A few days ago I bought 4 freshwater grass shrimp. They were very active when I first put them in the tank. There bodies used to be very trans parent and now they look cloudy. They also are much less active. Any ideas?
Grass Shrimp
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, Oct 03 2009 01:33 AM
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Posted 03 October 2009 - 01:58 AM
if there bodies aren't clear and they're not active then they might be getting sick or dieing
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Posted 03 October 2009 - 04:59 PM
Sorry to tell you, if they have gone from clear to cloudy they are going to die.
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Posted 03 October 2009 - 06:43 PM
Yeah, I kinda figured that. The pet shop suggested high copper. I have some river rocks that may have minerals, but never treated the tank with anything. I also, have a snail thats doing fine.
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Posted 04 October 2009 - 03:32 PM
I've had trouble keeping them. A couple times I was able to keep one long term, but usually they don't last long. I don't know if it's the shrimp or me. I know they aren't long lived, but I think I'm not providing the right conditions for them to thrive.
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Posted 04 October 2009 - 06:25 PM
Ive never had a problem with them. they seem to be super hardy in my tanks. as long as they have some algae to graze on theyll be fine in my tanks. but the cloudiness is usually a bad sign. probably not disease im thinking more water chemistry.
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Posted 04 October 2009 - 09:53 PM
I was only able to find 3 out of 4 for a few days. Today, all 4 are accounted for. A least one has shed. I thought it was a dead one, at first. They are eating. Time will tell.
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Posted 05 October 2009 - 09:19 AM
Sometimes fish only a little larger than they are will harass them to death.
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Posted 05 October 2009 - 09:42 AM
Don't worry too much about your husbandry. Feeder shrimp have been starved, cramped, jostled, and exposed to temperature swings, ammonia, and who knows what else before you put them in your tank. In my experience 50% mortality within days of purchase is not uncommon, and that's with me buying them the day the pet shop gets their shipment in. Also keep an eye out for a long white thread coiled up inside the shrimp; that's a nematomorph parasite and will kill the shrimp.
You're better off catching wild shrimp, or getting them from a local keeper if possible.
You're better off catching wild shrimp, or getting them from a local keeper if possible.
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Posted 05 November 2009 - 01:01 PM
Well, its been a month and I have 2 out of 4 left.
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Posted 26 November 2009 - 01:16 AM
Down to one.
I had one that lived for a year and then DOA the next morning and was buried in the porcelian ocean. Don't feel too bad, they aren't intended to be pets but predatory fish food. It sucks but hopefully this guy pulls through.
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