Erika
Seedling
Hi all, I have started keeping Amano shrimp last year. One was being a bit bullied by the larger ones, so I separated him 6 months ago, and he has been happily living in his tank since. I will get more companions of his size when I'll have more time off work soon.
He was always brightly marked with several dots, lively and eating well.
But of course now I started having problems! He is still eating very well and lively, but in the last month he has changed his colour: no more dots, he has become completely transparent.
The aquarium is a 7 Litre with filter. Water temperature is 21-22degrees, no sudden changes (checked daily). pH7, no Nitrites/nitrates or ammonia (checked daily).
He is fed a diet of catappa leaves, blanched spinach and occasional treat of bee pollen which he greatly enjoys.
I try to do water changes every 2 weeks, but it sometimes can be less frequent due to being busy at work (but this is the norm with all my shrimp, also the color change happened only 4 weeks ago). Water is obviously dechlorinated and I compensate evaporation on a weekly basis, topping up the water level with distilled water.
I attached 2 pictures of my little shrimp for you to see, the before and after. (Apologies for the second picture, he was eating so would not sit still: it is a bit blurred)
Do you think I'm suddenly doing anything wrong? Any advice? Looking forward to hearing from you.
Many thanks
Erika
He was always brightly marked with several dots, lively and eating well.
But of course now I started having problems! He is still eating very well and lively, but in the last month he has changed his colour: no more dots, he has become completely transparent.
The aquarium is a 7 Litre with filter. Water temperature is 21-22degrees, no sudden changes (checked daily). pH7, no Nitrites/nitrates or ammonia (checked daily).
He is fed a diet of catappa leaves, blanched spinach and occasional treat of bee pollen which he greatly enjoys.
I try to do water changes every 2 weeks, but it sometimes can be less frequent due to being busy at work (but this is the norm with all my shrimp, also the color change happened only 4 weeks ago). Water is obviously dechlorinated and I compensate evaporation on a weekly basis, topping up the water level with distilled water.
I attached 2 pictures of my little shrimp for you to see, the before and after. (Apologies for the second picture, he was eating so would not sit still: it is a bit blurred)
Do you think I'm suddenly doing anything wrong? Any advice? Looking forward to hearing from you.
Many thanks
Erika
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