Hi all,
just thought I'd ask for some advice on washing plants, given a recent mini disaster I had at the weekend with my cherry shrimp.
Basically I'd been given a healthy bunch of plants from my friend who has his own pet license etc, but tends to operate fish rooms rather than a shop. Having taken my assortment of plants home and planting into my small aquascape project tank, my 12 cherry shrimps in the next hour began acting spasmodically, twitching on their backs and looking really bad.
Needless to say, they all died; which is a kick in the teeth since some were berried, and it was my first batch of the little guys. Probably better it happened to a small number though, before i invest in a larger colony. I can only surmise that the plants were coated in copper sulphate to kill snails, unfortunately having a knock on effect.
So what I'd like to ask is, what is the recommended way of washing new plants? weak bleach? just water?
thanks in advance, sorry for the essay
just thought I'd ask for some advice on washing plants, given a recent mini disaster I had at the weekend with my cherry shrimp.
Basically I'd been given a healthy bunch of plants from my friend who has his own pet license etc, but tends to operate fish rooms rather than a shop. Having taken my assortment of plants home and planting into my small aquascape project tank, my 12 cherry shrimps in the next hour began acting spasmodically, twitching on their backs and looking really bad.
Needless to say, they all died; which is a kick in the teeth since some were berried, and it was my first batch of the little guys. Probably better it happened to a small number though, before i invest in a larger colony. I can only surmise that the plants were coated in copper sulphate to kill snails, unfortunately having a knock on effect.
So what I'd like to ask is, what is the recommended way of washing new plants? weak bleach? just water?
thanks in advance, sorry for the essay