Here we try to use a diagnostic facility due to the pure observation of the animal which can be carried out by every aquarian at home. So you can get a fast overview of the possible causes by the following table.
On the following table the most important shrimp illnesses, their causes and the treatment possibilities were summarized. But we have to mention here that the most diseases can be lead back to bad conditions and lacking hygiene, too little till absolutely no water changes, and also to stress.
| Symptoms: |
Causes / Diagnosis: |
Treatment: |
1. Small brown and sometimes also inflamed places at the tank. Pink to orange spots in connection with partly or totally eaten antennae or tail fans. |
External infections caused by different bacteria, lacking aquarium hygiene, too little water changes, stress, too many animals in one basin or badly healed injuries. |
External infections caused by different bacteria, lacking aquarium hygiene, too little water changes, stress, too many animals in one basin or badly healed injuries. |
2. Color loss, orange and white coloring of the entire back and abdomen (not in the head area) in connection with daily occasional death cases. |
Internal infections caused by different bacteria, lacking aquarium hygiene, too little water changes, stress, too many animals in one basin |
Give 1,5g Chloramphenicol on 100 litres solved into the basin water, beside that give a point of a knife under the feed and feed it, free the ground regularly and pay attention to the water quality. |
3. Reddish brown spots in the nape field at dead animals. |
Natural death. These red points are nothing other then the internal organs that are in the nape field. Because of the decomposing of the internal organs at shrimps we can observe a red to brown coloring first. With the increasing decomposition the color of the body degrees completely. |
If there is only one dead animal there is no reason to get worry but if they increase, check your water values. |
4. Furrily, fluffy or thready proliferation in the head area at the feelers or the swimming legs. |
Mushroom infestation (Achlya, Saprolegnia). Bad water quality, too little water changes. |
Treatment with Cillex of Brustman, one tablet in 20 litres of water. Create good holding conditions. |
5. A milky white look that spreads from the head till the abdomen and over the whole body in connection with pale colors and deaths. |
Milk illness. |
Treatment by medicine is currently not possible. Struck and late animals should be removed. Guarantee for good water quality. |
6. Color loss, milky glassy points, stiff limbs, animals are not able to move anymore and die. |
Porcelain illness. |
Treatment by medicine is currently not possible. Struck and late animals should be removed. Guarantee for good water quality. |
7. Dying in vast numbers after a water change, use of new animals, after using of medicines, liquid fertilizer or use of new plants. |
Poisoning: Too fast move of new animals into the aquarium, too high temperatures, too less oxygen in the basin. |
Check you water values for copper, iron, nitrite, nitrate and give enough oxygen. Slow movement of new purchased animals. No use of liquid fertilizers that contain iron or copper. |
8. Injuries at the tank, loss of limbs. |
Injuries through fights, too less cache possibilities especially at cancers and big arm shrimps, too many shrimps in one basin. |
Create cache possibilities, not too many animals in one basin. |
