RE: Possible causes for Yamato shrimp death.

["Gitte" <eladeria at rogers_com>]

Hi Wayne,

Your water is very soft - - I think the shrimp need harder water to
develop their shells.  They don't do well in soft water.

Gitte

> Till date, I think almost 100 Yamato shrimps have died in my 
> hands. I cannot
> find a reason for their death. Many batches die after I did 
> very simple
> things like changing water, increasing CO2 from 1 to 2 bubble 
> per second,
> increasing traces from 5ml to 7ml. Are they really sensitive 
> to changing
> water conditions. I am really clueless.
> 
> Tank parameters.
> pH 6.5
> KH 4
> GH 1
> Nitrate about 10ppm
> Phosphates unknown (should be almost 0 I think)
> Temperature 27 degree celsius
> 
> Any help is appreciated.
> TIA
> 
> Wayne Wah from Singapore