snowpetals Posted May 6, 2014 Report Share Posted May 6, 2014 So I lost another cherry. Adult female mid-molt. I recently took out my Co2 and this may have been the reason for a small spike in my pH I corrected it quickly but she was already gone I'm about to give up on Neos. I thought they were supposed to be the easy guys but I've lost a fair amount of them and still no still caridinas lost. I don't know. I just get very attached to the little guys and I'm doing my best for them. So frustrating Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted May 6, 2014 Report Share Posted May 6, 2014 Shrimphug, When I started I lost 9 tanks of shrimp before I started understanding how to keep them. Don't give up. The biggest thing I found was to roll with the punches. When I became too serious with them, I became paranoid and tried to do everything by the book. When I relaxed and became more loose, I was able to learn more and observe how things worked. Frustrating? Absolutely. You can always take a break from them until you are ready to try again. You are already a step ahead of the game. When I started, I knew nothing about forums. Much of my stuff was through trial and error. A forum is a nice place to socialize, but is also great for differing views and a plethora of information to wade through. Louie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctaylor3737 Posted May 7, 2014 Report Share Posted May 7, 2014 Sometimes I found that even if everything is perfect, you will still have casualties. The thing I learned is if you do anything do it slowly. Even neos sometimes don't like changes in the water. Always best to take things slowly and take calculated approaches to things. I sadly have lost shrimp unknown reasons. A lot is trial and error. -Chris Louie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louie Posted May 7, 2014 Report Share Posted May 7, 2014 Shrimphug, Perhaps it is where you are buying them as far as their water is so different than yours that the shrimp are dying ? I agree with everyone about going slow. I now have 3 - 20gallon planted and a 55 planted (old set up) for shrimp and tiny fish . I waited a few months to add shrimp to my newer 20 galls and even than I only added 10 at a time and waited few weeks before adding other shrimp . My water changes are weekly 10% tank volume but I only change 5% every 3 days. I use dechlorinated tap water , most here use RO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowpetals Posted May 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2014 I have two berried malaya shrimp!!! so I'm glad that they are happy. I get a kick out of them anyway...always changing colors. so i'll just stick with them for now and try neos again in the future.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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