Cherry shrimp dying a day after water changes

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Fri, Jul 10, 2026, 10:33 PM·mosswall_jen
30% might be too big a swing for them. Shrimp hate sudden changes in hardness more than anything. I do 10-15% and drip the new water in with airline tubing over about an hour.
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Sat, Jul 11, 2026, 2:33 AM·mudskip_mike
Check if your city changed anything. Mine switched to chloramine a while back. Also test GH and TDS of your tap vs the tank, bet theyre pretty different.
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Sat, Jul 11, 2026, 9:33 PM·beaky_pearl
Just tested. Tank GH is 8, tap came out at 4. So I've basically been dropping it every week and then it creeps back up??
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Sun, Jul 12, 2026, 12:33 AM·mosswall_jen
Yeah thats probably it. Evaporation concentrates everything, then you dump a bunch of soft water in. Top off between changes so it doesnt build up, and keep the changes smaller.
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Fri, Jul 31, 2026, 8:33 PM·beaky_pearl
Update: switched to 10% changes dripped in. No deaths for 3 weeks now and I spotted two berried females. Thanks everyone
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