Bamboo shrimp

[Plecostmus 1234]

Have you tested your water?

Yes

If yes, what is your ammonia?

Fine

If yes, what is your nitrite?

Fine

If yes, what is your nitrate?

Fine

If I did not test my water...

1. ...I recognize that I will likely be asked to do a test, and that water tests are critical for solving freshwater health problems.

Do you do water changes?

Yes

What percentage of water do you change?

41-50%

How frequently do you change your water?

Every week

If I do not change my water...

1. ...I recognize that I will likely be recommended to do a water change, and water changes are critical for preventing future freshwater health problems.

I got a bamboo shrimp about 2 months ago from a very trusted LFS and I had noticed that it had died I was wondering why because it seemed healthy but I did a 90% water change the day before so could it be connected to that because I missed the week before so did a larger water change is it possible that the tank is overstocked there is:
3 5 stripe barbs
5 neon tetras
2 female swordtails
5 corydoras
1 albino bristlenose pleco
3 penguin tetras
And a lot of snails

Anyone that might know why please let me know because it was a much loved fish and I will be getting one in the future so I would like to avoid this situation

 

[Plecostmus 1234]

The tanks is 60 litres

 

[Deadeye]

Fine, fine, fine doesn’t tell much. These guys are very sensitive to water parameters, one mess up and they will die.
Tanks is overstocked, the pleco needs much more room and the cories plus barbs can probably go.
Also, they do need lots of food floating in the water as they are filter feeders. It’s possible he starved.

Did you forget to plug the filter or airstone in. I ask because I killed a crayfish that way, oxygen in the water depleted fast and he was the casualty.

 

[Hendre]

Were you target feeding it?

 

[Plecostmus 1234]

I wasn't target feeding it and I am planning on upgrading to a 105 litre tank in about month but at the moment the pleco is about 1 inch

 

[Plecostmus 1234]

How would I target feed it for when I get another one in the future

 

[twentyleagues]

How would I target feed it for when I get another one in the future

Very small food bits or frozen bbs or the like dropped into the area of flow it's sitting in.
I agree fine isn't an answer, someone's fine is anothers nightmare and not good for the inhabitants.

 

[Andyroo]

you had/have a lot of fish in direct food/grazing competition with the shrimp - i expect it did starve. Think about a wave-maker to drive current, then drop flake-food into the back of the wavemaker so it shoots into the current, and the fans of the shrimp who'll be sitting directly in front. You'll have to adapt your low-flow stock, too - think about keeping this tank high-flow & replacing the tetras & cories with gobies & loaches, pref. butterfly & suck-stone river types.

 

[Plecostmus 1234]

By fine I ment the test said the water quality was the right amount of everything

 

[Deadeye]

By fine I ment the test said the water quality was the right amount of everything

Numbers are still important. The test kit is general for most fish, shrimp are a lot more delicate.