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Good post Kenshin! My heart goes out to those folks who buy shrimp as you indicated, have them die and then have a serious problem with themselves "thinking they did something wrong" When in fact there was little to nothing they could do to stop the die off.

Hi Ryan, What is this great media you refer to? thanks.

It seems logical to assume it is a problem with the new water, Test the water from the tap, for Nh,no2, no3 & heavy metals. Also you can quize the water co as to what they are putting in the water. They are required by law to tell you. Also,----- did you recycle the tank after the move?

I agree that most (if not all of us do not have the time or expertise to interbreed shrimp) hoping for a new shrimp in doing this is I believe fool hardy several of our shrimp are inbred (CRS) that there exists some problems in the strains, interbreeding would most likely compound problems and reall...

Meds used for shrimp most always do more harm than good, There are no specific meds mfg'd for shrimp. Wild caught shrimp will often have problems, so, like fish, etc quarantine of new animals is a good practice. When shrimp are well cared for, closely monitored parameters, fed well with proper foods...

Heather, a thought, when a seasoned sponge filter is used with a high bubble count sometimes very small food particles and minute water fauna/flora are sucked out of the sponge and scattered into the water column. I witnessed this in some of my tanks, my solutions were, rinse the sponge more often &...

Also drakken, salt is not used for freshwater animals esp shrimp. that is why they are called freshwater, salt in freshwater skews the osmotic equilibrium of the animals and over time will damage their internal organs and usually result in their early death.

Drakken, in my 71 year lifespan I have been doing freshwater for 48 yrs, and salt tanks for 22 yrs and reef for 14 yrs. I can understand your liking the catfish, but the rest of your story is unbelievable if you had $35,000 worth of stock in that small a tank everything must have been stacked on top...

gabs, it is not a good idea to house different shrimp in the same tank, as they will interbreed and produce hybrids and then your ongoing shrimp population will end.

no the lacquered gravel would not elevate no3 because of something from the lacquer itself but it could as I stated produce no3 in that there is no real area for bacteria to populate due to the smooth surfaces. water, particularly tank water is capable of absorbing many contaminates from the ambient...

badflash, lampeye stated the use of a 2 1/2 gal tank. at the start of the thread. my error in getting the posters mixed, sorry

your question about cross seeding bacteria--- no you can not seed a salt setup with bacteria from a fresh set up & vice versa. osmotic shock would occur in the bacteria the same as it would an other life form. you may be able to secure some live sand and live rock from the place you are buying t...

I see your very pretty gravel. that gravel has a coating of lacquer like substance to keep it shiny. it is not a good gravel for beneficial bacteria to colonize due to its lack of porosity and smoothness/slippery surface so chances are good that it was not functioning as a bio filter.

I may be grasping at straws here but, what if the same conditions abound ( & logic says it would) in your salt tank as did in your fresh tank. salt is far less forgiving than fresh. the way it strikes me is, it happened to one tank, so why would another be spared. my thought would be to find the...

sorry for the confusion, problem is much is being referred to rather than a definite one liner reply. of course I wish you well with your mantis I indicate their method of procuring food compared to the smashers to show how they can and do kill other lifeforms. lets take a golf ball size mexican tur...