Raising and caring for ornamental shrimp is not as complicated as some other pets and ornamental fish. But during the care process, certain factors cause ornamental shrimp to get sick. If just 1 or 2 shrimps are infected, it is likely that your entire herd of ornamental shrimp will also get sick and even die. The article below will guide you how to recognize, cause, and some common diseases in ornamental shrimp.
Common diseases of shrimp species
1. White spot disease in ornamental shrimp
It is caused by a virus called Baculovirus and shrimp often get this disease
Signs: Ornamental shrimp eat less, their appetite is greatly reduced and they even stop eating. Ornamental shrimp are less active, stay still, and have weak bounce. The thorax and bladder of the shrimp are easy to peel off. The body color of ornamental shrimp is reddish or dull, the body surface is sticky, and white spots appear inside the body.
2. Red foot disease
Symptoms of red leg disease are sick and inactive shrimp. Swim slowly or sink at the surface of the pool. Sometimes spins or swims upright. Slow response to external influences. Loss of appetite or stop eating, body is weak.
The most important of these symptoms is that the legs turn red. The legs swim red first, then the legs and arms, legs and tail are also red. This disease has a high mortality rate, because it is acute.
3. Black spot disease
Black spot disease is one of the dangerous diseases of ornamental shrimp. The cause is caused by bacteria and fungi.
Black spot disease is one of the common diseases of ornamental shrimp. Especially Tep Ong. Mainly due to the decomposition of Pseudomonas and Bacillus bacteria and other causes. The most dangerous is the invasion of freshwater algae, leading to the death of the shrimp.
Symptoms of the early stage of the disease are a small brown spot. The lesions gradually ulcerate and turn black. The most common sites of bacterial infection are the silks, abdominal muscles, tail, and legs. Severely sick shrimp’s body lies at the bottom of the tank.
4. Fungal Infections
Fungal infections are common in ornamental fish, but ornamental shrimp can also be infected with this disease while growing in the aquarium.
Cause: Due to ornamental shrimp being infected with fungus from food. If the immune system is good, the shrimp can resist this disease, but if the immune system is weak, the internal organs are infected with fungal spores, and the shrimp can die. Fungal infections caused by Achlya or Saprolegnia.
Signs: The disease appears in weak, injured or newly peeled shrimp. At this time, the shrimp’s immune system is weak, so the fungus attacks. When you observe, you will see smooth white fibers at the head or abdomen of the ornamental shrimp.
5. Vorticella disease
Vorticella in ornamental shrimp looks like a white fungus or mold growing on the shrimp’s shell. But vorticella is an aquatic parasitic organism that is not a fungus, often found in freshwater environments. This parasite attaches to plants, algae, rocks, and crustaceans such as shrimp, shrimp, and ornamental shrimp.
If not treated promptly, this parasite will cause the aquarium shrimp to die.
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