ghost shrimp keep dying

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  1. kewalthe

    kewalthe Astrea Snail

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    Hey I was wondering why my ghost shrimp keep dying. Im using the ghost shrimp to feed fuzy dwarf lion fish but every time I buy them half of the shrimp die per each dozen I get. Im currently keeping them in a 5 gal fish bowl with fresh water and an air stone. What can be the reason for the death so quickly ?
     
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  3. Greg@LionfishLair

    Greg@LionfishLair 3reef Sponsor

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    Poor quality or poorly-kept feeders. I only get my ghosties at one LFS because they get theirs from a different source than the other nearby LFSs and they also keep the tank clean. I buy their ghosties and usually lose very few, if any, but if I buy from the other stores, they rarely last 24 hrs.

    I keep our feeders in a BB 10 gal with a HOB power filter and a heater in the winter. We gutload them with a couple of different marine flake foods.
     
  4. kewalthe

    kewalthe Astrea Snail

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    Yeah the only thing I can think of is poorly kept one of the lfs I cant see where they are kept since they are in the back. It could be the water quality thats shortening their life so much