Ghost Shrimp Parasite?

[silentskream]

i know the anti parasite food is safe for inverts..

and you could kill several birds with one stone cuz your other fish would eat it too (although theyprobably wont like it) and that way they'd be protected from it if it spread.

 

[Jaysn]

It is a horse hair worm, take a look here.

http://www.myaquaria.com/albums/Allis-shrimp/ghost_shrimp_passenger.jpg

http://www.myaquaria.com/albums/Allis-shrimp/nematode.jpg

 

[Grins]

Whoa, those 2nd shots told an entirely different story. Great macros and Jaysn that definitely looks like it.

 

[silentskream]

eeeeeeeeeeeewwwwwwwwwwww


gross.

 

[pixl8r]

That is really surprising that a parasite could grow that large, relative to it's host, and not kill it!

 

[PPMN]

wow. are they unique to shrimp or would it inhabit fish as well?

 

[00Smurf]

old thread i know. but i have one in my shrimp too.

 

[trashion]

Shrimp that have them need to be culled. The horsehair worm will lay eggs and cause problems.

 

[Lupin]

That's a shocking sight! Poor shrimps.

 

[00Smurf]

Shrimp that have them need to be culled. The horsehair worm will lay eggs and cause problems.

i isolated her and another shrimp that had just started to show signs of the worm and took them back to the Jack's Aquarium. They gave me store credit which was nice of em.