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ineke

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One of my older chocolate girls died last night. She was a big old girl rarely not berried and even died heavily berried. I was expecting it but still not nice. Can't save the eggs as they are too young. She gave me some beautiful shrimp. Now I'm going to worry about the others I have they are all the same size and I got them at the same time.

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Sad to hear!! You gave her a good life!!

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Oh no! That's a bummer, it's never good to loose a shrimp, especially an old favourite. I had the same thing happen about a week ago with one of the first CRS I ever bought, Big Red, as I called her, didn't look good one evening & then nek minit :( I'm sure she had a good run as I had her for about 2yrs & she was very fruitful for me. :encouragement:

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No doubt I will need to get ready for more losses as I have a lot of very large older shrimp. I think they understand, my old chocolates are always together-I got them all at the same time from Dean- they are the ones that line up for dinner:) anyway where one is all are except this morning only one was in her usual place near where the girl had passed away. Once I took her out of the tank they all came out of hiding and are scrounging around together again. Wishful thinking maybe but I want to believe it is so! Now I have to be more careful about separating old shrimp ,then what about taking there babies away:cower: Nah just kidding but it does make you think- maybe I watched Nemo too many times LOL

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Aww :sorrow:

Any idea how old they are?

Hopefully that Choc will be replaced with more babies from other shrimp to minimise the loss.

I found 2 CRS dead in my tanks last 2 weeks as well. But I also found 5 teeny little babies (that I could see anyway), that's made up for the loss.

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Oh she has left a very large family for me so in that way she wont be missed but as one of my first "good" shrimp she will be missed. It's never nice when you have a loss . I have been very lucky over the last couple of months and have not lost any of mine although 3 new shrimp didn't make it.

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Thanks just have to toughen up and accept it especially as they live for such a short time.

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It least you know she passed, my Female BB has gone and done a disappearing act on me...I have no idea where she is. I can see into every part of the tank and have searched thoroughly so she is definitely gone. It's like someone has come in and netted her away...I think she has just molted and been eaten by the others...

My biggest frustration in this hobby is when they disappear on you!

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Thats so frustrating the not knowing. I have had a few Tibees disappear but I think they went a wandering even though every gap was taped:(

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that was frustating. but last night i had even frustating, 1 of my pregnant fish on breeding box, i think jump out about 1 meter from the aquarium and i did step on it! btw keeping shrimp is more like keeping guppy fish easy breed and easy died :(

Thats so frustrating the not knowing. I have had a few Tibees disappear but I think they went a wandering even though every gap was taped:(
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You must have felt terrible when you stepped on her. Actually guppies are very hardy and one of the easiest fish to keep . My only problem with guppies was they just kept breeding :). Once you get your conditions right you shouldn't lose too many shrimp:encouragement:

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it was terrible ineke :( yea guppies is easy to keep if not get parasite, i have difficulty rescue them when parasite spread arround. my shrimp is doing okay :) Good luck ineke!

You must have felt terrible when you stepped on her. Actually guppies are very hardy and one of the easiest fish to keep . My only problem with guppies was they just kept breeding :). Once you get your conditions right you shouldn't lose too many shrimp:encouragement:
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