mosspearl Posted December 18, 2013 Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 Found a dead shrimp last night in my yellow tank. I know I've lost some in my other tanks before, but never found a body before. Today, I thought another one was a goner, but it moved when I went to pick it out. Turns out it's not dead, just very pale. Took params. pH: 7.4 Ammonia: 0.25 Nitrites: 0 Nitrates: 0 GH: 8 KH: 7 TDS: 174 I immediately added some Prime-laced water to detoxify any ammonia. What else can I do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sake Posted December 18, 2013 Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 Are there any floaters in the tank? You could toss in some to help lower it quicker. Any idea what caused the spike? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art by Stef* Posted December 18, 2013 Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 This may sound completely obvious, but how long do some of these shrimp live, anyways? Could it be old age? Average lifespan, anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mosspearl Posted December 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 Tons of floaters in the tank. Frogbit, duckweed, and pennywort. Second shrimp is now laying on its side, but when touched, it jumps and swims off. It's not doing well. I don't know how old the shrimp are... got them in August from Soothing, then a few more in early November. There were several different ages. The one that died yesterday was one of the largest... the one not doing well today is a little smaller. They were all doing so well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sake Posted December 18, 2013 Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 Could do a small water change and lower the ammonia. This may sound completely obvious, but how long do some of these shrimp live, anyways? Could it be old age? Average lifespan, anyone? Bout 1.5 years is the average, you'll have some that live longer some that live shorter as with all things though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mosspearl Posted December 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 Will do a small water change before I retire for the night. Trying to finish a manuscript for a deadline tonight... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted December 18, 2013 Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 What is the water temp, Toni? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mosspearl Posted December 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 It's 63.2 right now... it rises a few degrees when the lights are on. By the time I turn them off, it's usually 68 or 69. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted December 18, 2013 Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 I would definitely try raising the temp to ~70. Your range then would be 70-76F and would be more beneficial to them methinks. The idea that lower temps hold off bacterial infection is true, but with cherries- sometimes lower temps can actually be detrimental- at least in my experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mosspearl Posted December 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 Hmmm. Back to the search for an affordable adjustable heater for small tanks! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mosspearl Posted December 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2013 I put one of my non-adjustable heaters in for now... it's up to 74. Will that be a problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mosspearl Posted December 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2013 And it's up to 76.7 now at 10:51 pm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted December 19, 2013 Report Share Posted December 19, 2013 You may have to fiddle a little with the temp to get to where you like it, but a stable 76 or so will allow them to adjust okay. The only thing I would be cautious with is too high of a temp too fast. However in this case it sounds as if you don't have too much of a choice using a non adjustable. Regardless, IMO temp in the 70's for neos is going to be more advantageous to you and your shrimp in the long run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mosspearl Posted December 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2013 Keeping my fingers crossed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mosspearl Posted December 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 One of the smaller yellows is now dying. Still alive, but lying on its side. Sigh. Temperature is currently at 73.8 F. Looks like I'll be testing params again. New params: pH: 7.4 Ammonia: 0 Nitrites: 0 Nitrates: 0 GH: 7 KH: 7 TDS 173 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted December 21, 2013 Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 Params look good. You used prime and have floaters. I'm at a loss. As a last resort, did you do a water change? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mosspearl Posted December 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 Yep. Did a water change. I hope this is the last one I lose. I've gotten rather attached to the little buggers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puddles Posted December 25, 2013 Report Share Posted December 25, 2013 Did anything out of the ordinary get in your shrimp room or in the tank? I lost some shrimp one time because I had accidentally moved some industrial sponges next to my tank and something must have floated into my tank. Otherwisem y only suggestion is to do a few small water changes tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenBliss Posted December 26, 2013 Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 How are the Yellows doing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mosspearl Posted December 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 No, nothing new in or near my tank. It's right near my desk, so I'm close to it all the time. So far, so good. I haven't noticed anymore bodies, so I'm hoping that's it for now. The heat is staying between 72 and 78. I took out some of the floaters (they were getting really thick). Just hoping for the best now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chibikaie Posted December 27, 2013 Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 I hope they pull through. Is the ammonia gone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mosspearl Posted December 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 Yep. Ammonia went pretty quickly, thank goodness! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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