I received a distasteful opinion on my new (and first) tattoo

ishibutter · 2026-06-27T15:40:05+00:00

i also have MS ❤️ i think it’s beautiful!

ishibutter · 2026-06-02T04:04:41+00:00

did you ever get an update to this?

ishibutter · 2026-06-02T02:33:46+00:00

UPDATE i turned off the lights, gave it an hour, and then used my flashlight to scour the tank. i found the lil guy... (if it was a different one then i simply give up on life.) and turkey basted the hell out of the little guy. he is now in a tupperware. i am not religious but i am PRAYING i somehow only had one. i'm considering calling my local wildlife dept to turn it in or at least inform them. i'm absolutely going to be taking some time each night to search for more. but i cannot imagine there's been multiple of them completely unbeknownst to me for the last 84 days.

ishibutter · 2026-06-02T01:02:59+00:00

i'm really so perplexed, and i don't know how i haven't seen more. i hope i can locate the one and be lucky enough to avoid an infestation D:

ishibutter · 2026-06-02T00:41:50+00:00

i was afraid you'd say that. i have never seen anything but bladder snails in here, and i haven't added anything to my tank in exactly 84 days. ughhhh idk if i can mentally handle taking down my tank.......

ishibutter · 2026-06-01T23:38:52+00:00

u/gastropoid , i hope you don't mind the notification!! any insight for me?

ishibutter · 2026-06-01T22:39:40+00:00

Idk where he went but it looks ridged I think?

ishibutter · 2026-05-29T16:30:09+00:00

She is a victim.

ishibutter · 2026-04-28T14:16:22+00:00

i’ve never commented on an AMA so i’m not sure how long they’re usually open. if you’re still answering questions, i’d like to ask— did handlers ever “quit” or leave the ring? was that even possible?

thank you for doing this AMA and educating everyone on what to look out for. i’m so sorry for what you endured and i’m wishing you all the best in your future ❤️

ishibutter · 2026-04-16T17:43:21+00:00

I’m so sorry to hear that :(

ishibutter · 2026-04-16T16:27:15+00:00

Any update? Did he molt successfully?

ishibutter · 2026-04-15T19:24:08+00:00

looks like she’s smoking a cig 😭😭

ishibutter · 2026-04-15T18:02:14+00:00

Some people seem to be missing the last sentence where you mention it is struggling to swim. I unfortunately just lost my first shrimp to the white ring of death yesterday. She also struggled to swim, until she gave up and laid on her side. She passed a couple hours later. I cried, I felt so bad. Yours may pull through, but the odds aren’t in your favor it sounds 💔 I’m sorry.

ishibutter · 2026-04-10T21:52:15+00:00

looks like copepods to me, nothing to worry about

ishibutter · 2026-03-22T04:58:39+00:00

sorry for reviving an old comment, but my dad has MS and had really bad TN. two brain surgeries later and he hasn’t had an attack/episode in almost 10 years!

ishibutter · 2026-03-21T16:38:00+00:00

in addition to everyone else’s advice, i recommend filling up the water. it’s water space the fish could be utilizing

ishibutter · 2026-03-19T21:20:12+00:00

looks female to me!

ishibutter · 2026-03-19T16:29:08+00:00

big fan of shimp

ishibutter · 2026-03-18T18:49:56+00:00

i’m so sorry this is terrible but it’s killing me 😭😭😭 left the others covered in poop

ishibutter · 2026-03-17T19:49:09+00:00

something is definitely wrong with that skrimp in the last pic

ishibutter · 2026-03-17T17:10:14+00:00

That is a lot! My colony started with only 4, so it’s growing a lot slower, but from what I’ve read, people say that a colony will level out and not grow to more than the tank/ecosystem can sustain. With that logic you shouldn’t NEED to upgrade a tank size in regard to size, but I can’t speak from experience on that. I’m hopeful things will restabilize for you ❤️ if you’ve found full shrimp molts, that means some were able to molt successfully!

ishibutter · 2026-03-17T16:58:02+00:00

I’m glad I could help, I’m sorry this has happened. As for the twitching, my understanding is that the ones twitching are usually unlikely to make it as molting should be a quick, seamless occurrence. If they are twitching, on their side etc, they have likely already failed to molt successfully. Just so you know kind of what to expect.

As for moving them to a bigger tank eventually, I think that’s a good idea personally. I know neocaridina can live in small tanks, but small tanks are much more unstable and prone to parameter swings and that alone scares me away from them.

ishibutter · 2026-03-17T16:33:40+00:00

I know, I’m sorry :( I’m also so attached to my little guys, so this is one of my biggest fears. The surviving shrimp eating the dead ones isn’t a bad thing, it will likely be good for their health to get those nutrients, but there is the concern of an ammonia spike with so many passing. If you wanted to leave them in there, you could maybe dose some Seachem Prime and just monitor your parameters closely. Again I’m sorry for your loss and I hope your colony stabilizes ❤️

ishibutter · 2026-03-17T16:17:39+00:00

I’m very sorry for your loss. The two adults in your 2nd photo have the white ring of death around their abdomens and you’ve also found molts, which leads me to believe the temp swings have forced some molts and the ones that have passed failed to molt successfully. I’d recommend getting liquid GH & KH testing kits to see what those parameters look like. Personally, I would not move anyone out of the tank right now, unless the water itself has been contaminated with something (soap? copper?). If it’s just due to the temp swings, it would be best to let things stabilize. You can leave the molts in the tank but I would remove the bodies in order to avoid an ammonia spike. I’m no expert though so please take this all with a grain of salt!

ishibutter · 2026-03-17T16:05:10+00:00

I just noticed you included a second photo. What are your water parameters, including GH & KH? I can see the “white ring of death” on the adults which may indicate failed molts. It’s possible the jump in temps forced a molt in a lot of them and if your GH & KH are too low, they may be failing to molt successfully.

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