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Title: Ghost Shrimp Help, Hurry There’s Not Much Time !!!
Description: Ghost shrimp


Lyra - May 6, 2008 09:16 PM (GMT)
When I woke up this morning One of my shrimp was milk white and dead, Now I
look in my other aquarium and my pregnant Ghost shrimp is turning milky, I
think she’s about to die too….what do I do? She’s full of eggs and my
husbands favorite shrimp, she was ok this morning when I checked on her, even
gave the OK to my husband when he called to check on her….oh my gosh she’s
dying…please some one, any one..please help me save her.

The tank was completely cycled the other one's are ok. we had to seperate the
female and we put her in optimum conditions, we did everything right..how can
I save her? testing kit shows ok levels.

I'm using Hikari algea wafers and tetraMin tropical flakes...wait I also have
some aquarium seeds in there, she was eating off one of them this morning..
could that have done it?..the other tank doesn't have real plants, just
momma's tank. I don't think she's shedding, turning whiter by the second and
moving less and less.Will she release her eggs as she dies, or are they
gonners too?

Robyn - May 7, 2008 08:30 PM (GMT)
Shrimp turn milky right before they molt. They are most likely to die during molting. They are more vulnerable and may have trouble making a new exoskeleton if the iodine levels are too low. You can buy a marine iodine supplement and add in a little bit; it might help. Add half the marine dose with water changes.

What kind of seeds did you have that they ate?

Female shrimp often dump their young if they're dying. If they are developed enough, they should survive (if not eaten, sucked into the filter, etc.).

I'm afraid in the past when I had ghost shrimp that got really opaque, they did die. I hope your girl beats the odds!




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