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CichlidDan

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I noticed one of my cherry shrimp has Ellobiopsidae. Has anyone been successful at treating? Should I treat the tank or isolate the infected shrimp?
 
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Becca

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That's not eggs. I've never seen anything like that before. A few articles suggest that under feeding, over crowding, and infrequent water changes can create conditions that make shrimp vulnerable to this.

I'd cull that shrimp and step up water changes. What size is the tank and what else is in it?
 
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CichlidDan

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Becca said:
That's not eggs. I've never seen anything like that before. A few articles suggest that under feeding, over crowding, and infrequent water changes can create conditions that make shrimp vulnerable to this.

I'd cull that shrimp and step up water changes. What size is the tank and what else is in it?
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Yea I didn’t think they were eggs. 46 gallon. 15 neon tetras, 3 guppies and 8 cherry shrimp. I’ve been doing 35-40% water changes every 2 weeks, I will change that to every week.
 
Becca

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CichlidDan said:
I noticed today that the green stuff disappeared.
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My understanding is that they can molt it off, but other shrimp may eat it off the molt and become infected if it's reached the "fruiting" stage.
I'm not really sure, though because I don't have any personal experience with this.
 
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CichlidDan

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Becca said:
My understanding is that they can molt it off, but other shrimp may eat it off the molt and become infected if it's reached the "fruiting" stage.
I'm not really sure, though because I don't have any personal experience with this.
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Thanks for the info. I took out all of the molt I found in the tank.
 
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