eddie0808 Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 Hey guys! In my 10 gallon tank -7 pygmy corys -8 Red Rili shrimps -medium planted -play sand substrate -couple of Indian almond leaves -2 pads of m.pelia Lately i've seen some shrimp turning milky colour and dying one by one. So I looked it up and it seems like a bacterial infection. How do I know if its bacterial infection, and How do I treat it? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flash_oesc Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 Two questions from me, but I'm by no means a shrimp expert...- you're sure it's not molting? What's your temperature at? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie0808 Posted October 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 Two questions from me, but I'm by no means a shrimp expert...- you're sure it's not molting? What's your temperature at? Do you mean like dying from molting? Temperature is at 75 F Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flash_oesc Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 I meant the empty shell looks sort of milky when mine molt... So I was making sure it wasn't just exoskeleton you were seeing. As for temp, I'm told if it's too high (over 80) they 'cook' and become cloudy. Again though, I'm not the pro...just started in the shrimp world. I've been on google a lot...haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckmullin Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 https://www.google.com/search?q=shrimp+molt&client=aff-maxthon-maxthon4&hs=h0j&affdom=maxthon.com&channel=t6&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=48ZxUvrXDuL5igLqg4GoDA&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAQ&biw=1920&bih=959#affdom=maxthon.com&channel=t6&q=cherry+shrimp+molt&tbm=isch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cainechow Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 (edited) It is very likely bacterial infection. Most of the time if they are infected they are pretty much gonners but babies and juvies don't seem to get it. Best would be to Qt the guys that are already milky and quickly remove dead bodies. Drop your temps down to 21C, even 20C, over a a couple days. Lower temps are less condusive to bacterial growth. Also, if you can drop your pH to 6 or 6.5 by either adding more IAL or more CO2. Either way, do the change gradually so that your livestock can adjust slowly. Also there are reports H2O2 treatment being successful in treating bacterial infection, but I'm not entirely convinced. Edited October 31, 2013 by cainechow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie0808 Posted October 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 It is very likely bacterial infection. Most of the time if they are infected they are pretty much gonners but babies and juvies don't seem to get it. Best would be to Qt the guys that are already milky and quickly remove dead bodies. Drop your temps down to 21C, even 20C, over a a couple days. Lower temps are less condusive to bacterial growth. Also, if you can drop your pH to 6 or 6.5 by either adding more IAL or more CO2. Either way, do the change gradually so that your livestock can adjust slowly. Also there are reports H2O2 treatment being successful in treating bacterial infection, but I'm not entirely convinced. How do these bacteria spread? Are all of my shrimps in the tank in danger of getting exposed by the bacteria? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cainechow Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 From the reading that I've done, it can be spread via water column, poo, moults and cannibalisation of infected shrimp. Cleaning up and water changes are good ideas. It makes sense that the Hydrogen Peroxide (H2O2) treatment helps because it would help kill bacteria in the water, poo and anything else it contacts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 I've treated with Seachem ParaGuard in the past but most say to do half doses or less for shrimp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumpsmasher Posted November 4, 2013 Report Share Posted November 4, 2013 From my experience once the body turns cloudy it is in the late stages of the infection and there isn't much you can do for the shrimp other than remove from the tank to prevent it spreading to the other shrimps. If there parts of the limbs and / or antennas looks like they are missing or "dissolved" it is a pretty good sign that your shrimp is infected. I have used both Paraguard and Hydrogen Peroxide (3% @ 1ml / gal) - Neither were that effective in curing infected shrimp but both seems to stop it from spreading. For Paraguard, one hobbyists recommend large water changes (75%) between treatments, and like Ron said 1/2 the dosage Treating with Hydrogen Peroxide is less extreme but you will need to do to daily for around 2 week. I usually experience bacteria blooms during the summmer when temperatures goes up. So if you tank has experience any temperature swings recently that might have triggered it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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