Injured Cherry shrimp.

[RustyRocket]

My female betta just went wild and started chomping on my cherries. They've been fine for the past 7 months until today. She's done some damage before I caught on and isolated her. I've got several berried females with chunks missing from the body and tail. Is there anything I can do to increase the chance of survival (the betta is gone)

 

[Aqua360]

My female betta just went wild and started chomping on my cherries. They've been fine for the past 7 months until today. She's done some damage before I caught on and isolated her. I've got several berried females with chunks missing from the body and tail. Is there anything I can do to increase the chance of survival (the betta is gone)

probably not, apart from fresh, clean water. Sorry to hear this, someone else put up a method of saving eggs from female bodies recently if that's what you'd be inclined toward...

 

[RustyRocket]

probably not, apart from fresh, clean water. Sorry to hear this, someone else put up a method of saving eggs from female bodies recently if that's what you'd be inclined toward...

I found some white shell with hints of colors on it. I'm not sure if that's a molt or a dead shrimp. How do I tell?

 

[Aqua360]

I found some white shell with hints of colors on it. I'm not sure if that's a molt or a dead shrimp. How do I tell?

It sounds like a molt to me...if there are solid bits inside it though i.e. flesh, then its more likely to be a dead shrimp, that's decomposing.