why did my sakura shrimp die just before giving birth?
1631471
Did they have eggs under their abdomen. They typically die several month after laying eggs. Female only breed once and then die
1631472
Sounds like problems with the water conditions. Your tank should be cycled and "aged" before introducing new shrimp. Even though red cherry shrimp are known for their hardiness, they still need good water conditions.
764247
I would say this is where it begins to fail. Burned on food or use of abrasives like Barkeeper's Friend caused mine to break up more quickly. The sponge didn't really last very long.
504462
Don't know.Plugged it in and all the fish died.Guess it had to be one or the other.
1632223
You have to make sure that the water in the main aquarium is one inch below the top of the baby tank. Also for feeding the fry, I use tropical fish flakes and crumble it real fine between my thumb and index finger. The fry will eat that. Make sure it is real fine.
1033075
Hello! In my experience, when i got this shrimps i had a thank with a 5 inchs pleco, 2 loaches botias and other fishes, and they were fine, after 2 months they breed, and i had no problems. The babys growed fine. Later i got a couple of African Frogs... and man.. bad choice. They were like ice cream for them. :( Plecos and Loaches are fine, but don´t think about put frogs or turtles in a tank with srhimps :D
1473612
I have the same issue. Comes out "yellow" and thick, but when it hits the water it congeals into a mass of gel, which my fish think is food, and sinks to the bottom. Don't know if it's this but my tank (5 gal) suddenly became cloudy. I can't find an expiration date on the bottle, so I'm calling Tetra. Additives always scare me.
944259
It was small, not 4"! I have a green thumb, but this poor plant must've been diseased, or an inferior strain, as it died very quickly. Bamboo should be easy to grow and I couldn't save it;-(
474213
Look a the booklet that came with your sphere. Call EcoSphere, they have a one year re-charge policy for sphere's where the shrimp die.
1878678
I have no clue. It must have been because I got a ton of delicious lemons. Then the tree died. I had it for about a year and a half. It was fun.. Downside is that it was crazy hard to keep the fruit flies away.
77100
Sorry, I have it in a tank with Koi, but for what it's worth, it isn't hurting my snails. A call to the company might be useful in that regard. It is not a rock, it is a porous, coral like material and it slowly disintegrates and fills the water with something that inhibits the growth of algae. It has helped my tank.
2050326
I can't help you but my 3 fish from 2 different companies died within swimming about a total of 2 hrs. each. NO GOOD.
1008152
I received my 12 in the middle of March, I guess there are about 45-50 now. Your question made me wonder, I could count 40 just now, but there are many hiding places/plants where I wouldn't be able to see the smaller babies. No deaths that I've noticed, and I haven't done any water changes. The plants and algae are growing very quickly though. Maybe they use/absorb nitrates?
263024
I have only been running my tank with this hood for a month or so. I have a mix of live and artificial plants. Some of the plants died off, but other (species) are doing all right. I don't know if it was the light that made the others die, or other factors.
2233380
It is very difficult to create an self sustaining ecosystem in an aquarium, let alone one that is only a gallon. I would read more about the nitrogen cycle and buy test strips that test from Ammonia, nitrates, and nitrites. Those will help you monitor what's happening in the tank.
967351
Are you sure the grubs in your compost are Japanese Beetle larvae? It sound like you have black soldier fly larvae, which are beneficial to your compost. If you can take a picture and send it to me, or do a google search, you can find out. Good Luck
350471
Momma San, just FYI. Looks like Sophie is completely non-toxic and made with food paint so the "chip" would not have harmed your little girl.
951721
The same thing happened to my daughter. We did a little research and ended up making an incubator out of a small plastic tub, a desk lamp and aluminum foil. The next day they exploded with growth! We sat the Agar plates in the tub, bent the lamp down a bit and loosely wrapped some aluminum foil around the lamp and tub. It worked like a charm!