life span of cleaner shrimp

[nel621]

Found my cleaner schrimp DOA today.I've had him since Dec.,06.Water parameters are all good,0 amonia,0 nitrite,20 nitrate,1.23sg.75gal,2 clowns ,2 damsels,some hermits.The shrimp would molt almost every 2-3 months.He would eat like there was no tomorrow!So,how long should these guys live?One note, my tank got a bit warm last week for a couple days 82-84 degrees!Put some fans on and my room AC and got it down to 80.What do you think went wrong?I don't think it's a temperature issue.
Thanks,
Nelson

 

[nel621]

Does anyone have any ideas?

 

[autofreak44]

id say at least 5 years... but that is a total guess

 

[stanlalee]

well mine is going on 3yrs and who knows how old it was when I bought it full size. I know of people who claim 7yrs for theirs.

 

[sabor121]

If you are using tap water for water changes then it might be the heavy metals in the water.

 

[violet puff]

what did you feed the cleaner shrimp? Mine go crazy when I put the Mysis shrimp in for the other fish, i'm wondering if I'm feeding them enough... thx katy

 

[travis99]

From some things I have read, inverts like a higher sal. Like 1.026
Also they need ro water, to be on the safe side.
Travis

 

[f14peter]

Originally Posted by violet puff
what did you feed the cleaner shrimp? Mine go crazy when I put the Mysis shrimp in for the other fish, i'm wondering if I'm feeding them enough... thx katy
My skunk loves mysis shrimp ... the little cannibal!
Of course, he likes just about everything we feed, frozen Formula 1 & 2, flake, pellet. He even goes for the frozen Cyclops-Eeze, but it dissolves into such small particles I think it's hard for him to grab onto it.

 

[dbmtrman]

Originally Posted by f14peter
My skunk loves mysis shrimp ... the little cannibal!
Of course, he likes just about everything we feed, frozen Formula 1 & 2, flake, pellet. He even goes for the frozen Cyclops-Eeze, but it dissolves into such small particles I think it's hard for him to grab onto it.
They do clean parasites off of your fish too, so the cyclop-eeze shouldn't be to small.

 

[nel621]

Thank you to all who replied.IMy schrimp ate everything and anything.I double checked the salinity and it was 1.25.Don't know what went wrong but will get another.He was the most interesting of the my lot.Thanks

 

[1journeyman]

Salinity at 1.25 or 1.025?

 

[lazypinoy]

they average about 4 years in captivity

 

[stanlalee]

I've been saying if mine dies I'm going to get a hawfish or perhaps a mystery wrasse but as things are I wont be holding my breath to get one anytime soon. I've had it longer than anything in my tank by at least a year.