DreaminginBlue Posted September 12, 2017 Report Share Posted September 12, 2017 I found what I'm fairly certain is a male cherry shrimp (pale, lighter coloration, etc.) with a solid yellowish something filling his abdomen. I isolated him in case it's disease, but can anyone give me an idea of what it is? Sorry for the poor photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aotf Posted September 13, 2017 Report Share Posted September 13, 2017 You're probably going to have to get a better picture than those, I couldn't even tell where the shrimp was for a while. Try moving your camera/phone back? The java moss that's further in is in focus in these shots. If it's actually a male, you could be looking at ellobiopsidae. It's a yellow/greenish parasite that lives around the swimmerets. If it's a female, you might have a common parasite known as "shrimplets". Here's to hoping it's the latter! Where did you get your shrimp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zodiac Posted September 13, 2017 Report Share Posted September 13, 2017 does he look like that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreaminginBlue Posted September 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2017 It looked somewhat like that, zodiac. I'm 99% certain it was male, I've had berried females before and none looked like him. His whole abdomen was filled with a solid yellow color. It didn't look external. I got the shrimp from a LFS a few hours away. I sadly cannot get a better photo because the shrimp in question is dead, and has been eaten. Long story short, my betta has had shrimp in with him before by accident and he never bothered them. I was sure he'd leave this guy alone too. Well, I found out if he finds a dead shrimp, he will eat it. Wasn't expecting this shrimp to die but it did, and then Atlas had a snack... I'll lookout for any other affected shrimp and try to get a better photo if/when I see them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aotf Posted September 13, 2017 Report Share Posted September 13, 2017 I find it really morbid and funny that your "quarantine" tank has an integrated disposal unit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreaminginBlue Posted September 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2017 heh... it originally was a quarantine tank... an empty ten gallon. Then I rescued a sick snail. Then I rescued a betta. Now it isn't really functional as a quarantine tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreaminginBlue Posted October 27, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2017 Whatever this was is back... all the males appear to have it. Hopefully this photo is better? I’m still not sure what it is, and if I should be concerned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreaminginBlue Posted October 27, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2017 One of my snails photobombed, but this picture is clearer than the last. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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