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Hello I recently got back into the hobby. I have a 10 gallon with 7 pygmy corydoras and 10+ red cherry shrimp. I have java moss and amazon swords. I am thinking of adding 5 more pygmy corydoras since hastatus is so hard to come across as well as dwarf ambulia but I cant seem to locate any. I would like to turn this into a breeding project with only these two species. Will they be compatable ? I havent noticed any predation of the smaller RCS. -
Just spotted a cherry shrimp with a fuzzy green addition to its rostrum. I couldn’t see anything elsewhere on its body, but the carapace does look generally dull and worse than it should. Any chance this is treatable? Or should I catch it out and euthanize? -
Hello everyone, I would like your expert insight on what has been happening with my Red Crystal Shrimp. Sorry for the long post, I’ve been researching and haven’t found anything that exactly matches my situation. I’ve been keeping 8 Red Crystal Shrimp for about 2 months successfully. Two weeks ago, I had two red crystal shrimp die. They got stuck in their molts and couldn’t get out. After researching what happened I figured my tank might not have enough calcium. I have since added crushed coral which has brought up the calcium. Since adding the coral the remaining six shrimp all molted no problem (I haven’t seen them do it but I have seen the old shells and the shrimps running around). What is weird is this past two days, I had two more shrimp pass-away. One was one day, and I noticed the Nitrate level was at about 40 ppm which is no good. I did a water change to lower the nitrate level back down to below 20ppm and the next day another shrimp died. I only started with 8 and am down to 4. I love these little guys a lot and want to make sure the rest keep on living after having some initial success. I’ve looked online but haven’t found anything additional problems that it could be. What else besides the lack of calcium the first time could have caused the shrimp to die? I know the nitrate was slightly high but I don’t want to do weekly water changes because I know that limits the nutrients needed for the planted tank and can also stress the red crystal shrimp. TL;DR: I have been keeping the shrimp alive for 2 months, but in a month half have passed away. Some background on the tank: It has been running for about 3 months total Equipment: 5 Gallon tank, with a light running 10 hours a day, about two inches of Fluval stratum substrate (with root tabs for the plants), and once a week fertilizer with aquarium co-ops easy green. Water: Ph: 6.6-6.8, KH: 40 PPM, GH: 120 ppm, NO2 (nitrite): 0 PPM, NO3 (Nitrate): 0-20 PPM (all in mg/l) Community: 5 neon tetras, 4 Nerite Snails, 4 Red Crystal Shrimp, and a handful of bladder snails Added in tank: Spiderwood Plants: Frog bit (floating plants), Subwasstergang, Staurogyne Repens, Marimo Ball, Java Moss, Amazon Sword, Crypts Thank you all for the help and let me know if I need to provide any additional information!!
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I just set up a 20 gallon tall and month or so back and moved in some season deco and sponge filter. I now have planted it and placed a handful of shrimp and a nerite snail. I am wondering about breeding ideas for that tank. I had considered BN plecos or maybe cory's. Anyone have better ideas? I am also considering it only being a shrimp colony. -
Found a dead shrimp yesterday and then again today. I have included pictures of the dead one from today. Did a water change Monday and water parameters have been stable. Any advice would be appreciated.
