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I think we will vote you in as next Prime Minister, if only they were so organised and transparent and cared about everyone as much as you do. Well done NoGo, I just love this site and don't bother with any other sites.

We have all been there Mick. At least, your consolation is that you know what the cause is (overfeeding). Some of us loose dozens of shrimp, but can't pin point the cause. That's even more disheartening. I would leave it for a while too, don't get caught up with being too preoccupied with it. Minimise the chores of tank maintenance and just enjoy watching them more. If you have too many tanks -> downsize. Only maintain a few tanks so the whole maintenance routine isn't a chore. Give yourself more time to just sit and look at the tanks - like watching tv.

Fantastic comp woot woot.

Bummer dude, sorry to hear it. As has been mentioned already, we've all lost bucket loads in the past, just recently I was testing a new product that had the potential to revolutionise shrimping but it killed everything in my cherry rack, nothing to do but say doh! I agreed to test the stuff so it was my own fault, lucky I didn't test it on the TB rack

Sorry to hear :-( We ALL need to take a breather, so no harm in detuning on shrimps for a while...as I'm sure it'll eventually draw you back.....I got myself a marine tank, kept me busy and interested, and after 6-8 weeks, my interest in shrimp breeding is kicking in again.....:-)

Thanks for the advice and offers, i don't need more stock i have managed to save some pairs from everything so it's all good. Just needed to vent lol. I won't be giving up all together, i done that with fish a few years ago and then the shrimp enticed me back. I still regret getting rid of all my breeding racks. I only have 20 tanks at the moment so it's not too much maintenance. I will still hang around on the forum, just won't look at my tanks for a month or so except for fortnightly waterchanges. Cheers mick

Don't lose heart. Leave them be for a little while and then check to see what surprises there might be. As the others have said we have all been there but the little beggars get under your skin and you can't help but be enchanted with them all over again. Chin up and if you do need new stock let us know , I for one will gladly send you some replacement shrimp - not reds but almost any other colour.i will be home in 2 weeks

for all your hard work. It's a great forum.

All good, had plenty of times like this. 1000s of $$ worth of fish die overnight, ect. Thought many times about closing down my tanks. Its been either the challenge of completing the goal I set for myself (breed species X) or buying a new species that kept me going. If it is easy, is it really worth doing? Chin up, mate.

Great to see berried shrimp pics after all the effort that's gone into the rack and that kk is absolutely stunning. Cheers mick