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Fish diseases?
Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2006 1:19 pm
by TheDragonLord
do Fish diseases affect shrimp?
im guessing things like ich (Ichthyophthirius) doesnt affect them?
Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 12:34 am
by fishgeek
not much detailed information about invertebrate disease as yet
any research has focused on farmed food groups
there are many bacterial conditions known in marine crustaceans (these are believed to affect similarly the freshwater species)
shell disease - usually secondary to poor water can be caused by a myriad of bacteria
paramoeba protozoan infections , destroys nervous tissue leading to 'limp lobster syndrome'
specific freshwater problems include
crayfish plaque, a fungal infection of the softer body parts
porcelain disease which appears to be more common in australian crays due to a microsporean infection
most of these conditions have no specific proven treatment as yet
hth
andrew
Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 11:20 am
by TheDragonLord
it helps a bit, but i wouldnt recognise any of them
the question was more aimed at fish-shrimp diseases/parasites, ones that will harm both creatures
Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 10:41 pm
by fishgeek
dont believe there are
most pathogens are speifically adapted to do a job in a particular type of host tissue
some of the bacteria involved in shell disease sound like they would cause fin rot/mouth fungus/body ulcer type situations
most viral, protozoan diseases are species specific
andrew
Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2006 11:42 am
by shrimping
He was asking whether fish diseases affect shrimps and not the other way round.
Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2006 7:35 pm
by Mustafa
There is just not enough data about shrimp diseases and shrimp in general to say one way or another.
Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 5:34 pm
by raptor83
Does anybody know if the condition I mention in this thread:-
viewtopic.php?t=1386&sid=6c245f8485368c ... 9d8318dbf3
Is a disease?
Im thinking it was just old, but thought id ask in this thread since 'fishgeek' seems to know quite abit about shrimp diseases.