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Originally Posted by BTLDreef Do yourself a favor, and get a refractometer, hydrometers (ALL not just the swing arms) are not as accurate and go bad over time. Peppermints hide, you'll likely find more. I hardly ever see mine and I've went days without seeing my Skunk Cleaners as well. Depends...

Originally Posted by BTLDreef IMO, get your nitrates down. They're too high, but should not have caused the death of the shrimp. Yes, shrimp and all inverts for that matter, are far more sensitive to changes in water. How are you checking your salinity? Swing arm hydrometer? Floating...

Originally Posted by BTLDreef Probably salinity. How do you test your salinity? What are the water parameters? I actually found two of the peppermints! But the cleaners and at least of the peppermints are definitely gone. I check the salinity of each bucket of RO/DI water I mix. The...

I have a 75 gallon saltwater tank. A recent 20 gallon water change killed four peppermint and two cleaner shrimps. I've done water changes many times without any problems. What happened this time??? The only other change to my routine was a filter sock change. The instructions say to rinse...

When I had just one, he was very shy and stayed at the back of the tank hidden behind live rocks. I added another one about a month later and the pair now hang out together in plain view. I'd get at least two. They make a great addition: they have bright colors and are clearly visible; and...

I used the below trap to capture and return my two dominos. I put brine shrimp in the trap and waited a long time (3-4 hours) for the damsels to enter. The damsels will be timid and cautious at first. They'll swim in place in front of the door for about 15 minutes and will eventually swim...