Found a dead shrimp, should I be worried?

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Found a dead shrimp, should I be worried?

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Hi,
Today I found a dead shrimp on tank #1.... Completely out of the blue....
The tank is doing amazing, it's reproducing non stop, in fact I just found another berried momma today, the Larvae and juvies are all surviving and doing great, mommas are not dropping eggs... Water is clean, no algae issues...
I am at a loss... There has been no other deaths...
Should I worry?
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Re: Found a dead shrimp, should I be worried?

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Shrimps do just seem to die for no apparent reason, if you loose one in its own I wouldn't worry. Just test ammonia, nitrites, nitrates and SG. If all is ok then you just have to chalk it down to an issue with that particular shrimp I'm afraid.
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Re: Found a dead shrimp, should I be worried?

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No more problems, thank goodness... MaybeMaybe he was just old.... Who knows? RIP little one :cry:
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Re: Found a dead shrimp, should I be worried?

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Yeah probably died of old age. :( RIP o' wise one.
I wonder how old it is....
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Not that my tank is well established by any means, but it had been doing VERY well following my emergency water change. Just recently, I've had a shrimp who is stuck in a molt, and is dying. So sad about this because every single one survived after I took emergency measures, and now this :(

I think these things just happen sometimes, and it's amazing you have such a thriving tank!
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Re: Found a dead shrimp, should I be worried?

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NYCShrimp wrote:Not that my tank is well established by any means, but it had been doing VERY well following my emergency water change. Just recently, I've had a shrimp who is stuck in a molt, and is dying. So sad about this because every single one survived after I took emergency measures, and now this :(

I think these things just happen sometimes, and it's amazing you have such a thriving tank!
HI! :smt006
My tank is thriving.... NOW! But it has been through hell before it got here! Now yes.... It's doing wonderful, so wonderful I can become a breeder :D
My other tank is getting there.... It's situation was awful... I lost most of my life stock in the beginning, had to start over a couple of times.... Now the only problem I have is a snail infestation from a cyanobacteria problem (they reproduced to clean it up). Aside from that, everything is well too! I will re-escape it toto add more hiding space.... It has helped my other tank with reproduction. Good luck!
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Re: Found a dead shrimp, should I be worried?

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Yeah...I was so surprised and sad when I had 5 shrimp randomly die about a month ago, because I had lurked on the discussion forum for months and thought I had done everything right. Pretty sure it is because I may have had some residual cleaning chemical on my hands when I went to adjust the heater that had popped loose.

I just bought a larger, all-glass tank, so I'm hoping the upgrade helps them through the winter. I'll buy more shrimp if the tank still seems to be doing well when the weather gets a little warmer!
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