Unfortunately my cbs died this morning... he had been in the tank for a little over a week and looked absolutely healthy til this morning. All my paramaters look fine (0s across the board), but last night I added a sally lightfoot crab and a tailspot blenny. Are either of those the cause?
Coral banded shrimp dieoff
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browning_boy20
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They shouldnt be the cause. How did you acclimate him? How old is the tank?
Calappidae
Harlequin Shrimp
Sallies are nasty little things.. its possible but I doubt it in that short ammount of time..(but a sally with blennies and gobies is trouble...) What are your methods of testing? SG, PH, alk?
I acclimated him in the bag for about 45 minutes. Dripping water in for the last half hour. My tank is only about a month old but it has definitely cycled. I have color change tests for everything except alkalinity. Salinity I measure with a hydrometer. Plus I routinely check my parameters at my lfs
Calappidae
Harlequin Shrimp
A molt is a discarded shell left by crusteceans. The leftover shell appears very similar to the real thing.. but it will be very pale and hollow looking.
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To the left is a discarded shell from molting, to the right is the real animal. Notice how pale it is, lack of eyes, etc. compared to the shrimp.
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To the left is a discarded shell from molting, to the right is the real animal. Notice how pale it is, lack of eyes, etc. compared to the shrimp.
how large is your tank? how much live rock? my shrimps completely disappear in my 55gal, I have to look really hard sometimes to find them.
