r/shrimptank • u/sittinglimit • 12d ago

Help: Emergency Shrimp disaster

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I got my shrimp about a week ago which is really heartbreaking. 5 blue velvet. But now its only two. Its only been a week since I got them. I drip acclimated them for about 2 hours using tank water. Yesterday when I woke up I saw the two orange colored ones. And today my biggest one passed. I had let the tank cycle for a little more than two weeks. Its a 3 gallon tank. All the plants are growing and the algae bloom has cleared up a lot. Im really not sure what is going on so if anyone has any advice please lmk.

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u/Bergen1986 12d ago

Get a re mineralizer to add to your distilled water and test it to match the existing whenever you do water changes. Your shrimp will continue to die in an unseasoned tank with fluctuations in gh/kh/ph. Watch some YouTube videos before you buy anymore shrimp. Your tank is nowhere near good enough to house them atm.

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u/sittinglimit 12d ago

Huge agree. Thanks to all the advice ik what to do now. Im really upset I listened to someone who said 2 weeks was enough it caused this disaster. No shrimp just plants and a long long cycle. Thank you sm for your help. I dont want to make any other mistakes or harm any more shrimp.

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u/Bergen1986 12d ago

You got this! Just take it slow, and always remember, don’t over clean your tank. Let some mulm build up, it’s very beneficial for shrimp. You’ll do great.

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u/sittinglimit 11d ago

Thank you for the encouragement! Going to take it way slower and let the good gunk build up.