White fuzzy stuff on shrimp

shawnhu

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I found some white fuzz on my RCS the other night, and it hasn't gone away. It seems to be covering one eye, and most of the head. It looks to be getting worse.

I remember reading about this in the past, but cannot recall what it was, and how it was treated. I can no longer find that thread either.

Does anyone know what this might be? So far, only one is affected.

 

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Hmmm. I really don't have a clue. My first thought was fungus? Do you have a pic of this or can you get a decent pic of it?

Have you tried adding a pinch of salt, I guess it wouldn't really hurt much as long as there are no salt sensitive animals/plants in the tank. I hope you figure it out, I am curious to know myself.

 

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Bump,

Looks like it's spreading. It's all over the head of the shrimp, and on their eyes as well. I've added a dose of salt at 1 Tablespoon per 5 gallons so far as a treatment. Does anyone know what this might be?

 

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I'm not sure what it is... But I would isolate that shrimp so the others don't get infected ASAP

 

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White spot syndrome maybe?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_spot_syndrome

 

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sorry to bring up an old thread, but did you ever figure out what this was? I've seen pictures of white spot and I don't think that's it. this is more of a fuzzy covering, almost as if the shrimp was covered in tiny white hairs.

 

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Sounds like typical fungal infection, brought on by a weakened shrimp. I would quarantine just in case, and I am not sure about using anti-fungal medications on shrimp since they're intolerant of certain chemicals/minerals that don't bother fish. Hope it works out.

 

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Destroy it or quarantine it now.

 

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All 7 or 8 that came in were already infected, so they're essentially quarantined already. It sucks, but I'm lucky that I didn't put them in with my CRS.

 

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Problem solved... don't laugh...




It's algae, probably BBA, which tends to die off quickly in my tanks anyways.. apparently it also permanently disappears when they molt.
http://www.planetinverts.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=128
(image from planetinverts.com, note the fuzzy stuff growing on the shrimp's antennae)