Ghost Shrimp dead

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Ghost Shrimp dead

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two of the Ghoast shrimp i got have died after molting. after molting they were very white and then died after 4-5 days. whats the problem with my tank?
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Hard to say without knowing the parameters of your tank. In my limited experience, there are three things that kill shrimp: nitrogen, heavy metals, and age.
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what kind of heavy metals? and i know it was not age beacause they were smaller then the bigger ones i have.
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It usually means the hardness of your water is too low or lack of calcium for them properly form their new shell.
Monkanater wrote:two of the Ghoast shrimp i got have died after molting. after molting they were very white and then died after 4-5 days. whats the problem with my tank?
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Monkanater wrote:what kind of heavy metals? and i know it was not age beacause they were smaller then the bigger ones i have.
Any heavy metal, but copper is the most infamous.

Size is not a good indication of age. Well-fed young shrimp can easily out grow older shrimp.
BlueEL wrote:It usually means the hardness of your water is too low or lack of calcium for them properly form their new shell.
I think shrimp get their calcium from the food they eat, not from absorbing it from the water.
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I think shrimp get their calcium from the food they eat, not from absorbing it from the water.[/quote]
What kind of food do i feed them so they they get calcium?
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Normal fish food has enough calcium. So do most other things that they eat by the way...including algae.

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