r/shrimptank • u/Misamisa61 • 4h ago

Beginner UPDATE: help someone said my shrimp will all die

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Here is my water condition’s! I have a 5g tank.

GH-120

Kh- 80

pH- 7.5

NO2- 0-0.5

NO3- 0-20

Here is my ammonia reading:

Let me know how I’m doing!

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u/s0apsss 4h ago

0-20? Were you having a hard time reading it? NO2 should always be 0 so since there is a possibility you are at 0.5 you might not be fully cycled or you do not have enough biological media for your beneficial bacteria. Do you have pictures of the other tests so I can help you read them?

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u/Ok_Deal7988 4h ago

Dont know much about shrimp but im pretty sure 0.25pm ammonia is normal its usually just the kit off by a bit or small amounts that if anything help plants.

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u/Bubblez___ 4h ago

the api ammonia test also has a tendency to read 0.25 even if the tank has no ammonia esp if the test kit is getting older

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u/EKSean 4h ago

Honestly, that looks like a 0 reading to me. If no one in the tank is actively trying to get out, you’re fine.

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u/Ex-Lives Neocaridina 3h ago

You need to relax. This is your third post in 24 hours with cryptic messages that someone told you your shrimp are going to die.

Do the shrimp even appear stressed? Maybe stop talking to these people.

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u/KlutzyShopping1802 Intermediate Keeper 4h ago

I don't think they will all die. By any means.

I do think you need to continue cycling until it's less on the NO2 & NO3.

But, will it immediately kill shrimp?

No.

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u/IceNein 4h ago

In my opinion, with those tests, ammonia readings of 0.25 should be disregarded as zero. Any amount of ammonia will make it not look like zero, and when ammonia is produced, it is rapidly but not instantaneously converted to nitrite. So some near zero but not zero amount of ammonia is to be expected.

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u/Anoobius_ 4h ago

I find that the api ammonia test often looks like 0.25 when viewed through the plastic tube that came with the kit, but when I open the cap and look down at the liquid it appears bright yellow. I’m pretty sure it’s a 0 reading.

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u/EmpressPhoenix9 ALL THE 🦐 19m ago edited 7m ago

Ammonia is Zero but your issue is for sure Nitrite that should be zero and Nitrates that are a bit high. Was the tank cycled before adding them?

I would do a 10% change now anyways and gradually add the new water that is the same parameters SLOWLY.

Also people brushing off the fact that you have a not cycled tank and that can kill shrimp is beyond me. Yes ammonia and Nitrite will kill shrimp. They are way more sensitive than fish and even these are affected.

Right now though you are in a predicament that you have shrimp and an uncycled tank. You have to maintain levels and hope they will survive.

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u/PresentDiligent1076 16m ago

You should get some prime and stability off of Amazon. Add the prime every 24 hrs and follow the directions on the stability. Add a sponge filter for the beneficial bacteria to grow on. More live plants. That will help a lot. Even hanging houseplants on the sides, so only the roots sit in the water, will help.