Mysterious death

[ger87410]

Had a red claw crab for about a week and yesterday he kicked the bucket. Nitrate & nitrite 0. Ammonia was around .5 (Before a water change). I'm doing 25% water changes to keep the ammonia and crap down. (Just finished cycling) The only thing I didn't have on the tank was a heater (Temp was around 75 time of death) and some salt in it. Anyone know what could have caused it? I'm going to try again with salt and a heater I bought yesterday. This is why I was asking people how much salt to add. I got Doc Wellfish's Aquarium Salt for freshwater fish that I'm going to be adding today. Bamboo shrimp, red zebra, and guppies can handle salt, right?

 

[sunflower]

I dont know much about using salt but I have heard that scale-less fish cant handle it

 

[ger87410]

You are absolutely right, there is a lot of fish that are "scaleless" and can't handle salt. Loaches and plecos among them. I need to know if bamboo shrimp(doubt it), red zebra(doubtfull too), and guppies(Unsure) can't handle salt and will die if I add it everyone please.

 

[Phantom Thief]

What exactly is the red zebra?

P.T.

 

[ger87410]

Red zebra cichlid or Pseudotropheus estherae. Go here for moe info: http/www.aquahobby.com/gallery/gredzebra.html

 

[Phantom Thief]

I am sure the fishes can handle the salt. The shrimp.... well, most shrimps can stand salt. Dunno about bamboo shrimp though.

P.T.

 

[ger87410]

Anyone know what might have killed the beast?

 

[ger87410]

I think he froze to death. He was hanging out at the top by the light while I had him. Then I raised the light up and shortly after that a male guppy I had died, then my crab died. Anyone have any ideas?