EMERGENCY! RED CHERRY SHRIMP WONT STOP SWIMMING!

[Peanutplant]

I just bought 10 red cherry shrimp to put in my matured 20 gallon planted tank. The first 5 hours they were doing fine, then I left and came back 3 hours later and they are all swimming around the tank non stop. All 10 of them. Whats wrong??

Would co2 be a factor? I have a diy co2 system that gives minute amount of co2. like a bubble every 8 seconds.

 

[VsKitchen]

hmmm... I have a diy co2 on my tank with my shrimp & they're doing fine...possibly they're just exploring their new space? what are they doing today?

 

[Peanutplant]

Yeah your right. They were just excited about the new tank. They are all just chillin. What I did not think about when setting up te tank was the color of the substrate so I got red. Now it's impossible to find them....

 

[AE86-Danny]

Yeah your right. They were just excited about the new tank. They are all just chillin. What I did not think about when setting up te tank was the color of the substrate so I got red. Now it's impossible to find them....

lol.. try have ghost shrimp in a light gray almost riverbed style sand setup

you cant see ghost shrimp for ANYTHING.
especially on light colored sand... lol

 

[marinkafuschia]

lol, I just got 20 CRS yesterday and they were doing the same thing. only stopping quicly to gather food then hit the current agian. Such cool creatures!