Mari Cátala Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 (edited) Hello everyone, I was hoping someone could give me some advice regarding my 2 Vampire Shrimps? Lately they've been acting odd. A few days ago they turned orange (haven't molted recently) and have been darting back and forth in the tank anxiously. They've also been picking at their swimmerets a lot, and have tried to get to the surface of the water a lot. My water parameters have stayed steady for the most part, the only change I made recently was adding in Scarlet Temple and one pump of Easy Iron, but didn't think that could make such an impact on them. I did notice the other some Planarian and wondered if this could be the cause of their stress? I've searched online but can't find a source going over Vampire Shrimp diseases to watch out for or parasites etc. Here are my tank specs: Size: 29 Gal Temp: 78°F Nitrate: 5 Nitrite: 0 GH: 150 KH: 60 pH: 6.5 Chlorine: 0 Ammonia: 0 Tank Mates: 1 Betta, 6 Ember Tetras, 6 Green Neon Tetras, 4 Otocinclus Catfishes. Thank you in advance to anyone who can help me! Update: My Malaysian Trumpet Snails seem to all be gathering towards to top of the tank so I added an air stone just in case there wasn't enough oxygen in the water. I'll update again if the Shrimps behavior improve. Edited April 30, 2022 by Mari Cátala Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 I hope your shrimp are okay. I have not kept vampires but I am curious if you found the cause. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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