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I also have ghost shrimp, he may be shedding his exoskeleton, they grow out of the outer shell.
In the tank there is a single male betta and a mystery snail as well. Sounds pretty bad thanks for all the infoYes it's dying, either from poor water quality or spironucleus.
What fish are in the tank?
If there are no fish in the tank, use salt.
The only cure I have found for spironucleus is salt and lots of it.
You can add rock salt (often sold as aquarium salt), sea salt or swimming pool salt to the aquarium at the dose rate of 4 heaped tablespoon per 20 litres of water.
Keep the salt level like this for at least 2 weeks but no longer than 4 weeks otherwise kidney damage can occur. Kidney damage is more likely to occur in fish from soft water (tetras, Corydoras, angelfish, gouramis, loaches) that are exposed to high levels of salt for an extended period of time, and is not an issue with livebearers, rainbowfish or other salt tolerant species.
The salt will not affect the beneficial filter bacteria but the higher dose rate will affect some plants. The lower dose rate will not affect plants.
After you use salt and the fish have recovered, you do a 10% water change each day for a week using only fresh water that has been dechlorinated. Then do a 20% water change each day for a week. Then you can do bigger water changes after that. This dilutes the salt out of the tank slowly so it doesn't harm the fish.
If you do water changes while using salt, you need to treat the new water with salt before adding it to the tank. This will keep the salt level stable in the tank and minimise stress on the fish.
This is what my 30 gallon tank looks like, I also grow plants for my other tanks in this one. I have a background for the tank but take it off to let sunlight in for the plants. The shrimp like to climb around in the Anacharis.
Yes the shrimp love them!I also have moss ball in all my tanks and my shrimp like to climb on them.
If there is a Betta in the tank, only use 2 heaped tablespoons of salt, not 4. Unless you already put 4 in, then leave it for 2 weeks.In the tank there is a single male betta and a mystery snail as well. Sounds pretty bad thanks for all the info