Ring on cherry shrimp

Jason181 · May 11, 2020

One of my red cherry shrimp have a white ring on them, no idea what it is or if it's deadly? Anything I can do to help it?

sorry you can't see the pic well, had an outbreak of cyanobacteria

KevinZ · May 11, 2020

Hi can you sent me some information I might help

I need
Water Parameter.
GH especially,
I believe that is RCS but I can't grade it since the shoot is kinda blocked by the algae.
And how many of them inside this tank?
What kind of tank? Shrimp only?
How long did that shrimp live inside that tank?
Do you acclimate it the right way?
Do you ever see that RCS molting or you see the molt?
Sorry to Ask you a lot but if you provide me the answer I might help.

Salty&Onion · May 11, 2020

It's nothing deadly to shrimp

It's a lack of calcium in shrimp's diet.
What foods do you feed them? What is your pH, GH and KH of your water?

FishGuest5123 · May 11, 2020

Drop 1/2 of a Tum’s in tank. Do this once a week and it will provide calcium.

KevinZ · May 11, 2020

If that's the white ring of death disease then it's probably on live to death Side.
It's really dangerous and deadly.

PheonixKingZ · May 11, 2020

I agree, it is due to a lack in calcium. I hear Tums are really good for this...

Salty&Onion · May 11, 2020

KevinZ said:
If that's the white ring of death disease then it's probably on live to death Side.
It's really dangerous and deadly.

No its not. It is caused by lack of calcium in shrimp and lack of calcium leads to problems while molting.

PheonixKingZ · May 11, 2020

Salty&Onion said:
No its not. It is caused by lack of calcium in shrimp and lack of calcium leads to problems while molting.

I agree. My shrimp have never personally done that, because I provide enough calcium for them.

Salty&Onion · May 11, 2020

PheonixKingZ said:
I agree. My shrimp have never personally done that, because I provide enough calcium for them.

My cherry shrimp keep having those rings, but I personally never had problems with them molting. They always successfully molted.

PheonixKingZ · May 11, 2020

Salty&Onion said:
My cherry shrimp keep having those rings, but I personally never had problems with them molting. They always successfully molted.

Same. Have you ever watched one molt? I have on several occasions. It’s pretty cool.

Salty&Onion · May 11, 2020

PheonixKingZ said:
Same. Have you ever watched one molt? I have on several occasions. It’s pretty cool.

Never had the chance with mine

KevinZ · May 11, 2020

Hmm. Idk but when I got that disease 1 by 1 my shrimp is dying. And I do some research and most of them said
"If the shrimp failed to molt then the shrimp will have extra Exoskeleton and they can't move their Legs or Head Properly to do the U shape to do the next molt and in some case shrimp can't even poop since the Extra Exoskeleton is blocking the way and lead the shrimp to death." So idk.
But yes it's most of the case is Lack of Calcium
We need water status.
If water too soft ill suggest to add cuttlebone.

PheonixKingZ · May 11, 2020

Salty&Onion said:
Never had the chance with mine

They do tend to hide when they molt, I guess I was just in the right place at the right time!? :fish:

Salty&Onion · May 11, 2020

PheonixKingZ said:
They do tend to hide when they molt, I guess I was just in the right place at the right time!?

I guess you were in the right place at the right time

My vamp has molted when I've been looking, first I thought she was dead lol

PheonixKingZ · May 11, 2020

Salty&Onion said:
I guess you were in the right place at the right time
My vamp has molted when I've been looking, first I thought she was dead lol

Same! The first time my cherry shrimp molted, I thought it had died and all of the internal stuff had been sucked out of it! :lol:

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