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Ugh! I loved my cleaner shrimp. I got a new montipora about 4 inches diameter the other day. I use Bayers to dip, and yes it is the correct version.
I did 10mL per cup of tank water, stirred it, moved it to a tray of fresh tank water and basted it really really well to get off any pests and also the mucus. Left it for 15 min.
Then I moved it to another container of fresh tank water, stirred, and left for 15 min. And once more. I thought I was being extra careful........
Half an hour later, my cleaner shrimp was acting weird. Later that evening, my harlequin shrimp left his lair and stood atop a rock.
This morning, I found my cleaner shrimp dead, and my harlequin shrimp has now been in the same area of the tank for a day and a half -- walking around, acting somewhat normal, but on full display (that's not normal) and not eating the yummy starfish I just got him (that's very concerning).
Two questions: should I be worried about my harlequin dying? What could I have done (or do in the future) to prevent this?
Like I said, I rinsed it in fresh tank water 3 times over maybe a little over a half hour after dipping, the first time with a baster and the other times stirring with a spoon.
I was also wearing gloves and was super careful, there was no splatter, spilling, residue, etc. Could there have been some left in the mucus attached to/secreted by the coral?
Thanks in advance.
I did 10mL per cup of tank water, stirred it, moved it to a tray of fresh tank water and basted it really really well to get off any pests and also the mucus. Left it for 15 min.
Then I moved it to another container of fresh tank water, stirred, and left for 15 min. And once more. I thought I was being extra careful........
Half an hour later, my cleaner shrimp was acting weird. Later that evening, my harlequin shrimp left his lair and stood atop a rock.
This morning, I found my cleaner shrimp dead, and my harlequin shrimp has now been in the same area of the tank for a day and a half -- walking around, acting somewhat normal, but on full display (that's not normal) and not eating the yummy starfish I just got him (that's very concerning).
Two questions: should I be worried about my harlequin dying? What could I have done (or do in the future) to prevent this?
Like I said, I rinsed it in fresh tank water 3 times over maybe a little over a half hour after dipping, the first time with a baster and the other times stirring with a spoon.
I was also wearing gloves and was super careful, there was no splatter, spilling, residue, etc. Could there have been some left in the mucus attached to/secreted by the coral?
Thanks in advance.