shrimp keep dying

[buleetu]

hi

can u help me please?

i went and got a cleaner shrimp today(skunk i think)i took 2 hours accimatising him to the tank i have 2 small clowns in there too,any way he only lasted about a half an hour before dying,so i went to the lfs and got an other one,the guy in the shop said maybe he was sick so he just replaced him for me,so i got another one from him,he said to take 2-3 hours acclimatising him to the tank,i did and now the second one has died too,what do u think is wrong?

AMM 0 NITRITE 0 NITRATE 3 ppm PH 8.3

thanks
david

 

[Luis]

I guess there something in the water, Do you have some snails in that tank? other invertebrates?

 

[bleedingthought]

Copper?

 

[Anonymous]

I'm thinking copper or incorrect SG.

 

[buleetu]

how would the copper have gotten in to the tank though,ive never used any medicines or that

 

[Anonymous]

How exactly are you acclimating the shrimp?
B

 

[Len]

What is the other livestock in the tank, particularly inverts?

 

[Anonymous]

I was thinking salinity or copper myself - is this a new tank or an old one?

 

[Chubosco]

Here is what happened to me when I first started stocking fish. I would dump the whole bag or at least some of the lfs water into the tank when adding the fish. Nobody told me that the lfs keeps copper in the fish tanks constantly along with other stuff for the health of wild caught fish. I had inverts dying and couldn't figure it out till one day a lfs employee mentioned it in passing. Now I'm a freak about outside water getting into my tanks.

 

[Anonymous]

I was thinking salinity or copper myself - is this a new tank or an old one?

Dittos, but I'm more thinking his SG is off. Shrimp especially are sensitive to sudden SG changes, especially if it's too low IME.

 

[Meloco14]

I would also like to know how you are acclimating. If you are using a container other than the bag to acclimate in maybe there are some chemicals or soap present, like if you are using a bucket or tupperware. Also, if you are drip acclimating make sure the hose you are using is very clean, with no possible chemicals present there.

 

[buleetu]

do u think it could be the fact that my tank is only running 5 weeks,and has just finished cycling 2 weeks ago

 

[Anonymous]

Yes very much so.

 

[Anonymous]

You never answered if you had other inverts living in the tank. Do you have trouble keeping snails alive? If it is copper, then your snails would probably be dropping dead. Maybe not as fast as the shrimp, but they wouldn't last very long.

 

[Anonymous]

Are you dosing the tank?

 

[buleetu]

nah i havent put anything in the tank except for alca balance,it regulates alkaline and calcium,my tank is only going 5 weeks now someone told me thats why the inverts are dying,no i dont have any other inverts,i have about 5 small zoas on a LR but they look really bad,they look really white,but they come out for light(how much light should i give?i give 8 hours now(2 little clowns in the tank)would this be okay?)

 

[Anonymous]

You still have not posted so many other important parameters...

SG or salinity
temp
Alkalinity
calcium

etc....


I would also agree on testing for copper.

 

[bleedingthought]

I agree. Your problem could be that your tank is young but it also might not be.

 

[buleetu]

calcium 400

ph 8.5

temp 26c

SG 1.024


the guy in the lfs tested KH but i cant remember the result,he said everything was fine i should just wait till the tank matures