Hi there, I’m urgently requesting some help. I’m still new to aquariums & fish, so forgive me if I’m getting some things mixed up. For around the last month, my shrimp have been slowly dying on me. It’s not just the one breed of shrimp, it’s them all such as XL Amano, Cherry , Yellow shrimp & blue shrimp.
Over this last month, I’ve had nearly 14 shrimp die on me. There’s nothing in my tank that bothers them or ‘fin nips’ to cause them stress. Every time I find said shrimps , they’re always full and not been beaten or eaten.
What I have noticed is every single time I find a shrimp they seem to be completely covered in white cotton wool looking substance, but once they’ve been pulled from the water you cannot see said fluff.
None of my other fish have had any issues , just these shrimp. My 7-1 test strip is coming back with no issues nor is the liquid amonia test kit. it’s a 80L tank with 8 small neon tetra , 2 BN Plecos & 1 Baby Golden Pearl gourami. All fish are still very small. It is a heavily planted tank. I’ll attach a old photo of what it was like when I first planted it. There is now double the amount of plants and structures for the fish. EDIT , I forgot to mention I will be upgrading to a 200L tank within 6-8 months so allows plenty time for me to source a nice tank while the plecos grow.
Over this last month, I’ve had nearly 14 shrimp die on me. There’s nothing in my tank that bothers them or ‘fin nips’ to cause them stress. Every time I find said shrimps , they’re always full and not been beaten or eaten.
What I have noticed is every single time I find a shrimp they seem to be completely covered in white cotton wool looking substance, but once they’ve been pulled from the water you cannot see said fluff.
None of my other fish have had any issues , just these shrimp. My 7-1 test strip is coming back with no issues nor is the liquid amonia test kit. it’s a 80L tank with 8 small neon tetra , 2 BN Plecos & 1 Baby Golden Pearl gourami. All fish are still very small. It is a heavily planted tank. I’ll attach a old photo of what it was like when I first planted it. There is now double the amount of plants and structures for the fish. EDIT , I forgot to mention I will be upgrading to a 200L tank within 6-8 months so allows plenty time for me to source a nice tank while the plecos grow.