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.

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

8 ай бұрын

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

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.

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

3 ай бұрын

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

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

Жыл бұрын

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

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

Жыл бұрын

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

Жыл бұрын

@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

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

Жыл бұрын

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

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

@ShrimpMania

Жыл бұрын

Im glad you liked it 😊

@Akarachaik

Жыл бұрын

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

Жыл бұрын

@@Akarachaik good idea 👍

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.

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

so sorry, hope ur colony will grow back nicely!

@ShrimpMania

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your support buddy!

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

Awaited content . ❤

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.

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

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

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip😉

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

Жыл бұрын

we live we learn

@kiku-goldenflower7731

Жыл бұрын

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

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

Жыл бұрын

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

Жыл бұрын

@@ShrimpMania Thank you for the reply.

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

Жыл бұрын

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

8 ай бұрын

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.

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

Жыл бұрын

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

@SK-if1yc

11 ай бұрын

Did u eat the shrimp that boiled

4:30, the sad song he plays, hahahahaha

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

11 ай бұрын

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

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

11 ай бұрын

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

11 ай бұрын

@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

11 ай бұрын

@@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

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

9 ай бұрын

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

9 ай бұрын

Thanks @@Rorther

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

Try a UV filter my friend

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

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

@ShrimpMania

11 ай бұрын

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

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

@ShrimpMania

Жыл бұрын

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

@SalamanderFangskin

Жыл бұрын

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

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

Жыл бұрын

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

Жыл бұрын

@@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

Жыл бұрын

@@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

Жыл бұрын

@@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

Жыл бұрын

@@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!

can you send it to Turkey prawn

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

@ShrimpMania

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

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

9 ай бұрын

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

9 ай бұрын

@@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

9 ай бұрын

@@TheViking37 put the heater maybe?

@TheViking37

9 ай бұрын

@@ShrimpMania Yeah 🙏

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

Жыл бұрын

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

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

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

How to DIY shrimp

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

@ShrimpMania

Жыл бұрын

Agree!

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

Жыл бұрын

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

11 ай бұрын

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

@thameemansari6769

11 ай бұрын

@@snookies1224 ice things means ?

@justinclement5417

5 ай бұрын

​@@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

Next time use meythlyne blue to disinfect

How bout scuds are they bad they came from the plants

@ShrimpMania

Жыл бұрын

scuds can eat baby shrimp

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

@ShrimpMania

11 ай бұрын

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

I feel like shrimps are harder to take care off

@ShrimpMania

Жыл бұрын

I think they are the hardest aquarium pet

🥲

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

Ай бұрын

😂

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

@ShrimpMania

Жыл бұрын

Yea that's insane

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

Жыл бұрын

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

@kernalbert4939

Жыл бұрын

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.