Ghost shrimp with rust disease?

I’ve been struggling with water parameters lately. added several plants, flourish root tabs to sand substrate, and dosing Seachem comp/excel/iron and since then my parameters went haywire. Ammonia and nitrite spikes over the last 2 weeks but, not higher than 1 ppm at any given time. Doing frequent water changes and adding stability and prime to compensate. While this was happening I was focusing more on my fish But, this morning I noticed brown spots on my ghost shrimp and one looks like he has “fin rot”. Posting a picture of the shrimp below. Is this rust disease? And if it is can it affect the fish?

It looks like a blood spot. The shrimp might have injured its tail and has the equivalent of a blood blister. Monitor it and post more pictures if it changes. But it should clear up on its own if the water is clean.

Colin_T said:

It looks like a blood spot. The shrimp might have injured its tail and has the equivalent of a blood blister. Monitor it and post more pictures if it changes. But it should clear up on its own if the water is clean.

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Thanks for the reply! I’ve fought for awhile to get parameters back under control.I Checked water after work this evening and ammonia is 0 ppm nitrate <.25 ppm and my plants are eating up the nitrates so I’m back on track to clean water. I will monitor things closely!