RCS on its back twitching??

[TimeHalt]

Hello,
Yesterday I put one RCS in my heavily planted 10 gallon tank. This was basically a test to see if my dwarf puffer would kill it or not, but my dwarf puffer has luckily left it alone. The shrimp was doing fine all day yesterday. Today, I woke up to it on its back, moving its legs and every so often "twitching". Not sure if it's try to molt but can't, or what is going on. I just did a 25% water change.
parameters:
ammonia + nitrite 0 ppm
nitrate 10 ppm
pH 7.4
GH 11
KH 5

 

[SnookusFish]

Did u acclimatize it? If so, how?

 

[TimeHalt]

Did u acclimatize it? If so, how?

I let the bag float for around 30 mins to temp acclimate, then I drip acclimated for an additional 30 mins

 

[ProudPapa]

1. How did you acclimate it?
2. Where did it come from? If you removed it from another of your tanks, do they have similar parameters, including temperature?

 

[TimeHalt]

1. How did you acclimate it?
2. Where did it come from? If you removed it from another of your tanks, do they have similar parameters, including temperature?

1. See above post
2. I bought it from a LFS. Not sure what their parameters were.

 

[ProudPapa]

Most experienced shrimp keepers (I'm not one; I've only had them for a few months) recommend drip acclimating them for at least two hours. However, I suspect something else is going on. Is it possible your puffer attempted to eat it and it's wounded?

 

[SnookusFish]

I think it sounds like a molt problem. Maybe it tried to molt early because of the move? Im not sure.
Im sure a shrimp expert will help you.

 

[TimeHalt]

Most experienced shrimp keepers (I'm not one; I've only had them for a few months) recommend drip acclimating them for at least two hours. However, I suspect something else is going on. Is it possible your puffer attempted to eat it and it's wounded?

Ok, if there is a next time I will be sure to do a full 2 hours. And.. it is possible that my dwarf puffer took a nip at it but I don't think that's the case.

 

[TimeHalt]

I think it sounds like a molt problem. Maybe it tried to molt early because of the move? Im not sure.
Im sure a shrimp expert will help you.

Is there anything I can do to help it molt? I did a 20% water change already.

 

[-Mak-]

I personally am not sure how much longer acclimation helps.

It sounds like shock though, and once a shrimp is on its side or back it's pretty much over

 

[TimeHalt]

I personally am not sure how much longer acclimation helps.

It sounds like shock though, and once a shrimp is on its side or back it's pretty much over

So weird though, the shrimp was doing well for many, many hours until I woke up this morning.

 

[SnookusFish]

Do you use any fertilisers or other chemicals in the tank?

 

[TimeHalt]

Do you use any fertilisers or other chemicals in the tank?

I use easy green all in one once a week, which is advertised as safe for shrimp. And prime.