Vinkenoog1977
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Hey guys,
For the last couple of weeks, my red cherries are/ were dying one by one. They all had a crack in their shell, right behind the head, such as in this picture:
After a bit of research, I found that harder water (which I have here; dH ~11+, 2 mmol/l (Ca2 + Mg2)) in combination with higher temperatures, cause excellerated growth, whilst hardening the shells, causing molting problems. Well, I had raised the temperature to 25-26 C while I had a nice Betta as a house guest. So, about 16 days ago, he left for home, and I gradually brought the temperature back down to 21-22 C. I am however still finding dead shrimp, recently deceased, so I'm now getting a bit anxious that I might have gotten the cause wrong. Due to that, I have now also stopped ALL feeding for the coming 10 days.
My question is now: are the dead shrimp I'm finding now, still related to the higher temp period, or could there be a different cause?
The tank in question is Opium Cartel (link in signature).
Thanks in advance for any help you might be able to give me.
For the last couple of weeks, my red cherries are/ were dying one by one. They all had a crack in their shell, right behind the head, such as in this picture:
After a bit of research, I found that harder water (which I have here; dH ~11+, 2 mmol/l (Ca2 + Mg2)) in combination with higher temperatures, cause excellerated growth, whilst hardening the shells, causing molting problems. Well, I had raised the temperature to 25-26 C while I had a nice Betta as a house guest. So, about 16 days ago, he left for home, and I gradually brought the temperature back down to 21-22 C. I am however still finding dead shrimp, recently deceased, so I'm now getting a bit anxious that I might have gotten the cause wrong. Due to that, I have now also stopped ALL feeding for the coming 10 days.
My question is now: are the dead shrimp I'm finding now, still related to the higher temp period, or could there be a different cause?
The tank in question is Opium Cartel (link in signature).
Thanks in advance for any help you might be able to give me.