my partner has been filtering and preparing his tank for just over a month so he can keep marine fish, however disaster struck today, we bought a dancing shrimp and two scarlett hermits, and a nice star polp however after just over 2 hours the shrimp jumped off this mortal coil and so it seems have the hermits, upon testing the water everything is ok, anyone got any suggestions?
2007-01-27 09:12:14 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
Hydrometer and ph tests also phosphates etc all normal and within the realms of normal.
2007-01-27 09:21:05 · update #1
It would help if we knew what water test you performed/results. Also, are you sure about the shrimp? They shed, just like a snake, and there've been times I thought I'd lost one of my peppermints or pistol shrimp, only to find it was just a shed exoskeleton.
ADDITION: I'd check the ammonia and nitrite/nitrate levels. It may be your live rock wasn't fully cured and your tank hasn't finished cycling.
Also, what type of hydrometer are you using? Some show a "range" from 1.020-1.023. This is fine for fish, but inverts need it higher (natural seawater is 1.024-1.026).
2007-01-27 09:18:50 · answer #1 · answered by copperhead 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Seafood for dinner?
2007-01-27 09:16:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
the movie under the sea.
2007-01-27 09:16:00 · answer #3 · answered by i,m here if you need to talk. 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i dont know
2007-01-27 09:15:44 · answer #4 · answered by tata 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋