be right about it being because they had just come in as well, not sure how the store you got them from acclimated them, so it may just have been too many changes too quickly

I assume tank is cycled and all that fun stuff?

 

Yea ma'am

 

The ones still remaining doing any better today?

 

4 died today, but it's really slowing down(the deaths)
I have seen 5 more berried

 

Ooh, at least you have some more berried ones in there! I'm glad to hear it sounds like things are improving for them. I would bet it was just too many changes too quickly for the little guys.

 

I'm expecting shrimplettes too. But I can totally understand your trauma. I hope you see baby shrimp. I've seen a couple and they are super duper cute.

 

Ooh, at least you have some more berried ones in there! I'm glad to hear it sounds like things are improving for them. I would bet it was just too many changes too quickly for the little guys.

Yea I hope it continues to decrease in death. I am feeding them alittle pinch of fish food once a day. They graze on the plants all day lol. I even saw 3 shrimplets on the glass along with baby snails

 

You may want to consider some fresh veggies as well to help them get some extra calcium.

 

Do you use algae wafers? They also contain some good vitamins and protein. Just tried cucumber today. Seen some shrimp out and about around it, but nothing compared to algae wafers

 

Have you checked your nitrites at all? You shouldn't have that many deaths they are pretty hardy. How long has the tank been set up?

 

Have you checked your nitrites at all? You shouldn't have that many deaths they are pretty hardy. How long has the tank been set up?

They are that many deaths because of the shipment. My nitrites is at 0

You may want to consider some fresh veggies as well to help them get some extra calcium.

I do that every other day. The algae wafers are when I don't do the veggies. And I saw 19 shrimplets today!!!! But 2 are dead
Also here is a bonus


And they are dying on their back :/ with the shelled cracked a little. They have very good color and they are always swimming, so.

 

I'm expecting shrimplettes too. But I can totally understand your trauma. I hope you see baby shrimp. I've seen a couple and they are super duper cute.

Yes they are!!!! I have seen 30 shrimplets so far

 

They are that many deaths because of the shipment. My nitrites is at 0



I do that every other day. The algae wafers are when I don't do the veggies. And I saw 19 shrimplets today!!!! But 2 are dead
Also here is a bonus

And they are dying on their back :/ with the shelled cracked a little. They have very good color and they are always swimming, so.

This is due to bad moulting. Add some shells, barnacles or if you don't want to change your scape add some crushed coral to the filter.

Shrimp also seem to stay much healthier if you put a dried almond leaf in there they will devour the whole thing over time.

And with lots of plants and good lighting after a while you get algae buildup and you can basically stop feeding your shrimp completely.

Also they love hiding places so little things they can hide in are great.

Here is my 30L I've got 3 species and over 100 shrimp total

 

This is due to bad moulting. Add some shells, barnacles or if you don't want to change your scape add some crushed coral to the filter.

Shrimp also seem to stay much healthier if you put a dried almond leaf in there they will devour the whole thing over time.

And with lots of plants and good lighting after a while you get algae buildup and you can basically stop feeding your shrimp completely.

Also they love hiding places so little things they can hide in are great.

Here is my 30L I've got 3 species and over 100 shrimp total

Yup we are getting the dried almond leaf from Amazon. How do I get the tannins out?

 

Yup we are getting the dried almond leaf from Amazon. How do I get the tannins out?

Tannins are good you don't need to get them out just put one leaf in at a time if you have a smaller tank.

You should still have some sort of shell/coral for water hardness you will notice the difference in shrimp moulting almost immediately.

 

Tannins are good you don't need to get them out just put one leaf in at a time if you have a smaller tank.

You should still have some sort of shell/coral for water hardness you will notice the difference in shrimp moulting almost immediately.

I am going to be putting them in the 40gal breeder. How many should I put in?

 

I am going to be putting them in the 40gal breeder. How many should I put in?

A few decent size shells or barnacles and i'd put two almond leaves in that size.

 

A few decent size shells or barnacles and i'd put two almond leaves in that size.

Only 2?

 

Only 2?

It's completely up to you but the more you put in the more tannins and the browner your water you will get. 1-2 is plenty for 40 shrimp.

Like I said before the what's more important is your water hardness (shells) to stop your shrimp dying while moulting.

 

It's completely up to you but the more you put in the more tannins and the browner your water you will get. 1-2 is plenty for 40 shrimp.

Like I said before the what's more important is your water hardness (shells) to stop your shrimp dying while moulting.

I thought RCS like slightly acidic pH?

 

I have cuttlebone, almond leaves, and driftwood for them. They are getting blood worms and pellets everyday