Check that it has all its limbs along with the antennae. Are the legs or antennae shorter than the other shrimp? If so, you have a bacterial infection in your tank.
Why does this shrimp look crusty
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So I have about 7 Red Tigers in my tank atm and there's one that's been looking funky for about 2 weeks.
The photos aren't that great, I apologize....cause this tank has some issues with photos, maybe my light + the FSS.
Params:
gH: 6-7
kH: 0
pH: 6.6-6.8
ammonia: 0
nitrite: 0
TDS: 170
The params are similar to the original owner's params
I noticed it's a little slower and just goes about its own business, not really rushing towards food.
It's not cloudy either(even if the picture shows it, poor quality), its shells just look a little more crusty than other red tigers. Also his antennae seem a bit shorter.
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I can only describe it as.....crusty lmao......anyone have a guess or a treatment?
The photos aren't that great, I apologize....cause this tank has some issues with photos, maybe my light + the FSS.
Params:
gH: 6-7
kH: 0
pH: 6.6-6.8
ammonia: 0
nitrite: 0
TDS: 170
The params are similar to the original owner's params
I noticed it's a little slower and just goes about its own business, not really rushing towards food.
It's not cloudy either(even if the picture shows it, poor quality), its shells just look a little more crusty than other red tigers. Also his antennae seem a bit shorter.
I can only describe it as.....crusty lmao......anyone have a guess or a treatment?
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Oh snap, the antennae is shorter, thought it was a bad molt. I'll treat with melafix starting now.
Were those tigers kept with CRS before? It looks like a tigerxcrs cross to me..
Skip melafix. Melafix is a great when to keep it from spreading but Paraguard was the only way I got rid of the bacteria infection in my PFR tank. I dosed melafix for about a week and a half and the shrimp were still slow and looking cloudy. Once I did a large water change and dosed per paraguards instructions the bacteria infection went away in 4 days and I didn't loose any shrimp during the dosing.
Now I dose paraguard for three days after I add new shrimp to any of my tanks. A quarantine tank would be nice but I don't have the room and would hate to have to adjust tank parameters to mimic the conditions in the tank that they are going to eventually be in every time i get new shrimp.
Now I dose paraguard for three days after I add new shrimp to any of my tanks. A quarantine tank would be nice but I don't have the room and would hate to have to adjust tank parameters to mimic the conditions in the tank that they are going to eventually be in every time i get new shrimp.
It looks like a bad molt
Nope its just temporary CRS housing and I got them from a reputable breeder. Also it's mostly the photo quality that's making it look like it has white stripes mixed in.Were those tigers kept with CRS before? It looks like a tigerxcrs cross to me..
I've heard speedie use melafix with good results and others too, but for me I haven't had it do anything. I've had much better results with paraguard. I meant to say paraguard though lol....typo since I have both on hand.Skip melafix. Melafix is a great when to keep it from spreading but Paraguard was the only way I got rid of the bacteria infection in my PFR tank. I dosed melafix for about a week and a half and the shrimp were still slow and looking cloudy. Once I did a large water change and dosed per paraguards instructions the bacteria infection went away in 4 days and I didn't loose any shrimp during the dosing.
Now I dose paraguard for three days after I add new shrimp to any of my tanks. A quarantine tank would be nice but I don't have the room and would hate to have to adjust tank parameters to mimic the conditions in the tank that they are going to eventually be in every time i get new shrimp.
Also changed the picture, got a better angle
I have 2 guys that are like this, 1 more sluggish than the other.
What's weird is that they aren't cloudy up in person but their head has like a golden fill/flecks on it compared to the other 5.
Hmm maybe, anything I can do about that? Params look fine and other shrimp are molting fine in it too.It looks like a bad molt
It's actually tough to tell from the pics. You are claiming that the shrimp is sluggish and the antennae is shorter which are prime examples of an infection....as others have said, it could also be a bad molt but highly unlikely if you have two of them. If in fact it is a bad molt, then your parameters are bad. Here is a link with some bacterial infections which has red tigers shown....
http://www.shrimpnow.com/content.php/277-shrimp-bacterial-infection-paraguard
How long has the tank been set up for? It looks awfully clean. Where are your plants?
http://www.shrimpnow.com/content.php/277-shrimp-bacterial-infection-paraguard
How long has the tank been set up for? It looks awfully clean. Where are your plants?
Yeah that is why I used melafix. It didn't work well for me, but that might have been because of how bad the infection was in my tank. I love the smell and my plants seem to like it in my low tech tanks. If you have any doubt it wont hurt to dose melafix to see if the shrimp get better. If they get worse paraguard would be a good option.I've heard speedie use melafix with good results and others too, but for me I haven't had it do anything. I've had much better results with paraguard. I meant to say paraguard though lol....typo since I have both on hand.
Recently I received a batch of amanos in the mail and all but one died. In my frantic attempt to keep the last one alive I acclimated the shrimp and added it to my OEBT tank. The problem was that after I added him to the tank I noticed how cloudy he was. The poor water conditions in the bag with all the other dead shrimp and possible heat problems made it very likely that he had a bacteria problem. I have been dosing paraguard for 5 days now and he is all clear and no signs of stress (missing limbs and stuff) and very active. I am going to do a water change tomorrow and place some purigen int he tank to remove the excess paraguard.
Floaters and moss to the side, I'm waiting for some shipment of plants to come in, H. Japan and such.It's actually tough to tell from the pics. You are claiming that the shrimp is sluggish and the antennae is shorter which are prime examples of an infection....as others have said, it could also be a bad molt but highly unlikely if you have two of them. If in fact it is a bad molt, then your parameters are bad. Here is a link with some bacterial infections which has red tigers shown....
http://www.shrimpnow.com/content.php/277-shrimp-bacterial-infection-paraguard
How long has the tank been set up for? It looks awfully clean. Where are your plants?
Tank has been up for around 1-2 months.
Well I noticed the problem like 2 weeks ago. Never thought it was a problem. Two just look kinda......more flecky color wise than the other ones. Dunno if they came like that though tbh. One kinda sits in the spot, always moving his arms and legs, not like sitting still like other diseased shrimp I have seen
Wish you could provide a clearer pic Banana. I've never seen a Red Tiger look that blotchy, but it could also be the quality of your pic.
If it's slower than the others and may be infected with something, I'd take it out and count it as a loss before it infects the others. That's just me. You can continue dosing Melafix or Paragaurd at your discretion to kill any existing water borne bacteria.
IMKE who's a member here seems to know a thing or two about bacterial infections. Take a gander at her recent blog post about the topic HERE, if you haven't already read it.
If it's slower than the others and may be infected with something, I'd take it out and count it as a loss before it infects the others. That's just me. You can continue dosing Melafix or Paragaurd at your discretion to kill any existing water borne bacteria.
IMKE who's a member here seems to know a thing or two about bacterial infections. Take a gander at her recent blog post about the topic HERE, if you haven't already read it.
I advise you to take them out, as they have bacterial infection in later phase already. I am almost sure that you cannot keep them alive, not even with treatment.So I have about 7 Red Tigers in my tank atm and there's one that's been looking funky for about 2 weeks.
Will do, thanks. They kinda look like the 2 nondead red tigers in your post.I advise you to take them out, as they have bacterial infection in later phase already. I am almost sure that you cannot keep them alive, not even with treatment.
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