why did my shrimp die?

camero678 · 11/27/2008, 04:24 PM

why did my shrimp die?

Can any one help me i had two peppermints and 3 glass shrimp and they have all died.

PH-8.3
Amonia-0
Nitrate and Nitrites-0
Temp-79
Specific gravity-1.024

kel2682 · 11/27/2008, 04:30 PM

all at once???? what else is in the tank????

camero678 · 11/27/2008, 04:38 PM

no they died ove the coarse of a few days.
1- oc clown
1- yellow watchman
2- yellwo tail damesels
2- emerald crabs
4- hermits
some snails
and a brittal star

the hermits where bought at the same time and place as the peppermints.
The ywg was bought at the same time and place as the glass shrimp.

Hop · 11/27/2008, 04:38 PM

Not nearly enough information to formulate any decent response. Need, much, much more

camero678 · 11/27/2008, 04:43 PM

Tank is a 55g fowlr with a 3 to 4 in sand bed and about 25lb of live rock right now. I have an aqua remora skimmer with the 1200mj on it.

WaterKeeper · 11/27/2008, 05:00 PM

It could be there is copper in the tank. Was it new or used?

camero678 · 11/27/2008, 05:10 PM

the tank was used

camero678 · 11/27/2008, 05:10 PM

its bin swt up for 3+ months now

WaterKeeper · 11/27/2008, 05:24 PM

Watch you step with other inverts and do some large water changes for the next couple of weeks. If there was copper present, water changes, will dilute it to safe levels over time.

camero678 · 11/27/2008, 07:37 PM

can i test for copper

billie6227 · 11/27/2008, 09:02 PM

You can definately test your tank for copper. They have test kits for it.

beachbumva · 11/28/2008, 01:17 AM

how long did you acclimate them for,,did you add them all at once,,they are extremely suc to any change in salinity and temp, yours are good however the shop they came from might not be so good, if the sho p is at say 021 and your at 024 it can take from a few minutes to a few days for them to perish. young and strong enough will live rest will die with time as your descibing,,something to check for when you reintroduce more of them, if its way off then drip acc for 2-4 hours and all should struggle but do fine. just something to look for good luck

greenbean36191 · 11/28/2008, 05:12 AM

You can test for copper, but the resolution of the test kits isn't fine enough to detect toxic levels of it. The kits are for measuring therapeutic levels of copper, which are orders of magnitude higher than the levels toxic to inverts. A positive test will confirm that you have a problem, but a negative test will not tell you that you don't have a copper issue.

tmz · 11/28/2008, 10:41 AM

Low salinity would be one suspect. ow are you testing it?

11/27/2008, 04:24 PM	#1
camero678 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: laurel de Posts: 168	why did my shrimp die? why did my shrimp die? Can any one help me i had two peppermints and 3 glass shrimp and they have all died. PH-8.3 Amonia-0 Nitrate and Nitrites-0 Temp-79 Specific gravity-1.024

11/27/2008, 04:38 PM	#4
Hop Carpe Noctem!!! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Western Colorado Posts: 8,548	Not nearly enough information to formulate any decent response. Need, much, much more __________________ Hop Current Tank Info: 300-gallon in-wall system (mixed reef)

11/27/2008, 05:00 PM	#6
WaterKeeper Bogus Information Expert Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 16,147	It could be there is copper in the tank. Was it new or used? __________________ "Leading the information hungry reefer down the road to starvation" Tom Current Tank Info: 130 Now out of service and a 29

11/27/2008, 05:24 PM	#9
WaterKeeper Bogus Information Expert Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 16,147	Watch you step with other inverts and do some large water changes for the next couple of weeks. If there was copper present, water changes, will dilute it to safe levels over time. __________________ "Leading the information hungry reefer down the road to starvation" Tom Current Tank Info: 130 Now out of service and a 29

11/28/2008, 05:12 AM	#13
greenbean36191 Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Ft. Lauderdale Posts: 10,598	You can test for copper, but the resolution of the test kits isn't fine enough to detect toxic levels of it. The kits are for measuring therapeutic levels of copper, which are orders of magnitude higher than the levels toxic to inverts. A positive test will confirm that you have a problem, but a negative test will not tell you that you don't have a copper issue. __________________ Some say the sun rises in the East. Some say it rises in the West. The truth must be somewhere in the middle. Current Tank Info: tore them down to move and haven't had the time or money to set them back up

11/27/2008, 04:30 PM	#2
kel2682 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: CT Posts: 532	all at once???? what else is in the tank????

11/27/2008, 04:43 PM	#5
camero678 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: laurel de Posts: 168	Tank is a 55g fowlr with a 3 to 4 in sand bed and about 25lb of live rock right now. I have an aqua remora skimmer with the 1200mj on it.

11/27/2008, 05:10 PM	#7
camero678 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: laurel de Posts: 168	the tank was used

11/27/2008, 07:37 PM	#10
camero678 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: laurel de Posts: 168	can i test for copper

11/27/2008, 09:02 PM	#11
billie6227 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Fort Worth TX Posts: 129	You can definately test your tank for copper. They have test kits for it.

11/28/2008, 01:17 AM	#12
beachbumva Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Hampton, Va Posts: 104	how long did you acclimate them for,,did you add them all at once,,they are extremely suc to any change in salinity and temp, yours are good however the shop they came from might not be so good, if the sho p is at say 021 and your at 024 it can take from a few minutes to a few days for them to perish. young and strong enough will live rest will die with time as your descibing,,something to check for when you reintroduce more of them, if its way off then drip acc for 2-4 hours and all should struggle but do fine. just something to look for good luck

11/28/2008, 10:41 AM	#14
tmz ReefKeeping Mag staff Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: West Seneca NY Posts: 27,691	Low salinity would be one suspect. ow are you testing it? __________________ Tom Current Tank Info: Tank of the Month , November 2011 : 600gal integrated system: 3 display tanks (120 g, 90g, 89g),several frag/grow out tanks, macroalgae refugia, cryptic zones. 40+ fish, seahorses, sps,lps,leathers, zoanthidae and non photosynthetic corals.