Cleaner Shrimp Died

[thomas.torode]

Hey,
I woke up this morning to my cleaner shrimp, dead on the side of my take.
I noticed he was acting weird yesterday and hid in the rocks which isn't normal.
I recently added a Cody Anemone and did a 20% water change.
I also brought my salinity down from 1.027 to 1.023.

My parameters:
82 Degrees F
pH: 8.2
Ammonia: 0 ppm
Nitrite: 0 ppm
Nitrate: 5 ppm

LiveStalk:
1 Yellow Tail Damsel
2 Clarkai Clownfish
1 Fire Fish
1 Lawnmower Blenny
1 Fire Shrimp (Had for at least a month longer)
1 Camel Shrimp
1 Condy Anemone
1 Watermelon Zoanthid
2 Montipora capricornis

If anyone has an idea what happened, Please tell me :<

 

[cloak]

Are you sure it's not a molt? Sometimes a water change or a shift in chemistry can bring this on.

 

[thomas.torode]

It wasn't :/
I saw flesh in it and the shrimp isn't anywhere in the tank.

 

[Mrw1936]

1.027 to 1.023 is a pretty big jump in salinity all at once

 

[Squibege]

1.027 to 1.023 is a pretty big jump in salinity all at once

Agreed! How did you go about the jump?

 

[Dkuhlmann]

What are you using to top off evaporation every day? I'm just wondering out loud how you wound up with 1.027 sg.

 

[thomas.torode]

I eyeball the salt I throw into my Tank.:worried2:

Rest of my stock are completely unaffected.

 

[Mrw1936]

You eyeball the salt and throw it in the tank? [emoji46]

 

[thomas.torode]

Yeah. I measure before i throw it in the tank. I don't mix off directions.

 

[bif24701]

You need to get a refractometer and a 32 gallon brute trash can. Mix the water and salt in there for 24 hours before using. Use the refractometer to check the mix. Should be 1.024-1.026. Never mix salt in the tank. Also salinity changes must be very gradual. Like over the course of a week.

 

[thomas.torode]

Alright, thanks!

 

[Grkgod36]

I think you know why your shrimp died now

 

[thomas.torode]

Yep,

My Dad always told me that my fish would be fine if salt was low and that
I just needed to poor salt in directly until with was good.
Wasn't the case.
I currently have a refractometer and a 25 gallon unused tank. I'll use that now on.

Anyway, Thank you guys for your support.
I leaned something new today.

*Also* I still find it strange my other shrimp and fish weren't effected. >,<