JShannon Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 I apologize in advance for the lack of pictures. I have a ten gallon tank with approximately 25-30 cherry shrimp of mixed varieties. This morning I noticed that one of the shrimp that I previously thought was maybe just berried was growing a green like growth outside of it's underside around it's legs. I promptly removed and unfortunately had to euthanize this shrimp because a Google search showed that this disease is infectious and potentially can destroy entire colonies. The parameters are as follows as measured by API test kits. Ph7.2-7.4, Gh-8, Kh-4 , ammonia-0, nitrite-0, nitrate 0-5 ppm( it's a heavily planted tank with floating plants, I dose easy green twice a week and it always trends toward 0) water temp fluctuates between 73.9 and 75. I'm fairly certain I know what disease this is I'm just not sure from my online research how to proceed. Has anyone had any success preventing this from spreading? It's a green Growth that starts on the shrimps pleopods and grows out from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 1 hour ago, JShannon said: I apologize in advance for the lack of pictures. I have a ten gallon tank with approximately 25-30 cherry shrimp of mixed varieties. This morning I noticed that one of the shrimp that I previously thought was maybe just berried was growing a green like growth outside of it's underside around it's legs. I promptly removed and unfortunately had to euthanize this shrimp because a Google search showed that this disease is infectious and potentially can destroy entire colonies. The parameters are as follows as measured by API test kits. Ph7.2-7.4, Gh-8, Kh-4 , ammonia-0, nitrite-0, nitrate 0-5 ppm( it's a heavily planted tank with floating plants, I dose easy green twice a week and it always trends toward 0) water temp fluctuates between 73.9 and 75. I'm fairly certain I know what disease this is I'm just not sure from my online research how to proceed. Has anyone had any success preventing this from spreading? It's a green Growth that starts on the shrimps pleopods and grows out from there. Removal is all you can do. Hopefully, no others are infected. I had a shrimp with it and removed it. The colony is fine. If you see it on another, remove it the second you notice it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JShannon Posted May 11, 2021 Author Share Posted May 11, 2021 Thank you for the quick response, I suppose I'll just cross my fingers and be extra vigilant. I have several berried females, and I was just getting a colony started after significant financial investment so its been kind of stressful. Thank you for the advice. I really appreciate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 1 hour ago, JShannon said: Thank you for the quick response, I suppose I'll just cross my fingers and be extra vigilant. I have several berried females, and I was just getting a colony started after significant financial investment so its been kind of stressful. Thank you for the advice. I really appreciate it. Once you have a few generations in the tank, things will get easier. Hang in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 Ellobiopsidae can show in others up to 6 months is my understanding. When I first started one I had for 3 months showed ellobiopsidae. But none of my others ever did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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