Ghost shrimp die off?

Daeorn · 12-20-2007, 01:00 PM

Just bought a bunch of ghost shrimp from my lfs.

They came in cold and had been left in the cold for some time.

I sprinkled a bunch of them between a few tanks, with maybe 15 or so in my 20gal long.

I've experienced almost a 80% loss of them in all my tanks.

In my 20gal long especially, I was hoping to start breeding them - since I have just set it up with live plants as well.

For my main tank for them the temperature is 79* F
Nitrates are 20ppm
Nitrites are 0-0.05ppm
Hardness is 120
Alk seems to be 120-180 max
pH is 7.2

I've never had such a bad problem with these guys, there are also a few algae shrimp in there doing just fine.

Could it have just been too much stress from there trip (I'm hoping so).

Are my levels way off for these guys?

Ice Prince · 12-20-2007, 06:58 PM

Did you float them? If there was a big temp difference then it could of shocked them.

Corydora_FREAK · 12-20-2007, 11:38 PM

Quote:

hey came in cold and had been left in the cold for some time.I sprinkled a bunch of them between a few tanks, with maybe 15 or so in my 20gal long.

Died of the shock. Always float your aquatic pets for 20-30 minutes for the water levels to adjust and equalize.

12-20-2007, 01:00 PM	#1
Daeorn Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Age: 23 Posts: 78	Ghost shrimp die off? Just bought a bunch of ghost shrimp from my lfs. They came in cold and had been left in the cold for some time. I sprinkled a bunch of them between a few tanks, with maybe 15 or so in my 20gal long. I've experienced almost a 80% loss of them in all my tanks. In my 20gal long especially, I was hoping to start breeding them - since I have just set it up with live plants as well. For my main tank for them the temperature is 79* F Nitrates are 20ppm Nitrites are 0-0.05ppm Hardness is 120 Alk seems to be 120-180 max pH is 7.2 I've never had such a bad problem with these guys, there are also a few algae shrimp in there doing just fine. Could it have just been too much stress from there trip (I'm hoping so). Are my levels way off for these guys?

12-20-2007, 06:58 PM	#2
Ice Prince Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Age: 15 Posts: 344	Did you float them? If there was a big temp difference then it could of shocked them. Last edited by Ice Prince; 12-21-2007 at 08:05 PM.

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