DEAD SHRIMP

capper · Post by **capper** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 1:30 am

I posted on another thread that we recently purchased 4 expensive Bumblebee Shrimp on sale at our local tropical fish shop. We put them into our smallest tank (6 gallons) which also houses 4 young platys. Today we found one of them dead. Another seems to be losing color and is very unenergetic. Very concerned. I don't have experience with these shrimp. The cherry reds and yamatos we have in our larger tanks seem to be doing quite well. Any suggestions?

badflash · Post by **badflash** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 5:18 am

Read over the articles in the Articles section, then read the Shrimp Varieties page for your shrimp, keeping a close eye on the water parameters. That will tell you more that I could. I would not keep platys with shrimp.

Store bought shrimp are usualy stressed. They may lose color and die no matter what you do.