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cured my shrimp of that parasite/protozoa!!

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a while back i posted a thread about that disease thats popping up in some shrimp. looks furry and green like deflated eggs under the belly? well i'm happy to say i cured my little shrimp! i still have him in QT but i don't see any signs of it on him anymore.

i know you all say that 'ick' med is bad for inverts, but maybe hes strong (blue neo) but i did dips of it every couple of days over the past 2 weeks. about 1-3 drops in less than a gallon of water. one time i left him overnight because i forgot but still was kicking. its the malachite green / formalin products. be careful obviously but it was a success! hope you give it a try if you see that on your shrimp too...

now if i can only stop my random red cherry deaths. :icon_frow
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that is good to know thanks for the update
Great info for people having problems with this. Thanks for posting your results!
Great job! I just relayed the info along to some FB groups as well because it is rocking the Euro stocks now...apparently. Thanks for the update
Great news. Have you tried salt dips?
no salt. the person i got the shrimp from told me formalin was the only cure. so i gave it a shot. (but the first thing i did was salt with no result)
Thanks for updating!!! It might be good to post your results in your original thread too just for the sake of people searching the forums in the future.

Congrats and I'm glad you were able to cure it!
Thanks for updating!!! It might be good to post your results in your original thread too just for the sake of people searching the forums in the future.

Congrats and I'm glad you were able to cure it!
i actually deleted the thread bc the seller gave me a hard time.
Glad you found something that worked, you should PM randyl and let him know. He is dealing with this stuff on his imports.
Glad you found something that worked, you should PM randyl and let him know. He is dealing with this stuff on his imports.
whats his username???????
LOL That is his username. ;)
LOL That is his username. ;)
hahahahahahahha, i assumed it wasn't because it was so simple. LOL
He's a good person. I've had the pleasure of talking to him via pm's. A nice guy and I'm sure he could really use the info. :thumbsup:
Is there a specific product name? Or did you just use quick cure?
Is there a specific product name? Or did you just use quick cure?
i think it was just quick cure? pretty sure all those blue ich ones are the same?
I just wanted to know, I only have a few meds and I wanted to know a name so it can be suggested to people when needed by name. You can gt quick cure at walmart, if there is no pet store near you,
It's me and thanks for the information. I will give it a try!

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