Razzy Posted September 15, 2016 Report Share Posted September 15, 2016 Just tried acclimating shrimps to my fluval spec v, a majority of them are grouped together near the filter intake and it looks like they aren't doing much. A few others are just swimming around. Kind of worried by their behavior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohmiko Posted September 15, 2016 Report Share Posted September 15, 2016 should be fine Just turn off the light for 24 hrs and let them settle calmly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted September 15, 2016 Report Share Posted September 15, 2016 It could be they are getting "goodies" off your filter to eat. Vpier 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarah Posted September 15, 2016 Report Share Posted September 15, 2016 2 hours ago, Soothing Shrimp said: It could be they are getting "goodies" off your filter to eat. This. You should probably find a way to add some sort of screen/sponge to prevent any small babies from being sucked in there. Those openings look pretty large. "Swimming around" generally gives me more concern than sitting on the filter intake and eating. Are they still doing this? Cherries tend to mainly swim when unhappy with water parameters, or when a female is molting the males will "swarm" or "dance" while looking for her in response to her pheromones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vpier Posted September 15, 2016 Report Share Posted September 15, 2016 Was going to comment on a screen or sponge for the intake and most likely there is food around the intake. I have noticed that shrimps will swim around when introduced to a new setting/environment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razzy Posted September 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2016 They all started acting normal and started grazing normally a couple hours later. I have a solid foam block in the intake so they can't go inside. sarah and Soothing Shrimp 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razzy Posted September 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 I'm noticing when I do a small water change and dose prime they tend to like to crawl all over my filter wall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeocaridinaPat Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 Don't worry I have a Spec V and mine do this all the time. I don't know what you mean by you have a solid foam block behind it. Do you mean a foam sponge? Let me tell you. I've been through hell and back because of those stupid overflow slots and I lost a few shrimp too. Finally I found a DIY that I followed and it woks like a charm. I never have to worry again about it. Otherwise, you WILL lose shrimp. I had a filter sponge back there too once and the babies bypassed it. Here's the DIY- http://spec-tanks.com/how-to-make-a-stainless-steel-overflow-cover-for-your-fluval-spec-aquarium/ Soothing Shrimp and Brolly33 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soothing Shrimp Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 @NeocaridinaPat Well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razzy Posted September 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 15 minutes ago, NeocaridinaPat said: Don't worry I have a Spec V and mine do this all the time. I don't know what you mean by you have a solid foam block behind it. Do you mean a foam sponge? Let me tell you. I've been through hell and back because of those stupid overflow slots and I lost a few shrimp too. Finally I found a DIY that I followed and it woks like a charm. I never have to worry again about it. Otherwise, you WILL lose shrimp. I had a filter sponge back there too once and the babies bypassed it. Here's the DIY- http://spec-tanks.com/how-to-make-a-stainless-steel-overflow-cover-for-your-fluval-spec-aquarium/ I have the original foam sponge block that comes with the tank, and I also have another block sitting ontop of it to block shrimps from going into the slots! Okay! I just never had shrimp do this before! They would all gather onto the wall but still be grazing on it. Soothing Shrimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razzy Posted September 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2016 I' mstarting to worry again, they are getting too close to comfort in one little huddle and it looks really strange, I tested my ammonia and it's showing 1.0ppm. Maybe that is the cuase, I've started to do a water change and dose prime to lower ammonia, dont know how often i can do this as I don't wanna stress them out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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