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    Yesterday i made a wc when i finished i placed some ghost shrimp on the tank, 1 hour later ey all died. They were all full white. Why was that? To much stress from the move?
    75g Tank,
    2- Wild Scalare Angel 2-wild Angel snakeskin, 2-half blue half black Angels, 5-Guianacara Geayi, 4- Blue Rams(1m/3f), 1- L144, 1- Pleco unknown type 1-Blue Neon Goby
    2.5g Mini Monter - Shrimp Tank
    10-RCS, 1-Red Sakura 5-Malawa, 8-Boraras Brigittie, 1-Adonis Pleco, 1-Zebra Nerite, 1-Horned Nerite
    10g Tank
    Hospital 2-F. Endlers

    2-29g Empty Tank, 20L Empty Tank , 125g Empty Tank[SIGPIC]sigpic

  • #2
    Did you get them acclimated to the water? If the bag they were in was cold and the water you put them in was warmer than the bag, it would have totally shocked them...(or if the bag was cold and water warm)
    That was my first thought
    5.5 fw fluval chi - class N top bar snake chested endlers/ red marble bn/ 4 stripe RCS/ pumpkin shrimp
    20 sw cube - a few damsels and a colony of bristleworms
    29 fw - self cloning crayfish..which can't seem to clone haha
    29 fw - mollies / albino bristlenose / ghost shrimp and snowball shrimp/ glo danios
    29 fw - crs/ amano/tiger shrimp /assassins/ whiptails/ plants/ 3 emerald cories
    55 fw - steatocranus casaurius (20ish)/ tetras/ rainbows/large Jack Dempsey
    75 fw - large Jack Dempseys / pictus cat/ yoyo loach/ Red gippicep
    / 10+" oscar/ parrot

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    • #3
      Well now that you mention it. I did not acclimated them. I bought them at 5 at pet city and as soon as the new water was in the tank i placed them in. I forgot to let them aclimated. I did noticed as soon as they were there they acted like they owned the tank. Moving like crazy, cleaning, and swiming. Came home from the movies all all were dead but 1 but it dies shortly after that. Good thing they were not rcs. Or any other.

      All my other fish are fine.
      75g Tank,
      2- Wild Scalare Angel 2-wild Angel snakeskin, 2-half blue half black Angels, 5-Guianacara Geayi, 4- Blue Rams(1m/3f), 1- L144, 1- Pleco unknown type 1-Blue Neon Goby
      2.5g Mini Monter - Shrimp Tank
      10-RCS, 1-Red Sakura 5-Malawa, 8-Boraras Brigittie, 1-Adonis Pleco, 1-Zebra Nerite, 1-Horned Nerite
      10g Tank
      Hospital 2-F. Endlers

      2-29g Empty Tank, 20L Empty Tank , 125g Empty Tank[SIGPIC]sigpic

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      • #4
        This is a separate (new) tank right? Did you put dechlorinator in the water? Being all white sounds suspiciously like chlorine bleaching.

        EDIT: Oops, looks like this was a stupid question.
        DOWNSTAIRS display tanks:
        20g - 1 yellow Glowfish, 1 long-fin Danio and 3 Cherry Barbs
        37g - 3 Zebra Danios, 5 Red Serpae Tetras, Dwarf Flame Gourami and Red Tail Shark
        10g - single male Betta (daughters responsibility)
        UPSTAIRS research/quarantine tanks:
        10g - mosquitofish tank awaiting rebuild
        20g - heavily fake planted housing 8 Dwarf Gourami RIP Blue, Flame and unnamed
        20g - empty tank with beautiful black Tahitian moon sand
        10g - hospital sterilized and dry :-)
        5.5g - fry tank with mosquitofish born 1 Mar 2012

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        • #5
          There isnt such a stupid question.

          I did a 50% water change to the main tank. And yes i did add the dechlorinator. I think i added alittle more than needed but fish are great. The shrimp were all white instead os clear. And they were everywhere dead. Thats why i dont think my fish killed them cuz they would had eaten them instead.
          75g Tank,
          2- Wild Scalare Angel 2-wild Angel snakeskin, 2-half blue half black Angels, 5-Guianacara Geayi, 4- Blue Rams(1m/3f), 1- L144, 1- Pleco unknown type 1-Blue Neon Goby
          2.5g Mini Monter - Shrimp Tank
          10-RCS, 1-Red Sakura 5-Malawa, 8-Boraras Brigittie, 1-Adonis Pleco, 1-Zebra Nerite, 1-Horned Nerite
          10g Tank
          Hospital 2-F. Endlers

          2-29g Empty Tank, 20L Empty Tank , 125g Empty Tank[SIGPIC]sigpic

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          • #6
            maybe ur water was too cold
            Out of the hobby for now..

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            • #7
              No, it was not cold. I added warmed water and the thermometer said it was about 81f but imsure the water in the bag was cold as they had been on it for at least 1hr.
              75g Tank,
              2- Wild Scalare Angel 2-wild Angel snakeskin, 2-half blue half black Angels, 5-Guianacara Geayi, 4- Blue Rams(1m/3f), 1- L144, 1- Pleco unknown type 1-Blue Neon Goby
              2.5g Mini Monter - Shrimp Tank
              10-RCS, 1-Red Sakura 5-Malawa, 8-Boraras Brigittie, 1-Adonis Pleco, 1-Zebra Nerite, 1-Horned Nerite
              10g Tank
              Hospital 2-F. Endlers

              2-29g Empty Tank, 20L Empty Tank , 125g Empty Tank[SIGPIC]sigpic

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              • #8
                oh so they went into shock..
                Out of the hobby for now..

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                • #9
                  Yeah seems that way, it took them about an hour form them to dei, the last one about 5hrs
                  75g Tank,
                  2- Wild Scalare Angel 2-wild Angel snakeskin, 2-half blue half black Angels, 5-Guianacara Geayi, 4- Blue Rams(1m/3f), 1- L144, 1- Pleco unknown type 1-Blue Neon Goby
                  2.5g Mini Monter - Shrimp Tank
                  10-RCS, 1-Red Sakura 5-Malawa, 8-Boraras Brigittie, 1-Adonis Pleco, 1-Zebra Nerite, 1-Horned Nerite
                  10g Tank
                  Hospital 2-F. Endlers

                  2-29g Empty Tank, 20L Empty Tank , 125g Empty Tank[SIGPIC]sigpic

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                  • #10
                    you have fresh fish food now!!! your fish will be happy!!! its like feeding them steak!!... lol
                    20L nano saltwater tank- (In Progress)

                    55G tropheus tank- 22 T. ikola,23 T. red chimba, 4 brevis, 3 b.pleco, 1 dwarf giraffe cat
                    NO SUCH THING AS OVER FILTRATION... =DD

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                    • #11
                      i think the clounding is likely just what happens when they die, any ghost shrimp or white pearls that i have lost have clouded up. i have never had and "ghosts" live very long no matter what the condition of the tank that i put them in or how i acclimated them, i wonder if they keep them in a special condition at the pet store? Hard water with a little salt added maybe? Going from that to water lower in pH and hardness would stress them enough. maybe you could call the store you bought them from and ask about the water parameters.
                      75G Standard - High Light Planted Community Fish
                      28G Aquapod - Medium Light Planted Shrimp & Microrasboras
                      12G Eclipse - Bonsai Planted Betta & Shrimp
                      29G Standard - Vivarium w/ Red Devil Crabs
                      45G Exo-Terra - Terrarium w/ Hermit Crabs (in progress)
                      33G Cubish - Vivarium w/ D.auratus 'blue & bronze'

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by Kiko View Post
                        you have fresh fish food now!!! your fish will be happy!!! its like feeding them steak!!... lol
                        i got them mainly for that purpose (excuse i gave my wife) but my fish are still to small to eat them. but certainly i didnt wanted to die for a mistake i did.
                        75g Tank,
                        2- Wild Scalare Angel 2-wild Angel snakeskin, 2-half blue half black Angels, 5-Guianacara Geayi, 4- Blue Rams(1m/3f), 1- L144, 1- Pleco unknown type 1-Blue Neon Goby
                        2.5g Mini Monter - Shrimp Tank
                        10-RCS, 1-Red Sakura 5-Malawa, 8-Boraras Brigittie, 1-Adonis Pleco, 1-Zebra Nerite, 1-Horned Nerite
                        10g Tank
                        Hospital 2-F. Endlers

                        2-29g Empty Tank, 20L Empty Tank , 125g Empty Tank[SIGPIC]sigpic

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by Totenkampf View Post
                          i think the clounding is likely just what happens when they die, any ghost shrimp or white pearls that i have lost have clouded up. i have never had and "ghosts" live very long no matter what the condition of the tank that i put them in or how i acclimated them, i wonder if they keep them in a special condition at the pet store? Hard water with a little salt added maybe? Going from that to water lower in pH and hardness would stress them enough. maybe you could call the store you bought them from and ask about the water parameters.
                          I hardly don't think they care about their ghost shrimp as they sell it 10 for $1.50 and actually game 15 of them. the water look dirty. and Ghost shrimp is mainly sold as food for fish.
                          75g Tank,
                          2- Wild Scalare Angel 2-wild Angel snakeskin, 2-half blue half black Angels, 5-Guianacara Geayi, 4- Blue Rams(1m/3f), 1- L144, 1- Pleco unknown type 1-Blue Neon Goby
                          2.5g Mini Monter - Shrimp Tank
                          10-RCS, 1-Red Sakura 5-Malawa, 8-Boraras Brigittie, 1-Adonis Pleco, 1-Zebra Nerite, 1-Horned Nerite
                          10g Tank
                          Hospital 2-F. Endlers

                          2-29g Empty Tank, 20L Empty Tank , 125g Empty Tank[SIGPIC]sigpic

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                          • #14
                            i am willing to bet that they raise them in brackish water. i did have one last about a week and that one actually turned crystal clear after a while. i am betting that had something to do with the water he was raised in.
                            75G Standard - High Light Planted Community Fish
                            28G Aquapod - Medium Light Planted Shrimp & Microrasboras
                            12G Eclipse - Bonsai Planted Betta & Shrimp
                            29G Standard - Vivarium w/ Red Devil Crabs
                            45G Exo-Terra - Terrarium w/ Hermit Crabs (in progress)
                            33G Cubish - Vivarium w/ D.auratus 'blue & bronze'

                            GHAC Member

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                            • #15
                              yeah, i bet too. i just got my self a ph tester and will go home and check my ph.
                              75g Tank,
                              2- Wild Scalare Angel 2-wild Angel snakeskin, 2-half blue half black Angels, 5-Guianacara Geayi, 4- Blue Rams(1m/3f), 1- L144, 1- Pleco unknown type 1-Blue Neon Goby
                              2.5g Mini Monter - Shrimp Tank
                              10-RCS, 1-Red Sakura 5-Malawa, 8-Boraras Brigittie, 1-Adonis Pleco, 1-Zebra Nerite, 1-Horned Nerite
                              10g Tank
                              Hospital 2-F. Endlers

                              2-29g Empty Tank, 20L Empty Tank , 125g Empty Tank[SIGPIC]sigpic

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