shrimps arms paralyzed!!! HELP 911!!

goda · 03/12/2006, 02:57 PM

ok first things firsttank is a 12 gal nano blablabla important stuff
waterquality is near perfect. 1.024 SG nitrite almost undetectable ph is 8.1 - 8.3 ( hard to tell)

anyways i have a cleaner shrimp in my tank for about 4 days so far. today i decided to buy another one and during aclimation the shrimps legs stoped moving. he cant stand or anything. ( same aclimation time as other shrimp. 30 minute slow drip)
well i decided to skip the last 10 minute of the acclimation and just let him into the tank... right now only one arm is able to move ( one with the claw) befor non of them were moving.

any chance for this shrimp or should i just take him out now and 'flush him'

Sk8r · 03/12/2006, 03:18 PM

Give him a chance. Shrimp are particularly sensitive to water changes---they need a long drip acclimation, about an hour. He may recover if nothing else changes.

jman77 · 03/12/2006, 03:20 PM

Give the thing a chance... don't flush him until he is dead.

goda · 03/12/2006, 05:58 PM

anyways..... i was watching him and he started to move then had what appeared to be a seizur and is now ... sadly dead

sadest part is that he didnt quite seem right from the second i started the drip.. ok so. now everything else i got is doing fine. xenia frag seems happy . i hate loosing anything. but i did what i normaly do and i usualy dont have probloms. on my old tank i had shrimp BTA's corals feather dusters and never had somthing like this happen. so should i change the way i acclimate or just call this a 'doomed from the start' case

Putawaywet · 03/12/2006, 06:15 PM

Osmotic shock is my guess.

What were the water params of the LFS water he came in with? It's not uncommon for LFS to run hypo salinity in their displays to help ward off disease. If that's the case you could have easily had a three or four point salinity differential and that's a bit hard for a shrimp to adjust to in only 20 minutes.

Brett

goda · 03/12/2006, 06:30 PM

the lfs water is only .001 lower then mine
anyways.... just found some aiptasia so got that to worry about now!

thereefmaster · 03/12/2006, 06:44 PM

can't believe you would even think about flushing him... how inhumane.

-Nate

Alaskan Reefer · 03/13/2006, 02:43 AM

Yeah, at least barbecue him with some nice wasabi sauce.

Blown 346 · 03/13/2006, 07:45 AM

LMAO

03/12/2006, 02:57 PM	#1
goda Moved On Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: fortlauderdale florida area Posts: 1,874	shrimps arms paralyzed!!! HELP 911!! ok first things firsttank is a 12 gal nano blablabla important stuff waterquality is near perfect. 1.024 SG nitrite almost undetectable ph is 8.1 - 8.3 ( hard to tell) anyways i have a cleaner shrimp in my tank for about 4 days so far. today i decided to buy another one and during aclimation the shrimps legs stoped moving. he cant stand or anything. ( same aclimation time as other shrimp. 30 minute slow drip) well i decided to skip the last 10 minute of the acclimation and just let him into the tank... right now only one arm is able to move ( one with the claw) befor non of them were moving. any chance for this shrimp or should i just take him out now and 'flush him'

03/12/2006, 03:18 PM	#2
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Give him a chance. Shrimp are particularly sensitive to water changes---they need a long drip acclimation, about an hour. He may recover if nothing else changes. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

03/12/2006, 06:15 PM	#5
Putawaywet 20 and over club Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Long Beach, CA. Posts: 2,720	Osmotic shock is my guess. What were the water params of the LFS water he came in with? It's not uncommon for LFS to run hypo salinity in their displays to help ward off disease. If that's the case you could have easily had a three or four point salinity differential and that's a bit hard for a shrimp to adjust to in only 20 minutes. Brett __________________ She ain't broke, but can we fix her more better? Current Tank Info: A big box of water with some stuff in it.

03/12/2006, 06:44 PM	#7
thereefmaster Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Mossyrock, WA Posts: 354	can't believe you would even think about flushing him... how inhumane. -Nate __________________ Click on the Little Red House to see my Reef! Current Tank Info: 55G Reef, Coralife SuperSkimmer 220, Current USA 260W PC, 2" SSB

03/13/2006, 02:43 AM	#8
Alaskan Reefer Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Eagle River, Alaska Posts: 2,360	Yeah, at least barbecue him with some nice wasabi sauce. __________________ Unattended children will be given double shot espresso and a free puppy. Current Tank Info: 125g FOWLR -- Conversion Back To SPS In Progress

03/12/2006, 03:20 PM	#3
jman77 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: West Palm Beach, Florida Posts: 2,391	Give the thing a chance... don't flush him until he is dead.

03/12/2006, 05:58 PM	#4
goda Moved On Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: fortlauderdale florida area Posts: 1,874	anyways..... i was watching him and he started to move then had what appeared to be a seizur and is now ... sadly dead sadest part is that he didnt quite seem right from the second i started the drip.. ok so. now everything else i got is doing fine. xenia frag seems happy . i hate loosing anything. but i did what i normaly do and i usualy dont have probloms. on my old tank i had shrimp BTA's corals feather dusters and never had somthing like this happen. so should i change the way i acclimate or just call this a 'doomed from the start' case

03/12/2006, 06:30 PM	#6
goda Moved On Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: fortlauderdale florida area Posts: 1,874	the lfs water is only .001 lower then mine anyways.... just found some aiptasia so got that to worry about now!

03/13/2006, 07:45 AM	#9
Blown 346 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Rockford, Illinois Posts: 6,596	LMAO