Dustin Posted July 14, 2003 Share Posted July 14, 2003 I bought a cleaner shrimp Thurs. and it died in like 3 hours. I got another one Fri. and left for the lake sat. morning. That morning he was in the tank, and my mom said she say him sat. night. I came home last night and I dont see a thing. He is no where to be seen and the tank is only 7 gallons. Any ideas? Link to comment
NanoJrFL Posted July 14, 2003 Share Posted July 14, 2003 Put some food in there. Frozen would be best, let it thaw and spread the juices around the tank, he will smell it and come looking for food. Link to comment
Physh1 Posted July 14, 2003 Share Posted July 14, 2003 Have you tested the water? I'd venture to say the water is either a bit off or you need to acclimate the shrimp a little longer. Cameron Link to comment
Dustin Posted July 14, 2003 Author Share Posted July 14, 2003 i tried the food, the water is perfect, i acclimated for 1 hour under drip bucket Link to comment
The Unit Posted July 14, 2003 Share Posted July 14, 2003 what other inverts are in the tank?....hermits fine?....could have some type of metal in the water Link to comment
Dustin Posted July 14, 2003 Author Share Posted July 14, 2003 There is no copper, or iodine. Everything else is fine. Snails, crabs, corals, everything Link to comment
NanoJrFL Posted July 15, 2003 Share Posted July 15, 2003 I thought I read something about correct iodine levels being important to shrimp. SOmething about molting......, but anyways, you need iodine in a tank anyway, just that too much iodine is lethal to shrimp. Having a little bit of iodine won;t kill a shrimp! Link to comment
Dustin Posted July 15, 2003 Author Share Posted July 15, 2003 No, you do need some so they will molt correctly, just not too much Link to comment
KFC Posted July 15, 2003 Share Posted July 15, 2003 It probably does not like you. Cleaner shrimps do not like me either. I tried to get them to live in my tank and both times they never lasted longer than a day. My water params are good too. What the heck gives. Link to comment
IllusionaryDreams Posted July 15, 2003 Share Posted July 15, 2003 Shrimp are very prone to shock. You might try a drip method of acclimating the shrimp to your water before adding him. I had that problem with my first cleaners when I was doing the float the bag, add a cup of water, take out a cup etc. Once I started just dripping water from the tank into the transport water, things went great, and I haven't lost a shrimp since. Link to comment
Dustin Posted July 15, 2003 Author Share Posted July 15, 2003 If ya read everything I said I acclimated under a drip bucket... Link to comment
~_~ Posted July 15, 2003 Share Posted July 15, 2003 Maybe your not acclimating them long enough... 1 hour sounds extremely short Link to comment
spoondigity Posted July 16, 2003 Share Posted July 16, 2003 I have always done hour drips for cleaners and never had a problem. Besides, if you can't find the shrimp or his body in a 7 gallon tank then you have bigger problems than your drip procedure (maybe you have an unknown predator). What else is in the tank? Have you moved the rocks slowly to look for him? Link to comment
NanoJrFL Posted July 16, 2003 Share Posted July 16, 2003 Run! Mantis Shrimp! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHhh Link to comment
spoondigity Posted July 16, 2003 Share Posted July 16, 2003 Hehe, same thing went through my head. Also, have you spoken to your pet store about their water parameters? I have dealt with some shops that keep some VERY extreme water parameters. In that case, those above posts about longer drips would be good advice. Link to comment
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