Please Help! Shrimp Dieing Now!

[rob158]

my shrimp are dieing! I put green cabomba in my tank and now all my shrimp are on there back!
I did a water change but thay didnt help and then put them in another tank but still hot working what do I do?!!

And why did thay die when I put the plants in?!?!

 

[SchottayB]

Depends what the plants were in when you brought them. Some people use treatments to kill snails and what not, that also kills shrimp. Thats why they advise you to rince them well before adding to your tank.

Maybe thats why? Sorry for your loss!

 

[KittyKat]

Most likely copper on the plants.

Take the plants out (soak in a bucket) and do two 95% water changes with dechlorinated and temperature matched water. If one keeps shrimp, it is worth pre-soaking all plants before adding them to the tank.