Cleaner shrimp die after minutes in tank

[aStRoBo|]

as above, wad happened? happened on my friend's tank, witnessed it, morning once, evening once, 2 shrimps gone.

[giantbicycle]

stress.... inverts need a good way of aclimatisation.. did your friend climatise it propeply ? before releasing it in the main tank ?

[aStRoBo|]

ya, 20mins in the main tank, den slowly add in tank water into the bag.. but the shrimps are rather small, but it's fine in my tank.

[ryz]

Issit a reef tank? got other LIVING inverts? NO2? NO3? Cu?

[lightningstrike]

u can try acclimatizing ur shrimps in this way:

1) soak the bag containing the shrimp in ur tank for about 1/2 hr.

2) slowly release the shrimp into ur tank from the highest part of ur aquascape.

this method works for me! hope it helps.

[blacknails]

This same thing happened to my gf's tank too.. Turned out her salinity was all wrong.. So check your salinity as well as nitrates, nitrites etc cause inverts are especially sensitive to them..

[RAV-65]

I think it's one of the parameters that could have been over the hill, dat's why the shrimp died almost instanly... Try checking everything...

Vincent Ho

[jesperlam]

Hmm...recently just got 2 CS from P*rad*z R**fz

I place the CS into a small container together with the water from the bag. Then slowly add in water from my main tank. After 1/2 hr slowly add them into my main tank.

Been very active till now...feeding well too.

My 2 cents

[Achilles Tang]

Its something in the water. Do a full battery of tests and you should find your culprit.

Or its either poor acclimatization or a predation or aggression.

[aStRoBo|]

ya thanks guys.. but it's my fren's tank.. i cant possibly test the water infront of him.. it's like offending ya.. like i dun trust his reefing skills.. blah blah.. i just advise him to check his water parameters..

[RockyBoy]

I bought additional CS from Bio-Oc**n last and immediately put them inside my main tank. No acclimitszing. Now, very much alive and sometimes steal food from the corals after I fed the corals. When I put my hand in the water, they starts to nimble my hands looking for some bugs.