[aquagirl]

Hi There,

I have never had a parasitic infestation in my shrimp. I have only seen this problem in ghost shrimp. I'm sure that it could occur in other species as well.

Most people quarantine new shrimp for this reason. I don't want to sound like the voice of doom but by moving out the one's that don't look infected might not help. Sometimes they are already infected and you just can't see it yet. By moving the shrimp into other tanks you might infect those tanks as well if there are shrimp already in them.

Do you have other tanks that do not contain any shrimp? I would suggest that if you have them available move all infected shrimp into one tank and all non looking infected to another.

I don't know of any parasitic food or medication that is safe to use in shrimp. There might be something out there, I just am not aware of it.

Maybe someone else here is more knowledgeable in how to rid your shrimp of the parasites and can help you.

Best of luck to you, let us know how you make out.