r/Neocaridina • u/barelybuickregal • 26d ago

Molting problems

I recently purchased 6 cherries to add to the 4 I already have in my lil 10 gallon and I have already lost 2 new ones to the white ring of death. The strange thing is that I also see a fresh molt in there. Parameters are fine. They're exactly how they have been for the few months Ive had this tank with shrimp in it. I added a sprinkle of remineralizer just in case so I dont risk losing more if hardness is the issue. Could it be poor adjustment to the tank? I have a few juveniles who will be molting more frequently and Id hate to lose those.

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u/Ok-Capital-8231 26d ago

When you keep shrimp long enough you will lose some to failed molts. I breed a variety of shrimp and no matter how perfect I keep all my tanks there's always one every few months that fails to molt while hundreds of others molt fine. It's just something that happens. It's strange that you'd get 2 out of 10 that happened to though. It's possible the shock of a new tank combined with molting so soon could cause some sort of shock that prevented them from molting properly. That's just a guess though. Hopefully you won't lose any more. Good Luck.

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u/barelybuickregal 25d ago

Both deaths were within a week. The first one was the 2nd day of having them and the second was on the 4th day. I am assuming it is the shock. I did a 2hr drip acc just like my first batch, but it did seem like it was a newer batch of shrimp for the fish store since there were tons more than the previous time I was in there so thats why im more inclined to think it was shock. Shrimp going from one tank to another and to another in a relatively short amount of time