Saltinthedesert Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 Have been running a stable blue Neo shrimp tank for several months. Recently purchased some plants from Florida, did a parasite dip and placed them in the tank a week ago. Within a few days some of the more mature adult shrimp have started dying, all having the same discoloration across their midsection. Water parameters all look good, 75°F, GH is five, pH is 7.2, TDS around 150. What cause of death would you think this is? Parasites from the plants? If so, what do I treat it with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JettsPapa Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 I would guess the parasite dip has a better chance of being the problem than parasites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janoš Bećar Pecaroš Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 What exactly is a parasite dip? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 (edited) @Saltinthedesert do you mean Reverse Respiration? Soaking plants in seltzer water to kill pests/algae (but the CO2 benefits the plant in the meantime)? Or did you use some kind of chemical? https://forum.aquariumcoop.com/topic/24465-reverse-respiration/ Edited December 7, 2022 by Chick-In-Of-TheSea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 (edited) That might be rust disease. Let me grab a link https://aquariumbreeder.com/understanding-dwarf-shrimp-diseases-and-parasites/ Quote I can't be sure because I don't know if it would discolor an entire plate on the shrimp. Here is a breakdown of what you're looking for. Quote In the early stages the Rust disease commences as a small, darkened, sometimes friable, or cratered area on the shrimp body. We can see lesions appear as small, shallow discolored depressions which are thought to be the result of superficial damage or simply color marks. As the disease progresses, shell degradation increases in size and extends into the lower layers of the skin. On 12/7/2022 at 10:45 AM, JettsPapa said: I would guess the parasite dip has a better chance of being the problem than parasites. Yeah exactly. The shell might've been weakened. Depending on what dip was used could indicate more issues. What was in the parasite dip used? Edited December 7, 2022 by nabokovfan87 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 On 12/7/2022 at 10:53 AM, Janoš Bećar Pecaroš said: What exactly is a parasite dip? Most often it's a salt dip at a certain concentration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janoš Bećar Pecaroš Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 On 12/7/2022 at 1:17 PM, nabokovfan87 said: Most often it's a salt dip at a certain concentration. I was asking the OP what he meant by parasite dip as there are many things that can be considered to be a parasite dip. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltinthedesert Posted December 7, 2022 Author Share Posted December 7, 2022 @Janoš Bećar Pecarošyes a super low dosage of aquarium salt. @nabokovfan87Looking through the pictures online of Rust Disease, I’m not seeing anything that looks similar to what I’m saying in the tank. Appreciate the suggestion though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janoš Bećar Pecaroš Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 Salt dipping the plant shouldn’t affect shrimp, but just a dip in salt water would not get rid of all the pests. Try reverse respiration next time. Reverse respiration controls both animals and algae. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltinthedesert Posted December 7, 2022 Author Share Posted December 7, 2022 Someone had suggested copper poisoning. Is anyone aware of aquatic plant shops using copper to treat plants? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltinthedesert Posted December 7, 2022 Author Share Posted December 7, 2022 Nevermind, just did a copper test and it was zero. Could be a pesticide I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remi de Groot Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 The color the shrimp has on the picture has nothing to do with the reason it's death. Is just the way they color when dead. They turn this brownish, yellowish or pinkish. If you leave them in the aquarium longer the whole body will get this color. I don't know about the 'parasite' dip. What i do know is that some plants may have poison in them that farmers use to get rit of snails and parasite. For example the Cabomba stores the poison in it's stems. When cutting or damaging the stem the poison gets released in the water and kill the shrimps. How high is your KH? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltinthedesert Posted December 7, 2022 Author Share Posted December 7, 2022 (edited) I’ve kept shrimp for a long time and lost plenty over the years. And I am aware of what they look like when they die, though I have never seen them be discolored in this particular way. Typically the discoloration is more evenly distributed across the body, depending on how long they have been in the tank after dying the color can be different Agreed that pesticides may be the cause of the problem. KH is three. Edited December 7, 2022 by Saltinthedesert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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