Shrimp keep dying... i think

[PufferGuy]

I just recently got a peppermint shrimp as a test to see if he would make it ok in my tank. I used to have 2 but they died the last time i moved my tank. Back to the one i just got... i acclimated him for about 2 hrs, not drip, but let t he bag float and added small amounts of water. He seemed fine when I left him in there, made his home in a big shell and everything, but since the second day i put him in there i havent seen him again... what gives??

All the rest of my inverts are alive... starfish, hermits, snails... i dont have a copper test, but i figured if it was copper, the rest of my CUC would be affected.

 

[kennedy98]

well what i think is when i had a shrimp and it died suddenly what happend is my ph dropped over night this is what u can do when your lights come on test your ph and see what it is if its to low add phbuffer

 

[cthegame]

Most likely its just hiding, not dead. Peppermints are nocturnal creatures and usually come out at night. I have 5 of them and i see one ever now and then...but test your water to make sure nothing is out of the ordinary.

 

[parrotchute]

I see my pep shrimp about once a month. Most shrimp hide all day.

I'm really starting to like hermits over my other CUC. They're visible, have personality, and get into trouble!!

 

[andysgirl8800]

I only see my single little peppermint at feeding time and after lights out. Wait up until your tank lights have been out for about an hour, then move a flashlight through there to see if you catch him in the light! :)

 

[Ted]

Everytime I feed my tanks the peppermints come out. I know they cruise around all night. During lighted times it is only when food gets in the system. I would check your ph like kennedy said. Are you running a fuge on a reverse photo cycle?

 

[yote]

I never see my pepperments either.Except when I add rotifers to the tank after the lights are out.
But just in case,whats your salinity?