Oh no my shrimp!

[kittyuk]

Poor female ghost shrimp
She parted with her babies a few days ago, shed her skin, got preggy again and is now laid on her back on the floor of the tank waving a leg now and again Why?


She died!

 

[Cayote]

Oh very sorry to here that, never nice loosing a tank mate

No one seems to know why though, ive been looking all over for you but no answers yet sorry

 

[slt]

oooo sorry to here that, my poor shrimpy died last week and that was just after shedding, which he was'nt due to shed ,

 

[Cayote]

Oh thats great ! ...........................im now sat here waiting for my shrimps to shed and die now ill glue there shells back on........yeah that`l help !

Ya reckon ? ah maybe not i was waiting quite looking forward for sheddin but now im dreading it !

 

[slt]

ooo sorry cayote don't worry it must of been a problem in my tank,
yours should be fine realy

 

[Cayote]

Hmm we`l see, fingers crossed

 

[slt]

yes he'll be fine * panicing now *

 

[Cayote]

Me panic.....hmm im a pillar of strength unfortunatly not right now, oh god my shrimpies.......


By the way how often do they shed ?

 

[slt]

well mine shed every 4 months,

 

[Cayote]

Oh a lot longer than what i thought they would, hmm could be in for a long wait then ! B)

Wake me up when their ready

 

[kittyuk]

Our male ghost shrimp shed his skin with no problems, then ate it!
I took the empty shell of the female, out of the tank. Might she have survived if I'd left it with her?
Now I only have the ghostly remains of my girly ghost shrimp

 

[Cayote]

I admit myself i dont know much about shrimps but i do know they eat their shed skins because they are full of nutrients that are good for them, so i am letting mine eat theirs, but dont get me wrong i dont think this had any effect on your outcome at all

 

[slt]

now my shrimp never ate his but the fish would so i use to take it out,

 

[kittyuk]

I...must....have....killed....my....shrimp

 

[Amadaca]

Very sorry to hear that, Kitty, deaths are always disheartening to be sure, but they arent a total waste, you learn far more from keeping something unsuccessfully than you do with success. Use this as a knowledge builder to prevent it happening again

Incidentally, I was wondering if someone here could help me out in a somewhat related subject. I've never kept tropical crustaceans of any kind before, although I have kept yabbies in a species tank with fair success. I have a 90cm, 3 ft. aquarium that's a gentle mixed community of red-tailed black sharks, striped loaches, neon & glowlight tetras, bronze catfish & other relatively small, passive fish.

Could anyone recommend any crustaceans or invertebrates for such a tank? My water composition is closer to soft than anything & is set at about 25 deg. celcius, or 77 deg. fahrenheit. Are there any species suitable for those conditions & tankmates?

Much obliged, & chin up Kitty