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morningdewdrops Be nice I'm new here

morningdewdrops

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Came home on Sunday to an almost total die out of my cherry shrimp in my nano tank! Poo.

Managed to save one shrimp though. Starting from scratch again now I guess. =O

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morningdewdrops Be nice I'm new here

morningdewdrops

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No ideas! I wasn't away at all. They just died. Oh well! It was quite a small tank, so I thought maybe it was too hot, but it wasn't too warm on Sunday..

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Bummer I'm out of choc cherries atm otherwise would have sent you some, assuming you are in Oz. Can't tell from using tapatalk.

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morningdewdrops

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Thanks for the thought nogi!

No, but I didn't know they weren't good for shrimp! Learn something new everyday.

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Thats sad to hear, I was gonna suggest an aerosol of sorts to. I bombed for cochroaches once and lots a tank of cherries and my crs. Worst sight ever watching them twitching piled up in a corner of the tank. Forgot to turn the air pumps off and didnt know how to cover the tank properly 

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When i bombed for cockroaches and stuff i emptied the tank cleaned it and sold it lol i had the shits and was devastated. 

 

 

If you ever need to bomb or anything there are ways to do it and only takes up to an hour to prep. 

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morningdewdrops Be nice I'm new here

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Ah wait I skim read. I washed my tank. So I'm just thinking if I should start it in the same tank again. Sigh.

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Find some seachem stability bactery starter or Sera Bio Nitrivec, this will help you establishing your tank quick. You should be able to have a good balanced tank in a week saving time on cycling.

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