Daisy J Posted June 15, 2020 Report Share Posted June 15, 2020 Hey, I recently set up a tank for my red crystal shrimp, I believe I have all It's parameters Where they should Be, but I keep noticing a white fuzz growing on their legs, and they don't seem to want to eat anything, except for a couple of them ate some seaweed after trying a bunch of different things, I've already lost about 10 and need help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyzazz Posted June 15, 2020 Report Share Posted June 15, 2020 Have any pics of that? Sounds like a fungus or mold of some sort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisy J Posted June 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2020 I don't have any pictures yet, but I think you're right about the fungus. I also noticed when I put food in the tank it only take about 2 hours to grow the same looking stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyzazz Posted June 15, 2020 Report Share Posted June 15, 2020 1 minute ago, Daisy J said: I don't have any pictures yet, but I think you're right about the fungus. I also noticed when I put food in the tank it only take about 2 hours to grow the same looking stuff Now that doesn't sound right at all. I'm gonna need to see pics of that too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisy J Posted June 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2020 I'll get some later, after work. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisy J Posted June 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 I didn't have any food in the tank but here is a dead one with the same fungus looking stuff 😔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyzazz Posted June 16, 2020 Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 And that's on your living shrimp too? I'd start with a salt dip for all shrimp in the tank, then I'd start looking at deep cleaning the tank and possibly even resetting it. Can you give me a panned out shot of the tank? Or maybe a few shots of the inside? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisy J Posted June 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 Here is the whole tank. I'm not sure if I mentioned that I just set up the tank a few days before I got them, it was a super rushed process. Do you think all of my good bacteria could have died off since my PH is only at a 6.8? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyzazz Posted June 16, 2020 Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 Absolutely it could have. What are your Ammonia, Nitrite & Nitrate readings? Also, what are your gH & kH readings? Generally to keep Crystal Reds you need an Active Substrate and a gH only, shrimp-specific remineralizer. What type of water are you using? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisy J Posted June 18, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2020 Nitrate is about a 2.0 nitrite is 0 and kH reads between 0 and 50 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisy J Posted June 18, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2020 I don't have the other tests yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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