Ring on cherry shrimp

[Jason181]

No antibiotics, its called blue life exit. I have no idea what is in it but there were obviously chemicals because I had to remove the chemical filtration for it to work. But the green blue algae was killing my shrimp anyway, 3 died to it so I needed to do this.

 

[Essjay]

Their website says it's safe for shrimps (and molluscs) but we know that some things sold as fish safe are not. Does the bottle or packaging or instructions say what's in it?

 

[Jason181]

Their website says it's safe for shrimps (and molluscs) but we know that some things sold as fish safe are not. Does the bottle or packaging or instructions say what's in it?

After a long check I could only find one chemical, salicylic acid (2mg per g) I read the bottle and instructions, obly thing it said. However, it also says it does not contain erythromycin

 

[Essjay]

Salicylic acid is aspirin!

 

[Jason181]

Salicylic acid is aspirin!

What does aspirin do to shrimp? I understand that it will get inside them and probably cause stress but what can it so long and short term? I should have read the damn ingredients before I used that medication

 

[Essjay]

I don't think it will do anything specific to shrimps, but as you say, anything added to the tank will get inside them.

 

[PheonixKingZ]

I don't think it will do anything specific to shrimps, but as you say, anything added to the tank will get inside them.

Really? Are they that susceptible to chemicals?

 

[Essjay]

Shrimps, like fish, will be affected to some degree by everything we add to a tank. I don't think aspirin would kill shrimps though.

 

[PheonixKingZ]

Interesting. I learn something every day.