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Just an update.. I havent purchased any shrimps since my last post. As far as I can tell, i dont think i have any shrimps left in my tank. Also, since then my rainbow fishes have gradually died off..one by one..i cant seem to find out what was wrong in my tank. All the main water parameters were nor...

THe fertillizer that i use contains a very small amount of copper.. like .000005%. Im not sure if thats enough to affect the shrimp. Maybe its my tap water? I dont know whether it contains copper or not. Where do you usually get your shrimps? Do you order them online or from your LFS? Any reputable ...

Thanks for the reply. I got this shrimp from my LFS. They were selling it for 4.99 each. Is that pretty reasonable? I finally found out where the shrimp was at... sad to say it was on the floor next to the aquarium stand. :cry: I wasnt sure how long its been there cuz i found it by accident looking ...

Sadly, the population of my Amano Shrimps in my 26 Gallon planted tank is slowly diminishing. My nitrate and ammonia are 0, pH is 6.8, temp is 80F. I cant seem to figure out why that is happening. I read somewhere that the shrimps in general need iodine to survive the molting process. So i decided t...

Thanks for the reply! yup Thats the one! Im hoping that its still alive. Im not sure if its getting anything to eat cuz i never get a chance to see it. My tank is 26 Gallons long. Its a heavily planted tank. Yes, I've measured the ammonia and nitrate. And they all are 0. The pH is 6.8. Temp right no...