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Old 12-03-2011, 09:12 AM   #1
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hi, my shrimp keeping dying when i first set up my tank. now into 2 month already. no more shrimp die for the past one week. even crs go well. all eat well too. but i notice now it my snail which die. the shell just turn to pale white colour and it just die. any idea why?

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Old 12-03-2011, 12:23 PM   #2
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Setup for two months, no shrimp died for past week sounds still unstable tank to me.

Snail shell turned white or thinning seems calcium deficiency, check your gh & kh.
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Setup for two months, no shrimp died for past week sounds still unstable tank to me.

Snail shell turned white or thinning seems calcium deficiency, check your gh & kh.
will this calcium deficiency affect my shrimp?
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Old 12-03-2011, 10:56 PM   #4
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will this calcium deficiency affect my shrimp?
Yes, molting issues might surface.
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Old 12-03-2011, 11:14 PM   #5
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I agree with lugi545. Most prob is the low kh/gh. And your ph might be low too.
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Old 16-03-2011, 11:56 AM   #6
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hi, my shrimp keeping dying when i first set up my tank. now into 2 month already. no more shrimp die for the past one week. even crs go well. all eat well too. but i notice now it my snail which die. the shell just turn to pale white colour and it just die. any idea why?

thanks
what are the water parameters?
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Old 16-03-2011, 12:10 PM   #7
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check ur ph.
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