10 Most Common Reasons Why Shrimp Die!

Timestamps:
0:00 - Why shrimp die
1:44 - Planaria
3:15 - Improper conditions
6:02 - Improper acclimation
7:30 - Copper poisoning
8:55 - Medications
9:44 - Poor genetics
10:41 - Incorrect temperature
11:58 - Unstable environment
13:07 - Early molting
14:09 - Tank decor / botanicals

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[catfish]

So glad the Planaria was the first thing you talked about. Literally putting you on hold to go look at my tank again. What I came to see if you talked about. I had a planarian trap, went to empty it yesterday and found 20-30 dead tiny baby shrimps in it. 😭

[chloejackson]

Avoiding 'Unstable environment' - I once heard this explained as 'mindful neglect'. When I first got my shrimp tank 3 years ago I was constantly tinkering about with it and my shrimp weren't doing so well. Then I heard this phrase and it really stuck with me, and ever since my shrimp tank has thrived.

I had heard about them preferring cooler temps but mine are at 23-24c and it's never seemed to be a problem. They've bred so successfully (from a starting 10 shrimp to over 300) that I would actually quite like them to stop 😆

[marthanewsome]

FYI - No planaria is only safe for Rams horn snails. Great to use for hydra and to kill bladder snails. You can use shrimp soil or Amazonia, but use seiryu stone. It will add to the kh and gh you need with Neo's. Use dragon stone or any stone that is inert for caridina. If you suspect copper, get a copper test kit. Copper pipes do not do anything. Trace copper doesn't hurt them, like most ferts have in them. Yes, make sure meds are shrimp safe. Neo's can handle it up to 29 for short periods of time. Shrimp need small water changes if the tank is sparcley planted, but in a highly planted tank, water changes are not always necessary. The main thing I would stress as my number one reason shrimp die is not letting your tank fully cycle and age to grow a good amount of biolfilm for them. I have blue diamonds in a filter less, highly planted 15 liter vase. The substrate takes up 1/3 of the bottom. Layered from course scoria to sand at the top with shrimp sand sandwiched inbetween. It was going for 6 months before I added the shrimp. Like you said stability counts, but the older the setup, filtered or not filtered, the more stable it is.

[shrimptastic-life]

I do appreciate you keeping it shrimple, thank you.

[sophiabourgeois]

This is so helpful. I'm not proud of my mistake, but I lost my new shrimp because I tried to acclimate them like I did for fish, and just like you said, two out of four of them molted a few days after introduction and died. I would have loved if they told me this at the pet store...

[JamesWon]

My question from the last couple of days, you read my mind. I got like 30 shrimps a couple of weeks ago and now there are only 4 left. Thank you for letting me understand

[mojocat]

Great video! I'd just like to add that too many snails in the tank can also decrease your shrimp population. They reproduce quickly and compete for food with the shrimp. This happened with my ramshorns and neocaridina.

[PervyOldToadSage]

I have lost a lot of shrimp in a previous tank. They would just completely vanish. I assumed the crawfish was hunting them. Which is possible, but I never witnessed it happen. Maybe it was that conditions were bad, and the bodies were just being rapidly eating by the crawfish and snails.

I now significantly upgraded to a larger aquarium with more areas for a shrimp to hide out of reach of the crawfish and the water itself is in much better condition, and so far so good.

[DanielKeepingFish]

Great list with some very very good points to look out for. Every new to intermediate shrimp keeper should watch this.

[pprazak]

Been keeping fish for over 30 years and tried shrimp found them to be both the hardest and easiest to do. Till you workout how to keep them they just die, one day you just work it out and then they are easy as. These 10 reasons are from my experience spot on, if fact make them your 10 rules for keeping shrimp and you will be successful without doubt. Really excellent video that’s going to help a lot of people succeed with shrimp.

[garthantash]

Great timing! Last week I set up a shrimp only tank to breed yellow cherrys after having lots of success with red cherrys in a community tank. Turns out I misunderstood their temperature requirements and will be fixing the species only tank quick smart, dropping it down a few degrees.

[davyrobinson]

Just came across this and I'm really thankful for it, we have had 4 Amano shrimp in our community tank for the past 2 months and have recently introduced 5 cherry shrimp! Absolutely love keeping shrimp now and I genuinely feel like they are overlooked in the hobby!

[rebos]

when i got my shrimp i 1 didnt acclimate them, 2 cycled my tank with a lot of fish food with copper, 3 didn’t have my ac on for when it was 85-90 degrees outside. and that’s my experience with shrimp and how i killed all my shrimp.

[Wormwoodification]

Your plecos are the prettiest plecos I've ever seen. And I've been seeing them a lot as I'm looking at stock options. The white just on the tips of the fins is perfection.

[krish]

Hi great list. One of the reason maybe we just bought shrimps that were raised in outdoor condition and put in an indoor aquarium. In that case, they might not adapt to indoor environment and start to die off, but the babies from those shrimps will adapt to the indoor aquarium as they grow without any problems and won't die so easily.

[dc]

I don't have a shrimp or even a tank. I just like your narration & honesty!

[PlanetaryDweeb]

I really appreciate these videos, I plan on getting some cherry shrimp for the first time. I've had a 30 gallon goldfish aquarium for about a month now with two tiny goldfish, and there is plenty of algae and biofilm on the tank walls, plants, and a couple decorations. the water parameters are stable and ideal.
I love the clip of the shrimp riding the snail at the end of the video

[Shaden]

instead of corals you can use poultry grit made of crushed coral and oystershell and limestone, or you can add crushed eggshel which adds trace minerals for shrimp. a few grains of epsom salts also add trave elements, but use them sparingly.

[DasEmpress]

So much good info, Nick! This was a great, informative video, and I appreciate the time it took to make it, along with all of your other videos!

[salmannakhwa]

I followed everything you said with a grain of salt and now my aquarium is brackish.