Emma Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 (edited) Just spotted a cherry shrimp with a fuzzy green addition to its rostrum. I couldn’t see anything elsewhere on its body, but the carapace does look generally dull and worse than it should. Any chance this is treatable? Or should I catch it out and euthanize? Edited September 4, 2021 by Emma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tihshho Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 Looks like ellobiopsidae. I'm currently battling this now on one shrimp I just received from an online order. There are methods to treat it, but its recommended to QT the shrimp to reduce the chances of spreading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 Get it out of the tank. I just finished a battle with that stuff, it spreads fast. After many weeks of culling anybody that looked like they had it I haven't seen any new cases for a couple weeks. Maybe I won but I'm not real confident. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tihshho Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 On 9/4/2021 at 7:02 PM, Ken said: Get it out of the tank. I just finished a battle with that stuff, it spreads fast. After many weeks of culling anybody that looked like they had it I haven't seen any new cases for a couple weeks. Maybe I won but I'm not real confident. I'm dealing with it now. I'm hoping the med concoction I'm using will work. I might have to pull this one female and up the dose in another tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 On 9/4/2021 at 5:08 PM, Tihshho said: I'm dealing with it now. I'm hoping the med concoction I'm using will work. I might have to pull this one female and up the dose in another tank. Good luck. The whole experience was pretty unpleasant for me. It would be nice to hear of someone being able to say they are confident they defeated it using a definable process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emma Posted September 4, 2021 Author Share Posted September 4, 2021 Okay thanks, @Tihshho, @Ken. I have it separated in QT. Should I start with some salt or jump straight into meds? I have ich-x on hand, but I can pick up something else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 From everything I read Ich-X is one of the meds that helps. I didn't see anybody say salt helped. I used Ich-X in my case and it may have helped. Here is a link to an article I found educational, not encouraging but educational. https://aquariumbreeder.com/ellobiopsidae-or-cladogonium-ogishimae-green-fungus-in-shrimp-tank/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tihshho Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 I'm doing some testing with meds myself right now, so I wouldn't recommend my path just yet. What I'm currently using is Ruby Reef's Rally which is known to kill dinoflagellates and they are related to ellobiopsidae. Right now I'm on day four of treatment and I believe to be seeing the infestation decreasing. I am dosing the whole tank just to be sure that I'm killing anything waterborne. Again, I wouldn't recommend this solution yet as I'm still doing some testing, plus these meds come in large bottles and are not exactly cheap since they are primarily marketed to SW and Reef folk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emma Posted September 5, 2021 Author Share Posted September 5, 2021 On 9/4/2021 at 7:16 PM, Tihshho said: I'm doing some testing with meds myself right now, so I wouldn't recommend my path just yet. What I'm currently using is Ruby Reef's Rally which is known to kill dinoflagellates and they are related to ellobiopsidae. Right now I'm on day four of treatment and I believe to be seeing the infestation decreasing. I am dosing the whole tank just to be sure that I'm killing anything waterborne. Again, I wouldn't recommend this solution yet as I'm still doing some testing, plus these meds come in large bottles and are not exactly cheap since they are primarily marketed to SW and Reef folk. That’s really interesting! I only have 8 shrimp total so while it sucks it’s not an enormous loss. If I lose them all, I’ll probably wait six months and try again. But I have ich-x and a set up quarantine tank, so it’s no harm seeing if I can save the one I’ve found so far. But I’m definitely interested in your results, as I plan to have more tanks and more shrimp, someday. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eatyourpeas Posted September 5, 2021 Share Posted September 5, 2021 On 9/4/2021 at 4:24 PM, Ken said: Good luck. The whole experience was pretty unpleasant for me. It would be nice to hear of someone being able to say they are confident they defeated it using a definable process. I wish I could say I did, but this nasty stuff wiped a whole colony of shrimp for me. I was very new to aquariums and was probably overfeeding. 🙁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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