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05-26-2007, 03:47 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: san jose, ca
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isopod on shrimp!
well, one of the two peppermint shrimp i just got has an isopod stuck to it.
what would be the best method to remove that bug ?
J.
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05-26-2007, 03:59 PM
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Still Here, But Gone
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: The Wal-Mart State
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got pics ?
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05-26-2007, 04:07 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: san jose, ca
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ChilisREasy
got pics ?
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i do now 
not the best picture, but the best one that's possible through two layers of acrylic, and a shrimp moving around frantically.
it walks a bit "funny" too due to that bug.
J.
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05-26-2007, 04:10 PM
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Still Here, But Gone
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: The Wal-Mart State
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heh its on his leg...i have no idea..maybe it will fall off enventually,,how longs it been there ?
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05-26-2007, 04:15 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: san jose, ca
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ChilisREasy
heh its on his leg...i have no idea..maybe it will fall off enventually,,how longs it been there ?
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no idea how long, i JUST got the shrimp home from the LFS 
i told the guy to grab two of the smaller shrimp, not the big ones.
i never noticed it until i got home and got it out of the bag and started dripping.
maybe i can gently pull it off ?
J.
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05-26-2007, 04:18 PM
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Still Here, But Gone
Join Date: Jan 2007
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how would you hold the shrimp in place to do that !?!? maybe let him walk around in the tank for a while...most likely it will come off when the shrimp sheds.
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05-26-2007, 04:28 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: bend, oregon
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Dont even put that thing in your tank. Try to pluck it off with tweezers, and if that doesnt work, cut the leg. Brutal I know, but it will grow back.
I cant see the isopod in the pic
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05-26-2007, 04:42 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: san jose, ca
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i had all my gear ready to do some surgery...
and it looks like the isopod is no longer there. but there definately was one in the past. and it left an isopod shaped "bulge" in the exoskeleton of the shrimp.
i'm going to keep this one in my sump for a couple of days, just in case.
hopefully, by the time it molts it will grow a normal shape.
how long does it take for these guys to molt ?
J.
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05-26-2007, 09:40 PM
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Dude? Dude? Focus dude...
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Middle town KY
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peppermints molt for me about 1 time every 2 to 3 weeks
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05-26-2007, 10:04 PM
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A fish
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Eagan, MN
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jph
i'm going to keep this one in my sump for a couple of days, just in case.
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Wouldn't a hospital tank be better?
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05-26-2007, 10:05 PM
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Usually Confused
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Southern California
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a quarantine tank would be the best
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