Shrimps age question

nemesis1337 · Post by **nemesis1337** » Fri Dec 07, 2007 7:51 pm

Is age a factor when shrimps are dying due to bad water?
I bought shrimps in the summer and after 3 months the adults are weeding off. At this point, I have more babies than adults. I've read threads here of a massive die-off. I'm worried this might be the case here. So I'm wondering, if babies are more sensitive to poor water chemistry?

Cactus Bastard · Post by **Cactus Bastard** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 12:15 am

Adults tend to be more sensitive than babies actually. What did you mean by bad weather? Weather does not really have anything to do with water chemistry; what kinds of water problems are you experiencing?

Neonshrimp · Post by **Neonshrimp** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 1:34 am

Were the original shrimp adults when you first got them? If yes then it might just have been the wnd of their lifespan.

nemesis1337 · Post by **nemesis1337** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 4:12 pm

Neonshrimp wrote:Were the original shrimp adults when you first got them? If yes then it might just have been the wnd of their lifespan.

they were juvies. i'm assuming they reached their lifespan then.

thanks for the info!

Neonshrimp · Post by **Neonshrimp** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 4:17 pm

The lifespan of most fresh water dwarf shrimp if 1-1.5 years.