Pealow Posted May 1, 2016 Report Share Posted May 1, 2016 My new cherry shrimp are acting strange, wobbling very fast and not being able to hold on to anything. When they swim they dash around crashing into things. This is only after2 days in my tank. PH is 7.2 gh 160 kh 0 to 40 nitrates 20. Tank is cycled for 4 years and used to have a thriving PFR colony. Now I can't keep shrimp alive without this behavior and eventually death. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquariumlover10 Posted May 1, 2016 Report Share Posted May 1, 2016 is your filter flow too strong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pealow Posted May 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2016 No as it is an undergravel filter. I feel that something was in my tap water so I started using bottled spring water. Two tetras, baby ramshorns, 2 rabbit snails and 2 dwarf crayfish as well as 2 nerites are all fine. Only the shrimp are affected. Could nitrates of 20 be killing them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brocknorman Posted May 1, 2016 Report Share Posted May 1, 2016 GH of 160? That seems REALLY high, but not sure. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pealow Posted May 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2016 That's using a test strip...I don't have a an API liquid gh kh test kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heatherbee Posted May 1, 2016 Report Share Posted May 1, 2016 I'm betting that's ppm which would be almost 9dkh. Have you tested nitrite? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted May 1, 2016 Report Share Posted May 1, 2016 What tds is the spring water? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarah Posted May 1, 2016 Report Share Posted May 1, 2016 How did you acclimate them to your tank? And have you tested for copper? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pealow Posted May 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2016 Don't have a copper test kit. The spring water comes out the same as tank water. Today they are flipping upside down and floating to the bottom. They will probably be gone soon. Ammonia 0 nitrite 0 and nitrates 20 ppm. Could it be the nitrites. I changed so mech water to spring water because there is supposed to be 1.3 copper in my tap water. However the baby and adult snails are fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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