Blue shrimp w/ GREEN ? on it

[adimeatatime]

I found this shrimp tonight when I was feeding them. The shrimp is very active and was feeding as you would expect. I saw the thread earlier with a similar looking issue. I'm going to watch this one and see it the green stuff is lost when the shrimp molts.

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[JohnPaul]

That's just really, really weird looking. Almost looks like he has moss growing out from under him...I suppose it must be some sort of fungus but it's certainly bizarre.

[plecoperson]

Yikes! It really does look like algae.

Mustafa!?

[HOLLYWOOD]

Bill (Southerndesert) had pictures of this same green growth on one of his Sulawesi shrimp. There is a thread about this particular green growth. Best to isolate this shrimp.

[adimeatatime]

Bill (Southerndesert) had pictures of this same green growth on one of his Sulawesi shrimp. There is a thread about this particular green growth. Best to isolate this shrimp.

Yikes , I found the thread. Thanks for the heads up, HOLLYWOOD. I will isolate that shrimp.

[southerndesert]

Hi Pat,

I had this with a Cardinal Shrimp a few months back as Arnold mentioned and after a time the shrimp was fine... I did isolate it to be safe.
Here is some discussion about it at this forum. I wish I'd have paid better attention, but I am guessing a molt cured it.

viewtopic.php?f=2&t=3007&p=27688&hilit= ... gus#p27688

viewtopic.php?f=2&t=3012&p=27737&hilit= ... gus#p27737

Bill

[adimeatatime]

Thanks Bill, that is a relief. After I read some of the info I found it was kind of scary and I sure didn't want to lose all of these guys.

[southerndesert]

Yes I sort of figured I would lose that shrimp, but it recovered and eventually I re-introduced it back into the colony and have not seen any more of this issue. Good luck with yours...

Bill

[Mustafa]

This is definitely a type of parasitic organism and *not* algae. Just wait it out...it should disappear after a molt, unless it weakens the shrimp so much that it dies before or right after a molt.

[adimeatatime]

Thanks Mustafa...That is the weirdest thing I have seen. Hopefully, she will survive.