Top 5 Reasons Why Shrimp Die

Top 5 Reasons Why Shrimp Die.
Follow these tips to minimise shrimp deaths in your tanks.
I recently lost 200 shrimp in one of my aquariums due to a nasty bacterial infection. I decided to share all the info and give you some tips on avoiding shrimp deaths in your tanks. So hopefully, you can learn from my mistakes.
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[@talonsfishshrimpchannel6166]

Happened to me too last year, i found that indian almond leaves are mega helpful and managed to save my starter colony of black galaxy, sadly due to inexperience i have lost both my crystal and black galaxy colonies to toxic soil as soon as they were booming with babies ( i had a thick layer of substrate ) ,since then i decided to take a break from keeping caridina shrimp, but now i have completed my 1st rack , got an RO water system ( was using storebought distiled water ) and i will tackle this endeavor again 🎉

[@yousefhamed]

You are brave, i just lost my colony and i feel like i just want to throw everything in the trash so frustrating

[@TheHarish17]

I know the pain. I lost 7 shrimps in one of my tanks yesterday, nitrite test came elevated and the next minute I was busy with buckets moving around the house to save these little guys.

[@EuroGupper]

After reading the comments, Caridina shrimp sound like they take up too much time and are very delicate I have not noticed any of these problems raising neocaridina shrimp

[@Mensch777]

While neocaridina are definetly more hardy they are sadly not safe from stuff like bacterial infections. I lost all of my shrimp after adding a few new ones in a matter of about one week. Sometimes it is just bad luck

[@yehon100]

Hi, Just got to your channel by accident yesterday, wonderful channel! I have already subscribed. I own a 120L planted tank with only CRS in it grades A-S. I began with a colony of about 15 pieces back in 2008 in a 40L tank and been breeding them ever since. I've had my share of bad experiences and near destruction cases. I moved them to the 120L tank back in 2019, and had a massive success in getting the ~150 shrimp colony into a ~350 shrimp colony. Exactly one year ago, one day when I got back home from work I noticed about 40 dead on the soil. I immediately changed 90% of the water, and started dosing GlassGarten Fit+, it didn't do anything. I kept on changing the water on a daily basis and kept on clearing about 10-20 dead a day. I ended up with about ~80 left who had survived and the bacterial infection does sound like the only logical explanation. A few weeks before the whole thing I added a cryptocoryne into the tank, which I never kept before, and I keep on blaming it on him. I also ran out of Indian Almond leaves, which might have also been the case. But ever since I keep at least 3 Indian Almond leaves in the tank at all time, and avoid adding new plants. The colony hasn't really returned to its glory days, with about ~120 running around these days. I have been waiting to have enough spare-time to reset the system and perhaps by that "starting over".

[@ShrimpMania]

I feel you. It could be very upsetting when it happens. The only advice I would give you is to reset the tank if it happens again it always works to fix the issue. Don't try to fix it any other way or you more likely lose more shrimp.

[@iwagunroku10]

It's a good video. I was also able to reconfirm that an infection had spread to the aquarium, which should be reset. There was room for improvement in frequent water changes once a day and administration of enzymes as one measure to prevent infection.

[@RWAquariumPages]

great video with great reasons why shrimp might die in your tank. I love the indepth discussion about the bacterial infection. Hope the colony recovers soon! can;t wait for the next video!

[@ShrimpMania]

Hey Ray, thank you for watching my friend! The colony (what is left of it) got better now, at least they stop dying haha

[@RWAquariumPages]

@ShrimpMania glad to hear things are doing better. One thing you mentioned in this video that stood out and spoke to me. You mentioned if you only had one tank and this happened, it would be devastating. I'm in a fortunate position to have a few tanks so if one gors down the rest are still ok. Until the day they all go down, heh

[@SteveHinrichs]

I had some sick shrimp. I quarantined them. I then added Indian almond leaves and catappa leaves.I put a few of the leaves in the tanks. They have healing properties. I also added Hydroperoxide at low doses. Then water changes. I actually saw it healing the shrimp. I have also beaded the two last bacterias you mention. They suck. Great video, I freaked out the first time I experienced bacteria deaths. I keep the leaves on hand just incase.

[@ShrimpMania]

Definitely will do the same routine next time I have it(hopefully it won’t happen again). Thanks for the tip my friend!

[@carybritton4178]

Hi from West Texas Super glad I found your channel, catching up on videos. One day I hope to keep caridinias for now it’s the neos for me. But love the content great info enjoying every video thanks for putting this stuff out there 👍🏼

[@ShrimpMania]

Hi, I’m glad you found my channel too. You have to try caridina they are awesome shrimp. Just buy ro unit and start with an easy shrimp like crystal red and you’ll be fine

[@ace150487]

I can recommend also a immune support feed. What I can recommend from my own feeding is firstly Bee Pollen, but I think you have it. The second one is something I did not saw it in any YT Video so far is, or hear from other breeders is "Soybean Powder". In Japan its called "Kinako". I guess you are able to found it in any Asian grocery stores. Or just buy your own some Soybeans, roast is a little bit, but not to dark, and grind it to a powder. This Powder is an power food for health and baby survival. What You can also try is to feed Cinnamon barks, because the bark had a antibacterial effect that may help to get rid of the bacteria in the shrimps body, but I am not sure about it. However, Mark from "marks shrimp tanks" also use cinnamon barks in his tanks.

[@ShrimpMania]

Thanks for the tip😉

[@kathleenday1334]

i bought 5 amanos. or so i thought. 2 were sort of a different color and different behaviour. after a few months I saw about 20 shrimplets, so I knew I did not have amano! then I discovered a serious callamanus worm problem and had to dismantle the tank. moved as many as I could to a "shrimp tank" that had been set up for over 3 months ... within a week the mom and daddy died and because they were transparent - i saw the same symptoms: very thick intestinal tract, almost like conspitation. but this is a symptom of bacterial infection. moved the surviving 8 or 10 over to a "plant tank" and lost a few more. i started treating with maracyn two. so far the survivors are living, completing molts, eating and moving around the tank.not sure if its protocol since you did not mention it, but it seems to be working for my little crew. (the original amanos are still going strong, not affected by the new tank at all). i think they might be cherry culls or something that looked like a white amano when teeny - which is when i got them from my local store.

[@liewahyudi9609]

so sorry, hope ur colony will grow back nicely!

[@ShrimpMania]

Thank you for your support buddy!

[@josimaness9636]

i recently have had issues with caridinas but have kept trying, i have lost about 10+ shrimp over the past month, im gonna try one more time but i have a good feeling about this new tank it's just discouraging

[@onceorbit9035]

This happened to me just a couple weeks ago. The AC in my apartment broke and the water temp got too high. Lost 200 or more shrimp and it was my only tank. Starting a new tank tho so I haven’t given up

[@ShrimpMania]

Sorry to hear that, i feel you man. good you didn’t give up and carry on!

[@SK-if1yc]

Did u eat the shrimp that boiled

[@gouribrahma]

Sir if i use thick layer of sand add some small clean up crew(snails) feed them in a small glass this then is toxic soil and bactarian infection will happen to my tank also

[@robertirving7764]

I did that exact thing. I had deep soil, rooted plants, killed multiple generations. Probably 30 shrimp. super sad. I lost boa and snowflake genetics. really difficult.

[@squamsh122]

Saw that my colony collapsed as I was watching this. Started using bacter ae and thats the only difference, which is super odd.

[@totheaquarium]

First off thanks for the video and sharing your knowledge. I am a total shrimp newbie but plan on setting up a tank soon. Question, are these type of bacteria that caused the deaths free floating that a UV filter could help treat?

[@ShrimpMania]

I'm not sure. I haven't tried a UV filter but I don't think it will help as most of the bacteria lives on the surface and can also transfer from shrimp to shrimp like a disease

[@totheaquarium]

@@ShrimpMania Thank you for the reply.

[@igamerPt]

Lost hundreds of caridinas. My colonies are gone. What a pain and also lots of € spent.. Parameters are all fine, tried everything. I discovered small planaria recently but I don't believe it killed so many. Now I have 2 thanks with perfect condition for caridinas, no caridinas, and a lot of neocaridinas thriving in soft water. Neos are ok ..

[@ShrimpMania]

Thats very devastating to lose a whole colony! It sounds like you had bacterial infection in your tank. I never had this issue with neocaridina too I don’t think they can have it

[@tetyanakapustina5289]

Unfortunately neo have it too. I just ordered some antibiotics and waiting for them to arrive. Have added Blackwater extract, cinnamon bark, guava leaves, I did water changes, I fed with Glasgarten Shrimp first aid, they are still dying and I hope antibiotics will help. It will kill my B, so I have extra media handy to put in after the treatment. Just remember, any antibiotics will kill BB, so always handy to keep some extra cycled. You can just add the gravel from the healthy tank as it will have plenty of BB on it.

[@misirbina16]

I treated my shrimp is salt water for 20-30 minutes because I run out of ideas, and it seemed to help, but I know it is a risk as I also could have harm them as well.....but I tried many other thing as well so not sure what worked at the end.

[@kiku-goldenflower7731]

I thought my water peramiters were off, but testing showed no difference, but a few weeks later, I saw the culprits. Damsel fly nymphs!!! They ate my cameleon shrimp. They've been leaving my larger red nose shrimp alone along with my fish, thankfully, but I think they might have wiped out all of my cameleons. I'm taking out the nymphs I see and several have emerged into their adult form only to drown due to the lid on my tank. I've come to the conclusion that I just need to wait them out before reintroducing cameleons back into the tank. Serves me right for not properly treating and quarantining new plants. I've certainly learnt that lesson well.

[@ShrimpMania]

we live we learn

[@kiku-goldenflower7731]

@ShrimpMania tis my first time keeping shrimp. There were bound to be a few mistakes, but this was a big one.

[@Akarachaik]

Great video. Nice to see some solution of this kind of problem.

[@ShrimpMania]

Im glad you liked it 😊

[@Akarachaik]

Could you make a video about how to maintain the tank to extend the tank lifespan, for example, add more soil or remove the old soil before add new soil and also about when do we need to re-set up a tank. Thank you in advance.

[@ShrimpMania]

@@Akarachaik good idea 👍

[@carybritton4178]

I’m using bacterial powder for the first time. Put in some substrate then sprinkled like 5 scoops of bacter AE with an air stone and LED lights. Tried to mimic what you do in the videos. Will this create an algae biofilm tank after several weeks like I see on your channel? Should I add ammonia? I just have eco complete substrate

[@ShrimpMania]

It should be enough for the first few weeks then you can add some crashed fish flakes or liquid ammonia or more bacter ae. Don't put too much of the bacter a little of it goes a long way

[@Chloro_Phill825]

What aboit antibiotics? What type of bacteria is it? Jow fish help to fet ridd ofvthe bacteria infection? Thank you for a brilliant video. I am very dorry fir your loss.

[@ShrimpMania]

Thanks for the support - here is a quick update for you mate - the shrimp are doing great now In the tank where I had a fish. Lots of babies already. The fish for a few weeks is the best treatment so far. I'm not a fan of dosing any medicine in the shrimp tank it might kill very sensitive caridina quicker than infection.

[@Chloro_Phill825]

@ShrimpMania thank-you for the update. I was struggling with unknown cause of death myself. Thank you for sharing your experience. *This is the first video I see talking about bacterial infection as cause for massive death.* My colonies collapsed and recovered and then crushed again for two yeaes now. I decided to leave the hobby and take down the aquariums, now leaving only few. Its good I saw this, I will restart as you say instead of using the old soil, etc.

[@ShrimpMania]

@@Chloro_Phill825 yea sometimes I regret i didn’t restart in the first place and instead spent more tome to fix the problem and never fix it at the end

[@69klwong]

Remove the coconut husks and drift wood change 100% water. Increase oxygen and starve existing shrimps for 1 week. Will be ok after that

[@ivanvikingstad7105]

What is a good alternative to remineralized RO Water? I have an RO system that removes almost everything, so now I think might have a KH/GH problem.

[@Rorther]

You can use RO to top off the aquarium, of evaporated water. When doing a water change (you usually don't need much, with shrimp tanks) then you gotta remineralize it. If you are always just using RO mineralized, you maybe adding too much, since it evaporates only water, and you topoff with water and more minerals.

[@ivanvikingstad7105]

Thanks @@Rorther

[@SalamanderFangskin]

Can UV filter help with that problem? [the bacterial infection] 🦐

[@ShrimpMania]

Probably not but I haven’t tried it yet, next time I will

[@SalamanderFangskin]

@@ShrimpMania Yes. It would be interesting to know 😊

[@TheViking37]

Please help! I have a bacterial infection in one of my tanks (PRL tank), 1 dies about every 3-4 days. What do I do, all the rest of my tanks are still cycling and they have 0-0.1 ammonia. I am currently treating it with hydrogen peroxide.

[@ShrimpMania]

Do massive water change if not help do it again if not help move shrimp to the new tank a little ammonia is ok

[@TheViking37]

@@ShrimpMania I tried hydrogen peroxide and now my shrimp are berried, less deaths and everything. Also my other tanks are in my garage and their temp is really low, what should I do? Thanks again man I watch your vids all the time and now my tanks look like yours 😂

[@ShrimpMania]

@@TheViking37 put the heater maybe?

[@TheViking37]

@@ShrimpMania Yeah 🙏

[@Chloro_Phill825]

If you move the shrimp to another aquarium you mist lightky move the bacteria / infection = the problem?

[@ShrimpMania]

Im not sure if that was the same infection, it was quite a big time gap in between. I believe it happened because I had a high temperature in the tank during the heat wave (I didn't have aircon at that time) and at a high temperature is a huge risk of infection

[@gustavogarcia1948]

4:30, the sad song he plays, hahahahaha

[@gbeeshrimp]

Excellent video. If I suspect bacterial infection, I use carbon 1st then remove before using hydrogen peroxide and a product called Voogle, voogle is a booster medication. Also using immunity feeds helps. For toxic soil you can add bacterial powders designed to be used during water changes to break the toxicity down, enzymes too. The company that makes no planaria (Genchem) is closing, so it won't be around for much longer. Z1 from SL Aqua is really good and treats hydra and planaria. I feel your pain, been through this myself.

[@ShrimpMania]

Thank you for your support and useful tips Gbee! I should try that products you suggested

[@laketuna]

Just curious - what made you think this was a bacterial infection and not some other toxin that poisoned and killed your lil guys?

[@EuroGupper]

Do you give your shrimp a variated diet? Feeding them the same thing might be bad for their bacteria resistence 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@ShrimpMania]

Yea I have plenty of different varieties of food for them.

[@thameemansari6769]

Am from India suggest me any chiller for nano shrimp tank . My tank Temperature is 30 to 31 Celsius. Shrimp dying day by day 😩. Or cooling fan is enough. pls guide

[@ShrimpMania]

I don’t know nothing about chillers im afraid I haven’t use them. I would suggest an air con to cool the room temperature

[@snookies1224]

use those ice things that go in a cooler. I've done that in summer.

[@thameemansari6769]

@@snookies1224 ice things means ?

[@justinclement5417]

​@@thameemansari6769get an air conditioner or all your shrimp will die. Get a thermometer for your tank and make sure it is around 68 degrees -72 degrees Fahrenheit

[@artiliciousv]

How sad, sorry, i just reacted in the middle of the vid. Sorry for your loss!

[@ShrimpMania]

Thank you!

[@artiliciousv]

Omg i better watched this 2 houres ago 😢 i just took out a big grass carpet out of the soil, bc it was to much and i didnt see my shrimp anymore

[@lyrical2689]

Try a UV filter my friend

[@CaridineSulTubo]

I bought a UV filter of Sera and i solved the problem

[@white.stone23]

can you send it to Turkey prawn

[@thameemansari6769]

Awaited content . ❤

[@ajkandroid8662]

How bout scuds are they bad they came from the plants

[@ShrimpMania]

scuds can eat baby shrimp

[@Batmancontingencyplans]

Next time use meythlyne blue to disinfect

[@neal.lucian.suchanmoon3305]

the last thing is 'reset' could be correct answer..

[@kernalbert4939]

Oxytetracycline, Nitrofurazone, Enrofloxacin and Acriflavine should be in every ("first world") fish keeper's med cabinet... You should also have Meth Blue and Malachite Green to suppress fungal infections and a concentrated source of "beneficial bacteria" to reseed you tanks after they have been medicated.

[@ShrimpMania]

The problem is that the shrimp are very sensitive to any type of medication and it will more likely to kill shrimp faster than bacterial infection

[@kernalbert4939]

@@ShrimpMania This is untrue, my friend. Of course too much of a good thing can be bad, but if you dose correctly and pay attention to your water quality while dosing, you can effectively treat shrimp with the medications I've outlined. The secret is you MUST pay attention to your water quality because you are also impacting the biological filters with the use of broad spectrum antibiotics. Been using these medications personally for many years, so I can attest to their effectiveness and safety, if properly administered. Anecdotally, how do you think shrimp farms and other commercial suppliers deal with disease outbreaks?

[@kernalbert4939]

@@ShrimpMania Ciprofloxacin is another antibiotic that I have used and would recommend. (Dudes with thousands of dollars invested in corals have used it. And reef systems are a lot more sensitive to water quality issues that you standard Caridina colony)

[@ShrimpMania]

@@kernalbert4939 You convinced me! I have to try this next time i have bacterial infection. If it wouldn’t work I have nothing to lose, shrimp will die anyway. I noted the list of antibiotics you’ve mentioned

[@kernalbert4939]

@@ShrimpMania Awesome! I'm a huge fan of your videos and I was disheartened to hear of your issues, especially since I know they can be remedied. I wish you much continued success!

[@hugomouteira7015]

How to DIY shrimp

[@lauliang1288]

It happen to me and the best way is to reset the tank.

[@ShrimpMania]

Agree!

[@Mr.ReanuKeeves]

I feel like shrimps are harder to take care off

[@ShrimpMania]

I think they are the hardest aquarium pet

[@Astronatusss]

🥲

[@citrus1229]

my first Caradina tank of CRS had a bacterial infection. 2/100~ survived

[@ShrimpMania]

Yea that's insane

[@NYREPS]

Think nature ….and not adding a bunch of stuff like carbon and other crap in … From google…. The Indian Almond leaf also release compounds that have anti-fungal and anti-bacterial properties. This helps the shrimp fight off parasites and other problems. The leaf can be left in the tank until it is fully broken down. Most often the stem is left behind and is the only thing that will need to be removed.

[@kiku-goldenflower7731]

I've been using eucalyptus leaves and gum nuts for botanicals. They've served me well.

[@kernalbert4939]

You think carbon isn't natural? Bacteria has been around as among the first lifeforms on Earth. That means they adapt. There is no single solution to dealing with a bacterial infection and what may work in one instance, may fail in another.

[@MeanOldLady]

One of mine tried to commit suicide yesterday by jumping out, but I caught the little bastard & tossed him back in. Now he's stewing in the corner, likely plotting his next escape...

[@ShrimpMania]

😂