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  1. After 6 days now, the splotches are gone but there is still a distinct bump on the right side (shown on the picture above). Not sure if I should keep medicating or just wait and see. Oto is swimming around and eating, color seems pretty yellow under bright light, could be due to stress.
  2. pH - 6.5 Nitrates - 0 to 5 Hardness - 5 Nitrite - 0 Ammonia - 0 KH/Buffer - 5 Water Temperature -78 In a 60 gallon with 14 Rainbow Praecox and 5 other Otos, any idea what this is? I'm guessing fungal.
  3. @GuppysnailI believe it is muscle necrosis, thank you! I started removing the dead ones on sight and will do more water changes.
  4. Had RCS in a 10 gallon tank for 7 months with no causalities. It is a bare bottom tank with few batches of java fern. A few days ago, I noticed two (younger ones) that have died and chalked it up to a failed molt. However, I am noticing a lot more dying every day. Today there were about 7 that died. The ones that are dying have the "cream filling" in their abdomen. The ones that are struggling usually stop moving or have trouble swimming, and end up falling on their side or upside down. They occasionally move their legs around but they never upright themselves. Any idea what it can be? I attached a picture that shows the "cream filling" next to another one that doesn't have it. Edit: Maybe it is muscular necrosis, I did a 50% water change. Final Edit: Muscular necrosis quickly spread to the other shrimp, I assume it is from eating the dead shrimp that was infected. After two weeks, almost 80% of the population have died. I am expecting all the infected to eventually die off. This is what I suggest if you find yourself in my shoes. Immediately separate the ones that have the white abdomen from the main tank into a separate container. If too many are infected, move the healthy ones into another container. Place ones you are unsure about into another container and monitor them. If they end up okay, you can just place them with the healthy ones. You can do water changes on the tank but I believe the most important step is to separate the healthy from the infected. I don't know what caused this, I can only suspect it was from a zucchini I didn't boil. I just used the microwave, and maybe there was still pesticide on it. I honestly have no idea what caused this and it is probably one of the most frustrating aspects of this hobby. Feel free to message me if you have any questions. pH - 7.6 Nitrates - 40PPM Hardness - 12 Nitrite - 0 Ammonia - 0 KH/Buffer - 7 Water Temperature - 80.5F
  5. It looks like it will work, I have completely covered crypt with aquasoil before and it still ended up thriving.
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