What temp do keep them at? Tigers are quite prone to bacterial infections especially at warmer temps. Also, if they are only dying at night is it possible that O2 levels are dropping? If the tank is planted, at night plants use O2 and release CO2. Do you run an air stone or have good rippling at the surface? Just my initial thoughts. If it were me I would probably do a good sized water change and increase aeration. If they were still dying then I would medicate for bacterial infection.
Dying Shrimp
The past two nights I have been having my tiger shrimp die. It's been one each night and I'm not sure why. My levels haven't changed or anything. We got them about a month ago, we were thinking maybe they were sick? But would it really take this long for them to start dying?
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What are your water parameters? Temp, no3, etc....
I keep them around 75-77. My boyfriend just told me that the temp did some how rise about 5-6 degrees the other day. We actually just purchased and air stone last night to hook up and put in the tank today. If it is a bacterial infection what would you suggest buying to cure it?What temp do keep them at? Tigers are quite prone to bacterial infections especially at warmer temps. Also, if they are only dying at night is it possible that O2 levels are dropping? If the tank is planted, at night plants use O2 and release CO2. Do you run an air stone or have good rippling at the surface? Just my initial thoughts. If it were me I would probably do a good sized water change and increase aeration. If they were still dying then I would medicate for bacterial infection.
Now that I'm really thinking about it, the first one did die shortly after the temp rose.
We also noticed that lately they have been swimming higher in the tank than normal. I'm not sure if that has to do with anything (i.e. low O2) or not.
I know folks who have used maracyn2 and/or melafix for bacterial infections. However, I think you already found your problem. 80+ for tigers is bad, even 77 is pushing it. Even worse if there isn't alot of surface movement since water carries less O2 the higher it gets. I would try to keep the temp around 70 with an airstone personally.I keep them around 75-77. My boyfriend just told me that the temp did some how rise about 5-6 degrees the other day. We actually just purchased and air stone last night to hook up and put in the tank today. If it is a bacterial infection what would you suggest buying to cure it?
Now that I'm really thinking about it, the first one did die shortly after the temp rose.
We also noticed that lately they have been swimming higher in the tank than normal. I'm not sure if that has to do with anything (i.e. low O2) or not.
Get that air stone running and drop that temp.
I'm going to try all this and see how it does over the weekend. I'll let you know how it goes!
Try adding a fan from Walmart, I got one. It was 10 bucks, though with tigers you might need a chiller if you like to keep your house warm. They need VERY low temps.
We turned the heater off, but the house is pretty warm now because the air broke, so we are keeping a fan on it to try and keep it as cool as possible till it gets fixed. But we haven't had any shrimp die since we turned the heater off and got the temperature down a bit.
The fish are LOVING the air stone. My panda corys like to ride the bubbles up. It so fun to watch.
The fish are LOVING the air stone. My panda corys like to ride the bubbles up. It so fun to watch.
Good to hear. What is the temp in the tank down to now?We turned the heater off, but the house is pretty warm now because the air broke, so we are keeping a fan on it to try and keep it as cool as possible till it gets fixed. But we haven't had any shrimp die since we turned the heater off and got the temperature down a bit.
The fish are LOVING the air stone. My panda corys like to ride the bubbles up. It so fun to watch.
Its at 72 right now, but the house is at 64(it was fairly cold out last night). We cant figure out what is keeping it warm. Especially overnight. I'm afraid when it warms back up again and the temp is going to rise back to around 74-76. We keep the house around 70-72 in the summer.
Sometimes thermometers are really inaccurate, especially the digital ones, but glass ones can be way off too. Try using a second one to validate the temp.
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