Richard Dowling
Member
Hi all,
This may be a question which begs the answer "Course not you idiot", but I think It needs asking...
Is it normal to get shrimp deaths in the first week of owning them?
I got 30 Cherrys three nights ago and have already lost 5-6, about 2 each night, I get up to find empty shrimp exoskeletons.
Ive done water quality tests which came up fine, which it should do whilst im doing very regular water changes. I had high CO2 on one of the nights but reversed this with a water change before I went to bed.
I can only assume its pH swings or stress from moving from a non CO2 home to a CO2 tank like mine. I do have 14 Cardinal Tetras but I havnt seen them showing any sign of aggression, but perhaps a mistake in identity when lights are out??
This may be a question which begs the answer "Course not you idiot", but I think It needs asking...
Is it normal to get shrimp deaths in the first week of owning them?
I got 30 Cherrys three nights ago and have already lost 5-6, about 2 each night, I get up to find empty shrimp exoskeletons.
Ive done water quality tests which came up fine, which it should do whilst im doing very regular water changes. I had high CO2 on one of the nights but reversed this with a water change before I went to bed.
I can only assume its pH swings or stress from moving from a non CO2 home to a CO2 tank like mine. I do have 14 Cardinal Tetras but I havnt seen them showing any sign of aggression, but perhaps a mistake in identity when lights are out??