dead peppermint shrimp

[grammyx2]

I have had a peppermint shrimp die, got another one and it died. My water parameters are right where they should be. My tank is a 24G nano with a 6 line wrasse and 2 clown fish. My larger clownfish is a little aggressive. Don't know why my peppermints are dying...HELP!!!

 

[Sk8r]

Are you acclimating? Shrimp like other shelled creatures have an exaggeratedly long acclimation requirement, because their shells don't 'breathe' and they can't 'sweat'. Two hours.

 

[grammyx2]

dead shrimp

dead shrimp

I was told to add 1/2 C tank water every 15 min and when the water was double what the water the shrimp came in to pull him out and put in tank. They both lived over a month b4 dying. Can acclimation cause them to die that long after they were put in?

 

[EQCM2B]

What are you nitrate levels. From all of my reading they do not like nitrates very much.

 

[grammyx2]

10ppm I was told by my lfs that my nitrate's are very good. They run tests and so do I...

 

[EQCM2B]

Mine were at 20ppm and living so I guess that might not be the problem. Sorry I couldn't help more.

 

[grammyx2]

thanks anyway

 

[EQCM2B]

Has any copper be introduced to the tank such as fish medicine or anything like that? Inverts do not like copper either. HTH

 

[grammyx2]

no