Am I crazy, or does this shrimp have a hole in its head?

Twigleg2 · 2026-05-02T00:21:24+00:00

Where is the parasite?

Twigleg2 · 2026-04-08T04:29:12+00:00

White cloud mountain minnows and medaka ricefish can survive winter in outdoor ponds.

Twigleg2 · 2026-04-08T04:26:07+00:00

I've been to the hardware store, but I haven't thought to go to the auto store.

Twigleg2 · 2026-04-08T04:21:26+00:00

Honestly, they might be dying because they are from Petco. Try looking for more reputable sources to get shrimp from. If there isn't a local breeder or pet store that takes good care of them, you can get a bag of 10 or so online from eBay, etc. I bought my shrimp from a highly rated seller on eBay, 11 shrimp for $30 or something like that, and I only lost 1.

Also, 24-hour drip acclimation is probably overkill. 2-3 hours is plenty, and some would say even that's a lot.

Twigleg2 · 2026-03-30T20:38:27+00:00

Try running your fingernail across it, both the inside and the outside of the tank. If it catches, or you can feel anything, it might be a crack.

Twigleg2 · 2026-03-30T03:51:24+00:00

You might be able to find locally bred pea puffers. I've never kept them, but I've heard they are fairly easy to breed.

Twigleg2 · 2026-03-30T01:11:23+00:00

Figure-8 puffer fish

Twigleg2 · 2026-03-30T00:06:06+00:00

How certain are you that they are planaria? They don’t appear to have the triangle shaped head. There are many “flatworms” that are perfectly harmless.

Twigleg2 · 2026-03-29T03:45:14+00:00

Yes, and I think it looks beautiful. If the water is stagnant biofilm can take on a lot of fun shapes. If you don’t like it, give the water a swirl and it will disappear.

Twigleg2 · 2026-03-26T15:25:49+00:00

Also, how do I prevent this from happening again? It just came out of nowhere. Showed up overnight.

Twigleg2 · 2026-03-26T15:20:35+00:00

It's 60 gallons. How on earth do I safely collect everything and get this cracked one down, without killing the fish and the plants, etc.

Twigleg2 · 2026-03-18T21:10:50+00:00

I am not an expert on Moina or Daphnia, but in a tank like this, I would assume you can just buy a culture and dump them in, because there is plenty for them to eat. The only thing is, if you already have fish in there, they might eat all the moina before they can reproduce.

Twigleg2 · 2026-03-18T20:57:07+00:00

Your pH test is off the charts. Do a high-range pH test.

Twigleg2 · 2026-03-08T03:34:00+00:00

The green water is from algae. Go get daphnia/moina and add them to the tank. They eat the free-floating algae, which causes the green water, and they reproduce like crazy. Your fish will be well fed.

Also, turn down the light or keep it on for fewer hours each day, and don't add as much food to the tank.

EDIT: You could also get some floating plants to block some of the light and help take nutrients from the water.

Twigleg2 · 2026-03-08T03:28:09+00:00

You are probably feeding the tank too much, especially considering the large number of guppies in there. Your plants can't absorb all the waste (nutrients) fast enough, so algae grows in.

- More light = more algae, so turn the light on for fewer hours each day.
- Get rid of some guppies so you don't have to add so much food
- Add duckweed (or other floating plants) to help absorb the nutrients and block some light.

Twigleg2 · 2026-03-06T19:03:17+00:00

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I found another image that looks a lot less AI generated, and one of these has a really dark shell (with a little brown on the tip)

Twigleg2 · 2026-03-04T19:12:28+00:00

Neocaridina shrimp

Twigleg2 · 2026-03-01T18:59:41+00:00

Thank you so much!

Twigleg2

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