CANicholls
New Member
Hi
I set up my tank 6 months ago and recently had trouble with soaring nitrate levels. Lost a few fish and have now managed to sort water. Nitrate level is now 40 but it comes from the tap at a level between 20 and 40.
All fish are now fine and water is clear. However one of the fish I lost was a yamato shrimp. I replaced him yesterday and after 3 hours in the tank he started dying (I know the signs from my last shrimp dying - lieing on side etc). I quickly removed him from the tank into a bucket of fresh/treated water. After about 2 hours he was back to normal again. I gradually added water from the tank to the bucket and after 5 hours I returned him to the tank. He was dead this morning.
I would love to have one of these shrimp. My last one I had for about 5 months until the nitrate problem killed him.
Any ideas of what's wrong in my tank?
Thank you.
I set up my tank 6 months ago and recently had trouble with soaring nitrate levels. Lost a few fish and have now managed to sort water. Nitrate level is now 40 but it comes from the tap at a level between 20 and 40.
All fish are now fine and water is clear. However one of the fish I lost was a yamato shrimp. I replaced him yesterday and after 3 hours in the tank he started dying (I know the signs from my last shrimp dying - lieing on side etc). I quickly removed him from the tank into a bucket of fresh/treated water. After about 2 hours he was back to normal again. I gradually added water from the tank to the bucket and after 5 hours I returned him to the tank. He was dead this morning.
I would love to have one of these shrimp. My last one I had for about 5 months until the nitrate problem killed him.
Any ideas of what's wrong in my tank?
Thank you.
