How did you acclimate them when you brought them home?
Unfortunately, this is very common with feeder ghost shrimp
Unfortunately, this is very common with feeder ghost shrimp
3.5 gallon Ghost shrimp tank
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I had kept them in the bag from the store and every 15 minutes I added a small amount of tank water to the bag. I repeated that 6 times
Okay so they were acclimated alright. I think then its probably just down to the fact that they're feeders and not meant to live long lives. We're the ones that passed larger?
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The 2 females were quite large but the 2 males were still pretty small
Males usually stay around 1 inch, females can maybe get to 2 inches. So sounds like they're just older ones and you had some bad luck.
Of non-feeder ghost shrimp, the average lifespan is 6-18 months, feeders much much less.
I got 1 female left, she's 2 years old, so its very abnormal.
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ok thank you. Is there anything I should say to try and cheer my brother up? He is so upset that he lost 4 shrimp. I tried telling him they don't live long and it was just there time but he seems upset still. 
Its hard to say. You know, could try to get him some cherries? Let him pick the colour, maybe that would help.
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Thanks for the suggestion. That's what I wanted to do originally but 1 Cherry costs $15 and other colors go up from there. We were also considering a snail tank. Are there any interesting snails I should consider?
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I just noticed 3 other dead shrimp behind a plant. did I do something wrong?
No I don't think anything was done wrong. Unfortunately just the way it is with feeder shrimp
Could even be riddled with infections.
Could even be riddled with infections.
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