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I can't tell from the lighting of the photo, but it looks very similar. I hope for the fish's sake that that's not the case, but for safety I agree with Simon that qt is the best immediate action. From there its a case of more research, and likely a moral decision. AHA! I just remembered about our resident cory expert - @KillieOrCory. He isn't always super active, but u could try sending a private message to him and seeing if he responds.

Leave it in as a Constant source of armonía to créate a good bacterial colony in your filter

The tank should be empty of inhabitants while you are cycling the tank. Supposedly, setting the heater to about 28-29 C can help cycle a tank faster, but once cycled, you can remove the heater.

hi everyone last night i added some gravel to my cycling 10 gallon so the bacteria would have another place to grow however today i tested the ph on the tank and it is 7.4 its usually 7, i checked that the gravel was inert what could be causing this?

Hi @ryanfleming, unfortunately it looks very much like lymphocystis. Quarantine the fish immediately to avoid spreading of the virus to the other fish. The virus can be inactivated with a bath of potassium permanganate (100 mg/L or higher), or formalin (2000 mg/L or higher) for 15 minutes at 77°F (25°C). These are quite high doses. So be sure to use proper precautions (adequate ventilation and personal protective equipment, e.g., gloves, goggles, when using these chemical meds. The problem is, as you can see, those are such high doses that it is almost impractical. If you want to try treating it, get some formalin https://www.thetechden.com.au/Aquasonic_Formalin_Malachite_250ml_White_Spot_p/pl124.htm Drip a few drops directly onto the growth. And 1ml into 1L of water with the fish. Keep aeration going as formalin will deplete oxygen in the water. Move the fish to clean water after 30 minutes in the formalin bath. I would also use it to treat the main tank at 1ml to 40L. What are your other water parameters? pH, temps, GH, and TDS if you have a TDS meter.

I can only go by the thread and what was said there and would quarantine it whilst I decide what tp do, or while awaiting further info etc! Alternatively from reading it, you may want to call it a day with this fish, leave it a month to make sure the others are not the same or infected and then maybe get a replacement - only you can make that decision, but for now I would put it in a quarantine tank and mull it over, or see what other info you get in the next few days??? Simon

No I mean dead shrimp for ammonia it’s cooked now just wondering should I leave it in?

One more thing I just did a water test and found ammonia and nitrate should I remove the shrimp? Sorry Nitrite