I ADDED THESE FLOATING PLANTS (last slide) WITHOUT QUARANTINING THEM AND NOW ALL MY SHRIMP ARE ON THEIR SIDES BUT MOVING SLIGHTLY. I did a 50% water change in case and removed all the plants that I added, hoping that my fish still have hope to be rescued. I seriously do not know how I can save my shrimp and fish PLEASE HELP ME 😭
Posted by ZAVIERRRRR
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All my fish are fine and active pretty normal but my shrimp are all on the verge of death.
It sounds like you did what you could.
If it happened that quickly I doubt it was a quarantine issue, probably fertilizer or insecticide on the plants. Were they washed thoroughly?
Shrimp are more sensitive to bad water. Do you have a test kit
My guess would be the plants were treated with something that isn’t shrimp safe. Keep doing water changes, maybe even 2 a day, and cross your fingers that it’s enough to save them!
More than likely the plants were treated with copper. It’s fine for fish but deadly for shrimp and snails.
Fresh charcoal or cuprisorb might help but it could be too late.