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Damn, must've have been devastating. Sounded like she was weak, to get her self stuck/wedged in ? Dd you notice her eating over the past few days ?

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Damn' date=' must've have been devastating. Sounded like she was weak, to get her self stuck/wedged in ? Dd you notice her eating over the past few days ?[/quote']

Sorry for the loss Ron...I hate it when you notice the shrimp are not acting normal, ie. Not eating, not moving, sitting in a highflow area, pale, etc. This is when I start to stress as this is when something is not right, of course they could just be going through a moult process but then again I have lost many a shrimp after noticing these signs. BB how about a write up on signs to look out for on shrimp? I ask you as obviously you have more knowledge in this area.

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Hey BB' date=' I think Chi is trying to say that your shrimp die more than his, pretty harsh I think, lol :stupid:[/quote']

Dude I think I have lost more shrimp in the last few months then Marcus has in his whole shrimp keeping life! LOL!

Also are you trying to take over my role as SKF "pot stirrer"?

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Also are you trying to take over my role as SKF "pot stirrer"?

Hahaha, just returning the favour, pretty sure you've got the pot thing sewn up dude, lol :smiley_simmons:

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Damn' date=' must've have been devastating. Sounded like she was weak, to get her self stuck/wedged in ? Dd you notice her eating over the past few days ?[/quote']

She ate 2 days ago they havnt been fed since then but theyve got zuchini in there atm i didnt notice anything out of the ordinary iv done tests on the tank and everything is good the only thing i dont have yet is TDS pen

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On a side note how long do you guys leave food in the tank for them? I have crystal shrimp food but it says no more than the shrimp can eat in 5 mins but how long do i leave it in for?

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I usually leave it in for a couple of hours cause they don't eat very quickly, 5 mins is the recommended for fish & shrimp aren't as voracious as fish. :victorious:

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Now heres a thing what about the leaves like mulberry and IAL - I leave them in and also feed dry food- is that too much???? Should I not feed until the leaves are gone? Have only just started doing that usually I take the leaves out after a day or two but when they break done and get really mushy the babies love them.

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+1 I leave them in till they're gone. :victorious:

C'mon Squiggs, you missed the opportunity....didnt you mean to say "+1 I leaf them in till they're gone"...see what I did there .....lol

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You two are like bloody politicians, why don't you answer her question?

Ineke asked if she should feed additionally when the leaves are in there??????

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Yes I did and no one answered!!!! If leaves are food then if I feed dry food as well is that over feeding??.?.?.?

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So leaves or food not both. Might explain why I'm having to remove pellets at the moment. I didn't add anything for a few days then dropped a bit of food in and they fought over it so I thought the leaves werent enough so today I put more dry pellets in and no one wanted them but the leaves have gone nice and soft so the probably prefer them. Will siphon all the food out and take out all but the soft bits of leaves tomorrow.

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I might be wrong but I leave the leaves in till they disappear and when there's just the veins left, add more. I don't think they eat the leaves but the organisms that are eating the leaf?

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From my limited experience: the IAL take a long time to break down, so I feed with those in the tank, but sparingly.

when I put mulberry leaves in they go mushy quickly and get monstered by the shrimp so I don't need to feed (would possibly still use some powder).

I think of the IAL as slow release food. I also don't remove them until nothing is left but leaf skeleton.

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