Fluffy Coating On Bamboo Shrimp

[Casabutton]

HELP! My three Bamboo shrimp have developed a thick transparent fluffy coating all over their bodies - is this a bad shed due to lack of calcium or something more sinister. Nothing else in the tank is affected but I immediately moved the bamboos to the hospital tank.

I also have some large bamboo shrimp which look more like rock or mountain shrimp when I search on google - these big fellas aren't fluffy though...

Can anyone help? I have started adding one drop of iodine salt liquid (Salifert) to the 46L tank but I suspect I am closing the stable door after the horse has bolted...

My tank was set up in Nov 2012 and reads good on every water test. I also check the water before I add it to the tank when I do my weekly changes.

Any help or advice is most appreciated! Let me know if you need anymore info!

Louise

 

[Mbuna12]

Do they have any other symptoms

 

[Mbuna12]

Try this:mix 3 tablespoons non iodized salt in a 1 gallon container and dip the shrimp in for 15 seconds then remove and rinse it under distilled water. Do this once every other day until infection clears its defiantly fungus.

 

[Casabutton]

No other symptoms and since my first post I added the Salifert Natural Iodine 1 drop in the 15L hospital tank, a calcium food block and a chunk of shirakura mineral stone. I direct fed them red cyclops and have carried out a 25% water change every other day.

The good news is they are fanning, eating and moving around. The fluff is considerably less and I think they are on the road to recovery. Now I am faced with the dilemma of do I speed up recovery and put them in an iodine dip...

Any suggestions? Also why was nothing else in the tank infected with fungus?