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Why is my ghost shrimp swimming?

Asked: Jesse Wisecup, Last Updated:

Ghost shrimps swim to the top mainly due to the imbalance in water parameters. Some other factors can also be responsible for this behavior. Toxicity in the water is mainly why the ghost shrimps swim to the top.

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