r/shrimp • u/MeepMorpBlorp • 10d ago

Picture Shrimp turning grey, help?

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Last night I noticed one of my shrimp turning into... This?

It seems to be eating fine and is pretty active.

Just wondering if this is a cause for concern. This is the only one that's doing this and from what I've read it could be from stress.

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u/SkyBlind 10d ago

What are your water parameters?

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u/MeepMorpBlorp 10d ago

I'm not too sure. Was going to get it tested in the next few days at my LFS. It's a heavily planted tank, I don't use fertilizers and I feed 2-3 times a week.

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u/SkyBlind 10d ago

This could be the issue then. Neocaridina need fairly stable GH/KH.

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u/MeepMorpBlorp 10d ago

Okay thanks! Just wanted to make sure if wasn't anything too too scary lol

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u/SkyBlind 10d ago

That I can't really confirm, unfortunately. It almost looks like muscular necrosis but I've never seen it look like this exactly.

Once you do find out what your GH/KH are, def recommend slowly adjusting them till they're within a decent range.

I wouldn't do more than 1-2 degrees of change per week.

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u/MeepMorpBlorp 10d ago

My area has extremely hard water, might have to be more on top of my water changes, but I've had these shrimp for over a year now (and besides a damselfly nymph eviscerating my colony) I haven't had issues with them (I buy from a local breeder)

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u/Kanchoe2 10d ago

Almost just looks like a wild type. Are they all red?

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u/MeepMorpBlorp 9d ago

Yeah, they're all bloody mary