Hey so I have a 20 gallon planted tank and have cherry shrimp. My parameters are all on point. I do 10-20% water change with gravel vac once a week. Temp is a 72.
About 1.5 months ago I spotted my first berried shrimp ( i had about 10 at that point with no prior deaths) and then as the days went by i noticed she was losing eggs slowly and then 4 days later i found her dead. A week later i bought 4 more cherry shrimp from my vendor in my city. I buy everything from him. About 1 month has passed since then and all 13 shrimp were doing great. Last week i noticed a dead shrimp and took him out. A day after i found 2 berried females. And now today i found one of the berried females dead. Yes they are dead shrimp not molts lol.... all my parameters have been on point since my tank was fully cycled.... so in the last 1.5 months I have 3 dead shrimp 2 of which were berried.
Any clues or ideas as to why?
About 1.5 months ago I spotted my first berried shrimp ( i had about 10 at that point with no prior deaths) and then as the days went by i noticed she was losing eggs slowly and then 4 days later i found her dead. A week later i bought 4 more cherry shrimp from my vendor in my city. I buy everything from him. About 1 month has passed since then and all 13 shrimp were doing great. Last week i noticed a dead shrimp and took him out. A day after i found 2 berried females. And now today i found one of the berried females dead. Yes they are dead shrimp not molts lol.... all my parameters have been on point since my tank was fully cycled.... so in the last 1.5 months I have 3 dead shrimp 2 of which were berried.
Any clues or ideas as to why?