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I've also had the experience of several of my shrimp doing similar seizures and eventually (sadly) passing away in the early days of my shrimp tank. While I am not really 100% sure what the cause was, it was certainly something in the water because after doing a few water changes I haven't had a sic...

Just here to give a quick update from last year--my tank now has several weeks-old larvae. :) It's been very interesting watching the little guys slowly develop over the past month or so, to the point where they are now starting to transition from the larval "bobbing around" to actually be...

Thanks for response! Did a water swap this morning. Took no chances with any contamination...everything that the water touched was washed, dried, and then rinsed twice with distilled water. Regardless of the necessity of the swap, at least I know that any sort of contamination in the tank is at leas...

OK, thanks for your help. Continuing to monitor the health of the shrimp (and snails), and possibly will do a water swap if any more shrimps' health takes a turn for the worse. At this point, considering the other factors, can't rule out the possibility of a contaminant if things continue to go sout...

Yes, I tested the water a few times, including today, and everything checks out. Gravity around 1.010, pH is around 8.0, and ammonia, nitrate, and nitrite are all 0 (as far as I can tell, attached picture of results). I was debating whether to initially use the live sand/arag alive but I had found a...

Hi all, New shrimp owner here! After a recent trip to Hawaii where I did NOT get the chance to see these guys in the wild, I decided to take the plunge after lurking here on and off for a year or so. :shock: I recently got 15 shrimp and 10 snails from Mustafa and couldn't be happier with my little g...