MY adult shrimp have been dying after giving birth.
I only have many baby shrimp.
Water Parameters:
GH 120 ppm (well water)
KH 120 ppm (well water)
Ph 7.5
NO 2 0.5
NO 3 2.0
Temperature 73 degrees F.
Standard black and white gravel
Snails- adults the size of a fingertip
Miniature white spiral snails
Red Sakura
Tangerine Tiger
Gold Yellow
Blue Dream
To my knowledge most babies survive:
Some red
Some red with a prominent red stripe on back similar to Gold Yellow
Some red and clear stripped
Some clear
I had two blue babies that have disappeared.
Planted tank:
Hornwort
Guppie grass
Cryptocoroyne wenditi
Dwarf Onion
Aponogeton Ulvaceus
Sponge filter
Warm white and daylight lighting
No Tropical Fish
Light feeding every other day. ( I keep the snail population down to the point that they do not compete with shrimp for food.)
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