17 Real Reasons why shrimp die in a Aquarium !

I totally agree about old age. I’m a reef keeper. I had a gorgeous and expensive orange dot blenny fish. One day I found him lying at the bottom of the tank, dead. And that’s pretty rare in a reef, as fish generally just “disappear”. But anyways, I was upset until I remembered that the life span of this rather difficult to keep fish is 4-5 years, in the best of conditions. I did some quick math, and I had him for 7ish years. 😬

Reason 18 - jumps into my scissors as I trim the guppy grass.

That was very good!! Way more informative than other videos where they only point out the obvious. Thank you ❤

Stunning vid Chris once again! And what a great closeup shots! Enjoyed a lot - Viktor 📸 😍

You are full of amazing information and truly a treasure in this hobby!! I already liked what you do and who you are, but that final bit about just wanting the information out there and being upset about people charging so much really kicked my respect for you even higher!

I've learned many new facts from this video, thank you. I am a beginner to shrimp keeping and I see some changes I will implement. And Chris, the photography is so beautiful.

My tank is currently cycling and I'm looking for information on shrimp before I get them and this was great, thank you!

Thank you for everything you have done, your actions are bringing Aquatica joy to so many! This is so informative! Great job, fantastic reporting!🌻🌼🐝 Keep it up 🙌

Thanks Chris! I love the high quality footage and information 🙂

great and informative video! love the high quality photos and footage also! keep up the great work and can't wait to watch your next video!

The copper thing is always so interesting, because on the one hand we know that shrimp are more sensitive to copper than fish, we learned this very early with the use of copper medications like Cupramine for treating parasitic diseases, that was a problem! But on the other hand, shrimp blood is copper-based (hemocyanin instead of hemoglobin) and they lose a lot of it when they molt, so it's also a vital micronutrient that they can't live without! Now, a lot of plumbing and food has enough copper to supply what they need, but we know that water column values directly relate to blood copper content. So in the US, it's very common to use RO/DI water and remineralize the water with a GH booster. There's a possibility that there won't even be enough copper to supply them with what they need. I've had an experience of using RO/DI water, everything was controlled, I was using a copper-free fertilizer, and I was seeing abnormally high failed molts. I switched to a fertilizer that had some copper in it and I actually saw an immediate decrease in failed molts. It was incredible. So I actually avoid copper-free ferts. All of the modern aquarium ferts have incredibly low amounts of copper, and it's chelated. Ironically, I find that the "shrimp-specific" fertilizers actually have the potential to do more harm than good. Most modern aquarium ferts would require dumping entire bottles of fertilizer in to reach copper toxicity. They would die from nitrate poisoning way before copper. I appreciate the old age and travel damage aspects in particular. People really do underestimate massively old age as a factor. I've also seen in my fish, often half of a batch (same species) has a lower CO2 tolerance than the others. I have a pet theory that those fish have scarring on their gills from ammonia exposure earlier in their life. No way to prove it, of course, but it is documented in fish farming.

I love your videos!!! Your experience is invaluable ❤. Thank you!

Thanks, Chris! This is a very detailed explanation of the topic. Just one add-on from my side, there's a Sulawesi shrimp called "Sulawesi Snowy or Snow Zebra", which is body white. There's an assumption that they are immune to muscle necrosis, I'm still learning it if it's the truth. Looking forward to the incoming videos on bacteria and parasites.

Good video, thank you. My water is from a well and my fish have always thrived on it. I added shrimp a month ago and I notice even with a 10% water change the shrimp stop feeding for a few hours and hide away. I wonder if I have too much copper in my water?

Great content! Thank you for all you do

Awesome video, tons of information. Thank you!

This was super informative, and I learned a lot even as a semi experienced shrimp keeper. Thanks!

Video was very well done and informative...really love this channel!!

Chris I really enjoy seeing your knowledge and passion that you share in your videos. Copper water pipes are common in my area with my own being decades old. I plan to have my water tested for heavy metals as I prepare for Sulawesi shrimp, but luckily my neo shrimps have been doing OK for years with my copper pipes. But I need to test so I can know. Cheers!

Great information Chris.. awesome content!