Lumpy shrimp

[Reeffanman]

I just picked this guy up and acclimated him and put him in my tank and I see a lump on his side or somthing attached to him. He seems ok , still doing the shrimp thing but seems to have a tumor type thing attached to him. Should I be concerned. ? Take him out ? Or just leave it assume he'll be fine?

 

[Reeffanman]

Well he's now somewhere in and around my liverock haven't seen it in a bit now

 

[Reeffanman]

Well he's came back out from hiding, he's the most adventurous of the 3 I put in. I guess I'll name him lumpy and let it rest. But has anyone seen this before? I got a better pic here also

 

[Beengirl]

Sorry. Haven't seen it before. Doesn't look too good, though. Glad to hear he's acting normal. Hope he does okay!

 

[54seaweed]

possibly getting ready to molt

 

[Cjsanders757]

Had this on one of my peppermint shrimps. It could be a mad moult, injury or worse case a parasite. Qt him for awhile see how if it moults and goes away

 

[Reeffanman]

I would guess some type of sponge try google images and see if anything matches

 

[Gregcoyote]

Is that it's real color? A sponge won't contract into the rocks.

 

[Cjsanders757]

It's an isopod parasite qt soon

 

[Reeffanman]

I found that out yesterday and performed shrimp surgery he's in recovery at the moment

 

[Reeffanman]

Lumpy is still doing ok he's qt'd in about a gallon jug now for almost 36 hours after his surgery. He's still a little slow to eat when I put a sinking pellet in his jug.

 

[Reeffanman]

To be honest I'm surprised with no flow and 1 gallon he's doing fine I did a 50% pwc this afternoon but that's it. He's a trooper!!!!

 

[Beengirl]

Did you just grab the thing and pull it off? Or what did the "surgery" consist of? How on earth did you get him to stay still?

 

[Reeffanman]

Lol i told him to stay. and pointed a stern finger on the ground in front of him.
no i held the lump with tweezers and sliced a slit between it and the body. And the parasite kinda just fell out. I think I did the parasite in with the tweezers but he is doing much better now. Pushing 52 hours in his gallon of water

 

[Keithhjs]

The fish whisperer!

 

[Beengirl]

Lol i told him to stay. and pointed a stern finger on the ground in front of him.
no i held the lump with tweezers and sliced a slit between it and the body. And the parasite kinda just fell out. I think I did the parasite in with the tweezers but he is doing much better now. Pushing 52 hours in his gallon of water

Lol. That's great that he's doing well!!
I looked up those things-creepy. There's one that attaches to and eats the tongue!! Gross!!!!

 

[Reeffanman]

I hear ya I think tomorrow morning ill set him back into the display I think I've done about all I can for him now.


I know about the tongue thing that's crazy how big they can get