maylee Posted April 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 what are you feeding your shrimp? I feed blanched zucchini, kale, amaranth leaves, snowflake, barley, and bacter AE. I switch it around and try to make it as varied as possible. Nowadays, I'll only feed once every few days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keiris Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 I had the same issue as you my shrimp kept dying... finally I figure it out it was environmental. I was cleaning my counter tops with 409 then sticking my hands in the tank...ive done it so many times with my fish tanks and they never died. Shrimp are a little more different... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyeGuy411 Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 How many shrimp do you have? One of the most common problems that I was guilty of was overfeeding. I had about 20 adult shrimp a dozen baby shrimp and was feeding every 1-3 days and that eventually caused deaths. I stopped feeding all prepared foods except once every two weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maylee Posted April 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 I use new, clean nitrile gloves whenever I need to stick my hands in the water. I figured for the shrimps sake plus I'm a bit of a germaphobe that way. I definitely overfed if you're saying once every 1-3 days is too much for over 30 shrimp. I was doing the same but for half that many shrimp. I didn't leave food in for more than a couple of hours. I guess it's hard to tell whether deaths are caused by overfeeding though. Keiris 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maylee Posted April 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2015 I got some RO water and some salty shrimp remineralizer gh/kh. I did about a 20% water change which is larger than I normally do. Still haven't received the gh/kh test in the mail yet but my TDS went down from around 250 to 220. I also did some cleaning up by removing some things I deemed unnecessary and just taking up space like a shelter and excess plants. Keiris 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maylee Posted May 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2015 Hey guys. Finally got the gh/kh test in the mail and just did it now. gh - 7 kh - either 2 or 3. Pretty sure it turned yellow on the second drop but it was almost like a clear water yellow almost. If not, then 3 TDS - 223 temperature - 74 I really couldn't tell what my pH was but it looked more like in the 6.8 to 7.2 range than it did 7.6 which I tested for last time. Too bad these API tests can be so uncertain. Shrimp are looking a lot more active today. I decided to drop in a piece of food and they actually ganged up on it tonight. The other night, they barely touched the amaranth leaf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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