stonedaquarium Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 hi guys, just saw this shrimp in of the bags of shrimp i ordered from one supplier in taiwan and i dont know what this is... or how infectious it may be so i isolated this shrimp... could this be fungus? if it is how do i treat it? thanks a bunch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antony Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 The best thing to do is to isolate the remaining shrimp that are still healthy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stonedaquarium Posted August 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 well aside from isolating it... is there a way to treat it? or just sacrifice these guys? i added some IAL i wonder if that would help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrimpy Daddy Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 Fungi growing on the shrimp means that the shrimp is not healthy and it came from polluted water. The best way to treat will be boost it's health and the fungi will be gone after moult. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corbie Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 It's actually a protozoal parasite, not a fungus. I think the only effective treatment anyone has found so far has been putting the affected shrimp in dark isolation for ~2 weeks, but not that many have tried it. I had two shrimp with it and tried various doses of Paraguard for weeks. They died before the parasites did. Soothing Shrimp and ElevateShrimp 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyeGuy411 Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 There is almost no chance for long term cure, may have tried. I did hear one anecdotal account of using malachite green combined with dark that supposedly worked. No one has since repeated it with success. EricM 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stonedaquarium Posted August 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2015 thanks for the input guys? I have them isolated in a quarantine tank with just an air stone running... on day 2 on paraguard treatment... slowly acclimatized them to the full strength paraguard... how long can i continue paraguard treatment? Will cover the tank to keep it in the dark... will see how it goes... these infected shrimp were from a breeder in taiwan... kinda sucks when you think getting shrimp from the shrimp mecca itself would give you better quality shrimp.... if things dont improve i guess its the best to just take them to shrimp heaven eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyana Posted August 15, 2015 Report Share Posted August 15, 2015 I treated my shrimp for that and the stuff disappeared but the shrimp died about a month later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stonedaquarium Posted August 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 I treated my shrimp for that and the stuff disappeared but the shrimp died about a month later. what did u use to treat that stuff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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