What is going on...

**southerndesert** · 05-09-2008, 11:00 PM

One of my Cardinal Shrimp was looking odd today so I took a photo and this is what her problem is...

From what I have seen of Cardinal Shrimp eggs they are dark and look nothing like this... Anyone care to comment? I have never seen anything like this on a shrimp.

Bill

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**southerndesert** · 05-10-2008, 12:11 AM

Hi All,

Got it pretty well nailed down by Mustafa at Pet Shrimp and it is likely an external parasite. The shrimp has been moved to a separate tank for now and I guess I'll just wait and see what happens...

Cheers, Bill

mistergreen · 05-10-2008, 12:25 AM

really? strangest parasites i've seen.

looks like dried up eggs.

**A Hill** · 05-10-2008, 12:35 AM

Yeah i think it looks like one of those rare parasites you usually don't see in the trade. being that they're imports explains it. I doubt its life threatening.

Whats that website with most of them on it..... Can't think of the name at the moment......

-Andrew

Ps. I was looking and found something kinda funny, google freshwater dwarf shrimp and look to the right

RARE FW DWARF SHRIMP FS!!

**HOLLYWOOD** · 05-10-2008, 05:16 PM

Looks like a underwater plant. Probably the same stuff that grows on stationary objects. I have a couple of these sulawesi and they seem fairly stationary. Nonetheless isolating is a good idea.

fishsandwitch · 05-11-2008, 01:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HOLLYWOOD

Looks like a underwater plant. Probably the same stuff that grows on stationary objects. I have a couple of these sulawesi and they seem fairly stationary. Nonetheless isolating is a good idea.

I agree!

**wood** · 05-11-2008, 04:33 AM

looks like moss... interesting...

**southerndesert** · 05-11-2008, 12:26 PM

Hi All,

It is not a plant per say but a fungus and here is more information...

http://www.shrimp-diseases-online.com/watermold.htm

The shrimp in question shows no real ill effects as yet and here is a photo..

Cheers, Bill

**HOLLYWOOD** · 05-11-2008, 01:31 PM

Thanks for the info Bill. Thats an excellent link.

BTW,,, Do you have a magnifying lens close by? I would have never caught that. Sharp eye!

**southerndesert** · 05-11-2008, 01:51 PM

Howdy Arnold,

My eyes are no longer sharp at 52, but I indeed do have a magnifying glass close to hand. Still with that it was difficult to see clearly enough to have a clue it was anything but greenish. So I got out the camera and took a good close up so I could see what the heck it was.

Cheers, Bill

**A Hill** · 05-11-2008, 04:45 PM

Well you found the link I was looking for. Google would NOT help me that day.

Quote:

In the above described cases the mushroom spores had an optimal contact surface due to transportation stress and therefore arisen injuries and weakening of the immune system. An infestation with Achlya and Saprolegnial can be handled with CILEX by Brustmann and with Fungol by JBL with the indicated dose of the manufacturer. Often it is reported that the animals with the above described symptoms have not showed visible infestation anymore at the next day. This is because of the slough of the shrimps where all visible spores are stripped of with the old skin. Thus many holders think that the problem has finished itself by itself but, however, this is a fatal error.

Have you been able to find any medications?

I would also add some garlic in that tank

-Andrew

05-09-2008, 11:00 PM	#1 (permalink)
southerndesert Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (4) Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Morristown, Arizona Posts: 360	What is going on... One of my Cardinal Shrimp was looking odd today so I took a photo and this is what her problem is... From what I have seen of Cardinal Shrimp eggs they are dark and look nothing like this... Anyone care to comment? I have never seen anything like this on a shrimp. Bill __________________ "Lose your temper and you lose a friend; lie and you lose yourself."

05-10-2008, 12:11 AM	#2 (permalink)
southerndesert Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (4) Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Morristown, Arizona Posts: 360	Hi All, Got it pretty well nailed down by Mustafa at Pet Shrimp and it is likely an external parasite. The shrimp has been moved to a separate tank for now and I guess I'll just wait and see what happens... Cheers, Bill __________________ "Lose your temper and you lose a friend; lie and you lose yourself."

05-10-2008, 12:25 AM	#3 (permalink)
mistergreen Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0) Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 2,418	really? strangest parasites i've seen. looks like dried up eggs. __________________ Algae happens.

05-10-2008, 12:35 AM	#4 (permalink)
A Hill 7.5 hours later.. (View User Tanks) PTrader: (46) Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: RI,USA Posts: 4,043	Yeah i think it looks like one of those rare parasites you usually don't see in the trade. being that they're imports explains it. I doubt its life threatening. Whats that website with most of them on it..... Can't think of the name at the moment...... -Andrew Ps. I was looking and found something kinda funny, google freshwater dwarf shrimp and look to the right RARE FW DWARF SHRIMP FS!! __________________ Atlanta was fun, now I'll be around for a while hopefully! Yeah I have some moss/shrimp addiction problems. At least I'm not in the red because of them, yet. J'étais Fish Newb

05-10-2008, 05:16 PM	#5 (permalink)
HOLLYWOOD Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (18) Join Date: May 2007 Location: USA Posts: 183	Looks like a underwater plant. Probably the same stuff that grows on stationary objects. I have a couple of these sulawesi and they seem fairly stationary. Nonetheless isolating is a good idea. __________________ Efhipimp #282! yo ...Represent! Support plantedtank.net....Donate... DONT BE A CHEAPSKATE!

05-11-2008, 04:33 AM	#7 (permalink)
wood Plantoholics Anonymous (View User Tanks) PTrader: (22) Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 885	looks like moss... interesting... __________________

05-11-2008, 12:26 PM	#8 (permalink)
southerndesert Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (4) Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Morristown, Arizona Posts: 360	Hi All, It is not a plant per say but a fungus and here is more information... http://www.shrimp-diseases-online.com/watermold.htm The shrimp in question shows no real ill effects as yet and here is a photo.. Cheers, Bill __________________ "Lose your temper and you lose a friend; lie and you lose yourself."

05-11-2008, 01:31 PM	#9 (permalink)
HOLLYWOOD Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (18) Join Date: May 2007 Location: USA Posts: 183	Thanks for the info Bill. Thats an excellent link. BTW,,, Do you have a magnifying lens close by? I would have never caught that. Sharp eye! __________________ Efhipimp #282! yo ...Represent! Support plantedtank.net....Donate... DONT BE A CHEAPSKATE!

05-11-2008, 01:51 PM	#10 (permalink)
southerndesert Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (4) Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Morristown, Arizona Posts: 360	Howdy Arnold, My eyes are no longer sharp at 52, but I indeed do have a magnifying glass close to hand. Still with that it was difficult to see clearly enough to have a clue it was anything but greenish. So I got out the camera and took a good close up so I could see what the heck it was. Cheers, Bill __________________ "Lose your temper and you lose a friend; lie and you lose yourself."

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