Why Did My Pregnant Bee Shrimp Die?

[milkton]

Can anyone tell me why it died so i can avoid this in the future.

tank is 2.5gallon with 2 red cherries. Has wood, has plant, ph 7.0 water temp 23-25. bright light, sponge filter... any mistakes? and its PREGNANT.

 

[kevinthecow]

I remember your other post.
what were the water parameters? Did you check?
Always thought bee shrimps weren't the hardy type.

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[milkton]

water parameters? im only 13 btw haha. mind telling me what it is please .

Oh, right! For the people who have this problem (pregnant shrimp dieing and making their life miserable) go on planetinverts - artificial egg hatching - by Ryan Wood - Planet Inverts Artificially Hatching Eggs --- it tells you what to do, too lazy to type it out. haha just go on trust me .

 

[kevinthecow]

I'm only twelve buddy, LOL. (going thirteen in 18 days! ) I think. ;

You have test kits right? Like, for ammonia/nitrates/nitrites, etc.

Edit : I looked at the link.

YOU HAVE HOPE!

 

[milkton]

oh sweet! i thought i was like the only kid in the world that actually had his own fish tank haha. I can see that you are a "pro" so mind teaching me a few tricks? Uhm i got a test kit for pH only.. i think.. haha i might have a nitrate or ammonia. not sure. lemme check

Will the black sand.. what do you call that you put in filters... well that "thing" if too much of it, will it kill or harm shrimp/fish?

 

[Truck]

oh sweet! i thought i was like the only kid in the world that actually had his own fish tank haha. I can see that you are a "pro" so mind teaching me a few tricks? Uhm i got a test kit for pH only.. i think.. haha i might have a nitrate or ammonia. not sure. lemme check

Will the black sand.. what do you call that you put in filters... well that "thing" if too much of it, will it kill or harm shrimp/fish?

have you added anything containing copper into the tank? if so its curtains. im guessing your nitrates are going to be high, and these things like it low, i would do a 50% water change with RO water available from your LFS

 

[kevinthecow]

Not pro buddy, but hey. We could be fishkeeping buddies. LOL!

Yeah but, I learn on my way. I was once clueless about this stuff.
Learned so much along the line. These months. People who stand out probably truck, inch, kribensis, and colin.

 

[milkton]

im pretty sure i didnt add any copper to my tank because i dont feed the shrimps food from the dollar shop. I give them seeweed made for shrimps.

 

[Liam]

Even though the shrimps are very small keeping the water in good stable condition in a 2.5 gal is very difficult, I would go for at least an 8 gallon for crystal reds, the cherries would be okay in 2.5. I don't agree with truckasaurs123 on doing a 50% water change with RO water; that would change the amount of dissolved solids (KH/GH and pH) too fast even for many fish.

 

[pippoodle]

im pretty sure i didnt add any copper to my tank because i dont feed the shrimps food from the dollar shop. I give them seeweed made for shrimps.

Be sure you are leaving any shrimp food in the tank for a couple of hours as they are slow eaters after 2 hours clear away any excess food
Shrimps enjony a varied diet not just seaweed
frozen and fresh bloodworms , brine shrimp , black worms and shrimp pellets , cucumber , butternut squash , apple and potato are all enjoyed by my shrimp

I also wouldn't do such a large water change with RO water especially in a shrimp tank
you can add minerals to the tank Hayashi make some mineral powder for shrimp and fish which contains calcium phosphate , magnesium and potasium amoung others
Shrimp like to eat the micro organisms that catch in java moss so this is a good plant to keep in any shrimp tank

 

[milkton]

hmm, strangly enough, there wasnt anything wrong that i did from the comments. The only thing wrong was the tank size, does this really matter when theres only 3 small shrimps in a 2.5gallon? I mean, how much space does a shrimp need?

 

[pippoodle]

hmm, strangly enough, there wasnt anything wrong that i did from the comments. The only thing wrong was the tank size, does this really matter when theres only 3 small shrimps in a 2.5gallon? I mean, how much space does a shrimp need?

just sometimes harder to keep water stable in small tanks , thats all but yes it's ok for a few shrimp as long as you keep up with water changes etc

 

[milkton]

it has a filter though... haha.. i guess your right.. some shrimp die and some shrimp live... its life haha