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It's time for our first meeting since the first ever Australian shrimp championship! We look forward to seeing some new faces alongside the regulars :) Doors open from 12ish. Address 29 grant street, Clifton hill. We have organized 2 talks for this upcoming meet: ~The first is David Mai (Mr MSS himself). David had the pleasure of visiting Japan earlier this year and will be providing us with some photos and insight from his trip. It's a great way to see some sexy shrimp, learn some of the differences between the hobby here versus overseas but David can also provide comparisons between Japan and Vietnam as well (which he visited last year). ~Next up Paul O'Leary and Jamie "Newbreed" 2 of the only 5 people in Australia with the bragging right of being an Australian shrimp championship judge will be going through the procedure and standards for picking the best looking shrimp in town. If you wondered how the shrimp were judged, how to pick the best show group for the next show or some pointers or direction for your own breeding goals then this will answer all your questions. Following these talks we will once again have a round table discussion on shrimp keeping; this is a much more social, open discussion where everyone can chime up. This is a great way to share your triumphs, knowledge or difficulties in the shrimp room, to gain advice, share a useful piece of wisdom or ask questions that can be difficult to find answers for or which you may not want to ask online. We will also have a Trade table, Raffle and supper on the day. Beverages are supplied but please bring a plate of food to share :) IMPORTANT NOTICE ON TRADE TABLE: Please note as always there is a 10% commission on all items sold on the trade table. As this is our 4th meeting (5th event as the club) we will also be enforcing that: -unless it is your first time selling on the trade table -or attending a meeting ONLY financial members will be allowed to sell on the trade table. (membership is $20-40 per year and membership forms are available at each of our meeting).

Health food shops will sell it. They should have chlorella powder too. They shop I go to even has a spirulina, chlorella, wheat grass combo. <correction - barley grass>

Here are a few Snow white/ Golden F8 Mischlings including a couple of Golden Rilis that are showing up. I am leaving them to breed to each other and these are from the tank that gave me the ?BB or ?Pinto type.

Parasitic dinoflagellates and ellobiopsids (Ellobiopsidae) or Cladogonium ogishimae I will refer to both here as there is little studies on these parasites and a general lack of evidence of both types of parasites. Plus a lot of people have been calling this ellobiopsidae for many years. What we deal with in freshwater shrimp is more likely Cladogonium ogishimae, rather than ellobiopsidae. The reason Cladogonium ogishimae fits better is because it: Infects freshwater shrimp, found on the shrimp's pleopods, and turns green eventually. Ellobiopsidae, of which there are thousands of species and many of them are parasitic. Dinoflagellates and ellobiopsids are major parasites in marine invertebrates and fishes. Ellobiopsidae seem to appear on the tops of shrimps, rather than on the pleopods. The possible treatments for both will remain the same. These parasites invade the host's eggs, digestive tract, soft tissue and blood of the organism, who eventually, succumbs resulting in mortality. They propagate by spores, and if any are seen on your shrimp, care must be take to remove the infected shrimp immediately to minimise the spread to other shrimp. Diagnosis: In freshwater shrimps, the Cladogonium ogishimae or ellobiopsidae appear as green to yellow-green vegetation, reminiscent of a fungal infection. Often the infected area is between the swimming legs of shrimp and the swimmerettes (or pleopods). It has a mould like appearance. It's been mainly seen on shrimps imported from Asia. Possibly from poor water conditions. Treatment: There is evidence that a dip in formalin (Attention: carcinogenic and toxic!) could be successful. The only treatment that I know of that has worked is medication with Formalin & Malachite green combo. Separate infected shrimp immediately. And treat the infected shrimp outside of the tank in a hospital tank or a temporary container. Follow the product's instructions for dosage amount and duration. Some off the shelf products with Formalin that also includes malachite green include Fritz Mardel QuICK Cure is one such product. Aquasonic has one too. https://www.aqualifeaquarium.com.au/aquasonic-formalin-malachite-green-solution-100ml Kordon Rid Ick Plus also uses the same ingredients. Seachem Paraguard Eco Labs BSDT32 Broad Spectrum Disease Treatment https://a.co/d/97dwbNn Chances of success and survival of the shrimp depends on how early you diagnose the issue. If left for too long, the shrimp might not survive the formalin & malachite green treatment.

i had similar issues before and I had 8 benibachiballs, took them all out and tank was fine after... things i'd do -check for dragonfly nymphs, hydra, etc -don't let any dead be eaten -remove all moss in tank -remove all driftwood in tank -feed more calcium food -pray to shrimp Gods All the best!