Ben C
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I've successfully kept and bred red cherry shrimps for years and I've read about largely unexplained mass die-offs before, but its now happening to me..
I'm losing about 10 shrimps a night at the moment but just a moment ago, found one in the final throes of death. On closer inspection, I noticed what looked like a fungus (it actually looked like its own exoskeleton) attached to the front of its face. It was kicking around the water column as if trying to get this thing off itself.
I've never seen that before, but it was quite distressing to watch. Does anyone have any idea what this could be and what the solution is?
The tank is a red cherry-only tank, no substrate (as it was only supposed to be temporary) and I'm well on top of water changes. I'm confident parameters are not to blame for this, particularly having just seen the above.
Thanks for your help, all.
Ben
I'm losing about 10 shrimps a night at the moment but just a moment ago, found one in the final throes of death. On closer inspection, I noticed what looked like a fungus (it actually looked like its own exoskeleton) attached to the front of its face. It was kicking around the water column as if trying to get this thing off itself.
I've never seen that before, but it was quite distressing to watch. Does anyone have any idea what this could be and what the solution is?
The tank is a red cherry-only tank, no substrate (as it was only supposed to be temporary) and I'm well on top of water changes. I'm confident parameters are not to blame for this, particularly having just seen the above.
Thanks for your help, all.
Ben