Coral banded shrimp not moving.

[Kial]

So I have just added a coral banded shrimp to the tank. Drip acclimated it for around 1 hour, salinity from the lfs was around 1.029 and I run my tank at 1.025

In the bucket he was moving around, ate a small punch of flake food etc. Finally matched the salinity and added him to the tank.

Pretty much as soon as I added him he quickly went off to the corner of overflow and stopped moving. Placed a bit of mysis infront of him but ignored it.

Then when my wavemakers came on he went mad doing his swim kick think but not really going anywhere due to backing up into the overflow. Then the wavemakers picked him up and floated him motionless to a rock where he is now.

Isn't dead as when I put a feeder next to him he sort of moves slightly as a reaction. Other than thay, motionless.

Any ideas what could be the issue here?

 

[JumboShrimp]

Any shrimp like that I like to acclimate over a period of “several” hours. I think of them all as delicate.

 

[Kial]

Any shrimp like that I like to acclimate over a period of “several” hours. I think of them all as delicate.

So could it be a shock issue? Was fine in the bucket and it matched the tank

 

[MaxTremors]

So could it be a shock issue? Was fine in the bucket and it matched the tank

The issue is how quickly you matched the water. With it being off by 0.004, that’s quite a change in an hour. It should come around, but I would suggest a slower acclimation for fish and inverts when the salinity is off by that much (corals you can just dip and then put directly in the tank/qt).

 

[Kial]

The issue is how quickly you matched the water. With it being off by 0.004, that’s quite a change in an hour. It should come around, but I would suggest a slower acclimation for fish and inverts when the salinity is off by that much (corals you can just dip and then put directly in the tank/qt).

The annoying thing is I was actually worried the acclimation was taking too long! Watched a brs video just before about acclimating inverts and they said should take up to 1 hour.

Hoping it kicks back into moving around soon

 

[Ricox]

It should be fine just adjusting to tank parameters. Just keep an eye on it for a bit though.

 

[JumboShrimp]

I always use an air stone during the acclimation process (whether fish or inverts)… it essentially gives me unlimited time.

 

[Kial]

It should be fine just adjusting to tank parameters. Just keep an eye on it for a bit though.

Yeah keeping an eye on it. It's definitely still alive as when I put something next to it, he moves.

Had one in my old tank a few years ago and he was the boss of the tank from the get go, so this time around its a bit worrying

 

[Kial]

I always use an air stone during the acclimation process (whether fish or inverts)… it gives me essentially gives me unlimited time.

I'll have to take that approach next time, just never had a problem before when acclimating

 

[Ricox]

Also, I am thinking of getting a CBS for my tank as well to set up a cleaning station however thinking in the future I might need to get some peppermints to tackle aptasia will it attack and eat them? Thinking CBS because in Australia red line skunk cleaners are $150-$180 so I can't really afford them.

 

[blaxsun]

I’d just leave him at this point to avoid stressing him out. Maybe acclimate the lights for the next day or so.

 

[Kial]

He lives!

Took over the cave in the corner and has been coming out, having a little look around and then going back in.

 

[i cant think]

So I have just added a coral banded shrimp to the tank. Drip acclimated it for around 1 hour, salinity from the lfs was around 1.029 and I run my tank at 1.025

In the bucket he was moving around, ate a small punch of flake food etc. Finally matched the salinity and added him to the tank.

Pretty much as soon as I added him he quickly went off to the corner of overflow and stopped moving. Placed a bit of mysis infront of him but ignored it.

Then when my wavemakers came on he went mad doing his swim kick think but not really going anywhere due to backing up into the overflow. Then the wavemakers picked him up and floated him motionless to a rock where he is now.

Isn't dead as when I put a feeder next to him he sort of moves slightly as a reaction. Other than thay, motionless.

Any ideas what could be the issue here?

Normally when they’re in a secure area they will often just stay around - I acclimate my inverts, fish, algaes, coral ect for 30 minutes and they don’t actually mind. I have kept 3 Boxer shrimp, one true, one golden dwarf and one blue. All of them just found one area and took it over. The golden dwarf and blue was sold as a pair but the golden killed the blue but they both stole two areas of the tank and just sat there waiting for food to pass by.

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

I just temp acclimate my stuff...
Dip coral though.
-d

 

[i cant think]

I just temp acclimate my stuff...
Dip coral though.
-d

I drip everything except the fish, learnt my lesson on dripping coral with a nice colony of Indonesian torch though, never again will I risk it.

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

what kind of test you used for the salinity? It seems very unusual that an LFS will keep salinity that high, in fact, almost unheard of.

I think something was off with the salinity test, and if so then you acclimated it to a different salinity for no reason, therefor the reason that it got shocked.

Unless you used a Hanna I would say there was an issue with the test device, just my guess.

 

[i cant think]

what kind of test you used for the salinity? It seems very unusual that an LFS will keep salinity that high, in fact, almost unheard of.

I think something was off with the salinity test, and if so then you acclimated it to a different salinity for no reason, therefor the reason that it got shocked.

Unless you used a Hanna I would say there was an issue with the test device, just my guess.

Fish only tanks at my LFS are sometimes at 0.029. Their coral tanks are often at 0.025-0.023.

 

[Ricox]

Also, I am thinking of getting a CBS for my tank as well to set up a cleaning station however thinking in the future I might need to get some peppermints to tackle aptasia will it attack and eat them? Thinking CBS because in Australia red line skunk cleaners are $150-$180 so I can't really afford them.

Sorry not trying to hijack the thread but does anyone have any thoughts on this?

 

[i cant think]

Sorry not trying to hijack the thread but does anyone have any thoughts on this?

I’m unsure - I added a dwarf boxer to two red line skunk cleaners and the boxer vanished. The cleaners hang out in their own cave and the boxer is nowhere to be seen.

 

[JumboShrimp]

Peppermint Shrimp ‘will’ eat Aptasia— I have had them help in one of my tanks— but a) it is hit or miss (no guarantee), and b) it has to be a “true” Peppermint Shrimp. I think the one that is most often confused (even by some LFSs) is a “Camel” Shrimp; you can research it, and see how very similar the two look. It takes a keen eye.