hi..hi..

new in shrimps keeping...
been in aquatic plants for sometime...
just started shrimps keeping...
need advice from you guys...
my mini shrimp tank...
4 cherry in a glass...

errr... have problem upload a pic...


This post has been edited by myak9: Oct 30 2013, 08:43 PM

Normally ppl use java moss. Just depend on you. Java moss is the most easier and grow fastest too. Mini fissiden and coral moss is nice bur slow grow and more demanding.

my mini shrimp tank...
4 cherry in a glass...

Don't do that , they won't last long without proper tank cycle and filtration.

One lesson I learned is that you need to acclimatize shrimps much longer than for fish because they're more sensitive to water chemistry. I learned the hard way because most of my Malayan shrimps died, highly likely due to this.

hurm
lesson learn
9 casualty already and left 6 more
hope they can survive...

arrr...I have upload issue...
my glass tank have mini filter in it...it's 250L/H (is it too fast...)
9w lighting...marsilia...anubias nana mini...
with 4 cherry (it's been a week now...)

want to asked...
what do you guys feed them...I only feed then with fish pallets...
what vitamins do I need to add...
how sensitive are they to seachem ferts...

Hi folks.... how are y'all doing? Good to see the thread is still active...


5-6 hours.... my goodness THAT is a long duration. Have you got air pump in the bucket/container when you do that? Malayans are very hardy... probably wasn't because of short acclimation but something else? What's the TDS difference between the lfs/seller compared to yours?

My max period of acclimation thus far is only 2hrs... this apply to malayans, fire red, crs & oebt. Even the solo oto I have had been acclimated for about 2hrs. One thing to note is I don't put any air pumps during acclimation... just drip method on the bucket. Sure you've got no ammonia/nitrite reading in your tank and nitrate is still low?

Apart from 1 casualty of each batch bought previously... I've got no 'major' casualties. CRS being the most sensitive of the lot I have... only 1 casualty and none on 2nd batch. Guess it also depends on how the shrimp is before we bought it... it may have already been weak then. Still believe luck plays a part sometimes.

Wow that is a mini tank indeed! Quite similar to what I had previously... But wasn't rearing any shrimps back then.

Yes, your filter is too strong but then again if it comes with the tank...well, sometimes it could be overrated. What's the water volume in the tank? Just monitor the flow in the tank... see if it's affecting your flora/fauna.

Shrimp food and spinach. Hook up with Arrow bro if you want some shrimp food in small quantities.

Ferts wise... try to get those 'shrimp safe' or no/very less (0.000x) copper if possible. I'm dosing Seachem Flourish, BW Lush and Essence K in my tank... no issues. Since you're only having RCS it should be fine but do monitor the water parameters.

In planted/shrimp tanks... it's more about taking care of the water parameters than the flora/fauna itself.

Update to my last post on the leech. Had another death yesterday and today, one of the shrimps looks like its in trouble too. Lethargic and got swept by weak current.

Oh dear! maybe need to redo the whole tank....

I don't think its a bug issue because except the odd seed shrimp, nematode and snail, I didn't see anything else.

just checked this morning
saw only 1 shrimp still alive

Ouch... sorry to hear that bro. Any idea on what's the root cause?

Yikes that's bad! Something is definitely wrong... have you checked your water parameters yet? Added anything new in your tank recently?

I've no idea. I find that they're all ok whenever I totally ignore the tank

But those deaths happened after I clear some algae and did small (like ~5%) water change.

I even drip the top up water slowly.

hurm
i didnt check water parameter yet because dont have test kit
but i saw all fish doing fine in the tank except for jumper...
now changes i made since 1st setup...

Just one alive? Can descibe your tank setup and can confirm it is indeed fully cycled.

hi sifu arrow
i think all dead because didnt see them anymore
my tank setup

45cmX30cmX20cm
substrate ADA amazonia
HOB filter
DIY CO2
air stone
flora - mini java fern, flame moss, java moss, HC, US and mini Fissiden, Crypto Albida
1 big stone (already test), lava rock, wood
fauna - RCS X 15 (dead already), Neon Tetra X 6

i think the tank full cycled because almost 2 month already
i didnt check for nitrate,nitrite and ammonia

i hope all sifu can help me

Q,
-how thick is your ADA soil ?
-Did you add in any powder/liquid bacteria to aid in tank cycle?
-and did you add in any new plant/moss few days or during the time you put in the shrimp?
-Have you done few large water change prior on getting the shrimp?
-Your shrimp swim/dash fast all over your tank before drop down and died? or they keep themselves under rock/plant all the time?
-How high is your tank temperature?

Few reasons why your shrimp died,
-Tank not fully cycle, 2 mth may not be enough to fully cycle a ADA soil based tank esp without adding any bacteria additive or provide optimum
environment to speed up bacteria colonization.
-DIY co2 , if you run it for 24hrs, and have too much of it, shrimp may died of suffocation and also swing ph too low. Bacteria in filter will died off if ph go lower then 5.0.
-New Plant or plant/moss still have fert/pesticide on them (never induce any new plant/moss into shrimp without testing it first with one shrimp in a bucket) unless you got it from your friend healthy shrimp tank.
-Try use a long thin stick poke the soil to release air bubble if you haven't done that, this will help release trapped ammonia in the soil.
-Adding fert that not shrimp safe or adding stuff that contain copper.
-Anyone spray insecticide nearby your tank? like less than 10 feet away?
-Never wash properly your hand (got shampoo/oil residue on your hand when handling your tank)?

-Have you done few large water change prior on getting the shrimp?
i do 50% water change two days before getting the shrimp

This probably the cause of the casualties, shrimp tank need to be cycle a lot more longer than planted tank.