OMG Aquatics Posted April 9, 2015 Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 So last night I just saw one of my BB just "drop dead" and laid on it's back. It tried moving around but barely moved so my instincts were that it's going to die. I put a in tank breeder box and watched the BB. A few other BB started circling around it getting ready to eat it. One was about to pick at it but I stopped it. I scooped it up with a shrimp net and placed it in the breeder box. 3 hours later it was still lying on it's back. I was pretty sure it's dead so I just went back to sleep. A few hours later again, it's on it's feet again and moving! No clue what the hell it was doing but if you guys spot a "dead/dying" shrimp, I suggest you scoop it up and place it in a breeder box for a day or two and if it still doesn't move, then you can do whatever you wish. If it gets picked at, then chances are it's too late to save it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyeGuy411 Posted April 9, 2015 Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 I found a baby blue bolt a little while ago laying at a funny angle head down on it's side. Thought for sure it was dead, a while later I look and it's on its feet grazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMG Aquatics Posted April 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 I found a baby blue bolt a little while ago laying at a funny angle head down on it's side. Thought for sure it was dead, a while later I look and it's on its feet grazing! I hope you add them into a breeder box or something in the future because shrimps eat live shrimp as well if they can tell it's dying or not doing well. Gives the dying shrimp a better chance of survival if placed somewhere that other shrimp can't reach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fábio Silva Posted April 10, 2015 Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 Poopians what are your parameters? Tank setup? Maybe your BB have molting problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETAquarium Posted April 10, 2015 Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 Fabio is correct. I have noticed this very seldom, but unless my shrimp has turned pink and I know it is dead I never take them out of the aquarium. Alot of times the shrimp will seem as if they have died, but they are having trouble molting. I have attempted to scoop them out before but as soon as I touch them with the net they start moving. Give your water parameters a test, especially GH/KH/TDS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted April 10, 2015 Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 Fabio and Deta hit the nail on the head. Trying to molt will look exactly like this. Death will occur if it is too hard to get out of the molt and gh is not correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMG Aquatics Posted April 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 Poopians what are your parameters? Tank setup? Maybe your BB have molting problems. Might be that my GH is too high. There's a lot of other molts so not sure what happen with this one. GH went from 5-6 to 7-8 in about 1-2 months time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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