Tank
What is the water volume of the tank? 20 gallons
How long has the tank been running? about 4 1/2 months
Does it have a filter? yes
Does it have a
heater? yes
What is the water temperature? 75 fahrenheit
What is the entire stocking of this tank? (Please list all fish and inverts.) bladder snails, 7
red cherry shrimp and a bunch of babies
Maintenance
How often do you change the water? about once a week
How much of the water do you change? ~15-25%
What do you use to treat your water?
flourish excels (a cap every like 5 days or so),
tetra aqua safe water conditioner
Do you vacuum the substrate or just the water? just water
*Parameters - Very Important
Did you
cycle your tank before adding fish? yes
What do you use to
test the water? api master test kit
What are your parameters? We need to know the exact numbers, not just “fine” or “safe”.
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 20-25
pH: 7.3
Feeding
How often do you feed your fish? once a day
How much do you feed your fish? about 2 dashes
What brand of food do you feed your fish? hikari shrimp cuisine, occasionally a boiled spinach leaf
Do you feed frozen or
freeze-dried foods? no
Illness & Symptoms
How long have you had this fish? got 2 new shrimp yesterday
How long ago did you first notice these symptoms? one died today
In a few words, can you explain the symptoms? dead
Have you started any treatment for the illness? no
Was your fish physically ill or injured upon purchase? no
How has its behavior and appearance changed, if at all? no
Explain your emergency situation in detail. (Please give a clear explanation of what is going on, include details from the beginning of the illness leading up to now)
i bought 2 new shrimp yesterday bc i felt my shrimp were on the clearer side and i just wanted more color variety- drip acclimated them for about 30 minutes and poured them in
the next day my filter isn’t working properly so i fix that (it wasn’t dried out thankfully)
all of the shrimp are going crazy circling around the tank up down right left and near the surface too- but none are dead. the 2 i bought are not circling around
it’s evening and i check on my tank- one of the new ones i bought are dead, right in front of the tank- looks like it just frozen between the rocks and plant roots from my asian water fern, no bodily damage