Baby OEBT day 4.

[LooksLater]

Glad things are stabilizing, sorry to hear about all the losses. What a run of bad luck. Hopefully it's all over with now!

[OEBlueTigerShrimp]

so my tanks finally seem stable and the shrimp are looking good... losses were heavy though.

[eklikewhoa]

There are a few tanks that were rid of RCS about a month ago and till this day we are still netting out RCS babies... sigh. I sat in front of Kiko's tank for about an hour the other night and netted out abou 50rcs babies to get rid of since the Red Rilis are in there.

uncycled or unstable tank would indeed cause a good about of stress to have a shrimp drop her eggs or even reduce the survival rate of new babies.


but we learn from our mistakes R_can'tbreedroachesevenwhentheyrequirelittlemuchhe lp.

[eklikewhoa]

R_didn'thavehistankfullycycled )

All joking aside, they were healthy when we gave 'em to you. And also, didn't you move them to another fresh tank shortly afterwards?..Shrimp really need stability. Established tank, lots of hiding places if you're going to keep them with other fish. That's our guess, Rick.

ROFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Totenkampf]

You could also write a very terrific thank you for the shrimp that borders on 'criticizing'. Show pics and tell her how happy you were about all the blondes you received and about how you appreciate the heads up about the infection 2 days after putting them in your tank. Mention you have only lost 25% of the ones she shipped you. Talk about how you've had them for days in your tank and can't wait till they all turn deep dark blue like the ones in her pics. Everyone will be able to read between the lines and a great reveiw like that will go far in making her clean up her act without actually saying anything bad or negative. Its just the truth and she can be proud of her stoick and practices...

this is how i handle dishonest buyers on ebay, since ebay goes out of there way to protect thieves and liars

[LooksLater]

hey, be nice with the name calling.

nah the tank was nicely cycle. you guys gave me 5 or 6 of them and 5 were berried. the biggest female dies by the next morning. Roy told me they tend to do that when they are adults and berried. the remaining were still berried, 3 weeks later i did see more than 2 shrimplets in the tank but they started not showing. i was told they were hidding, but i have always said that i believe my endlers eat them. then i move the shrimps from the 3.5 to the 10 thats when i found 2 of the shrimplets had survived as they had stayed on the moss of the 3.5. all shrimp are healthy and happy. the other day i think i saw one berried but im not sure.

I'm just trying to be realistic. If the tank wasn't up and running for 2 months solid, or you have no test kit to confirm, chances are it was a cycling issue. Stress happens, but jumping from stable tank to stable tank usually doesn't cause that big of an issue, just sayin! Hey, whatever, that's done now.
We are glad they are all doing well now, hopefully you've got a berried up female which will be the first of many...!

[R_sustaita]

hey, be nice with the name calling.

nah the tank was nicely cycle. you guys gave me 5 or 6 of them and 5 were berried. the biggest female dies by the next morning. Roy told me they tend to do that when they are adults and berried. the remaining were still berried, 3 weeks later i did see more than 2 shrimplets in the tank but they started not showing. i was told they were hidding, but i have always said that i believe my endlers eat them. then i move the shrimps from the 3.5 to the 10 thats when i found 2 of the shrimplets had survived as they had stayed on the moss of the 3.5. all shrimp are healthy and happy. the other day i think i saw one berried but im not sure.

[LooksLater]

they hatch about 1 month or so ago. i believe they were eaten, or the batch was drop. i was given them and they were berried already so the stress of the new tank and stuff.

All joking aside, they were healthy when we gave 'em to you. And also, didn't you move them to another fresh tank shortly afterwards?..Shrimp really need stability. Established tank, lots of hiding places if you're going to keep them with other fish. That's our guess, Rick.

[R_sustaita]

i had 2 endlers with them.

[OEBlueTigerShrimp]

eaten? what else is in the tank?

[R_sustaita]

they hatch about 1 month or so ago. i believe they were eaten, or the batch was drop. i was given them and they were berried already so the stress of the new tank and stuff.

[OEBlueTigerShrimp]

well lets jsut hope that you did get more than 5. out of 4 berried RCS i only had 2 survive.

That sounds like there is something really wrong in your tank. How long ago did they hatch?

[R_sustaita]

I am not actually sure how many there are. I do know I have seen 2 babies at 1 time but it is a 25 gallon tank with many places for such tiny shrimp to hide.

well lets jsut hope that you did get more than 5. out of 4 berried RCS i only had 2 survive.

[OEBlueTigerShrimp]

so only 2 survived? at least you were able to duplicate your loss.

I am not actually sure how many there are. I do know I have seen 2 babies at 1 time but it is a 25 gallon tank with many places for such tiny shrimp to hide.

[R_sustaita]

so only 2 survived? at least you were able to duplicate your loss.