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Limbs on shrimp/cray/prawns/lobsters will grow back. So just keep it fed well and it will recover slowly.

How bad is it? Got a picture you can upload here?

That isn't Vorticella. It is likely a type of fungus. Too bad you got rid of it, we will never know what it was now ?

Hi Shrimp addict. Welcome to SKFA.

Just wanted to say hi! I'm new to this forum and am looking forward to meeting everyone.

Right, sorry, I just meant there wasn't one for sale at the nearby aquarium store. I've ordered one online, just have to wait for it to get here. Thank you, Crabby ? I wish I'd thought to look up if the eggs were salvageable when it happened. At least I know for next time (I mean, hopefully I don't have this situation again, but if it DOES then now I know). I'm glad the GH/KH are good.

Those are suitable parameters for neos. However, if you can find a TDS meter on ebay or amazon, that could be very useful. TDS means total dissolved solids, and it is a measured in parts-per-million (ppm). GH and KH will contribute to that, and can also be measured in ppm. However, if your TDS is unreasonably high, it means there is something in your water that you can't see, and gives you an area of issue to investigate. I'm sorry to hear you lost your shrimp, and especially the berried girl. It is possible to save the eggs if you can get them in under 24 hours of her death. Marks Shrimp Tanks has a video on it. Good luck with the next batch.

Search for "TDS meter" on either Ebay or Amazon.

I couldn't find a TDS tester, but I was able to find something to test GH and KH. The GH was 5 degrees, and the KH was 3 degrees.

Hey everyone, First post and just signed up to the forum. I have had an electric blue marron since January and he's been going great. But last night I noticed him missing a claw and the other one was limp and dragging. I think he got them caught in the wood in his tank. But the question I have is, the one that's still attached but limp and dragging should I try remove it so the new one can start to grow OR should I leave it as it is and he will drop/remove it himself? Thanks All

Its fallen off now. So both his claws are gone now. Hopefully he will be ok

I guess that my question would be regarding Vorticella and what it looks like when it spreads throughout the tank.. I am familiar with the type of fungal bloom that is experienced after adding things like driftwood. I recently encountered white growth on my glass and substrate that almost looked crystalline from a distance but upon closer inspection had webs radiating from its core. I have posted pictures on several differing forums now & cannot seem to come up with an answer as to what it is, if its detrimental to my shrimps well being nor how to get rid of it.. please note that in the images it looks as though there are cotton like threads that are sprawling out into the water, but in reality they are all flat against the glass My Set Up is a 15 Gal Fluval Flex with ten Cardinal Tetras, a Betta, 4 Blue Velvet Shrimp (had 32 think betta ate them, He,s getting his own tank soon) and ten Amano shrimp. Gravel vacuumed weekly followed by 1/4 water change. Integrated back filter (sponge, bio media & 6 Hrs a day of UV light.. Temp 76 -78 Ammonia 0 ppm Nitrites 0 ppm Nitrate 5-15 ppm Ph 6.8 -7.0 TDS 330 ish I have since removed the plants and salt dipped all the shrimp then placed in another tank along with the fish and treated all with Gen cure and EM Erythromycin... Nuked my main tank with 30 Tbls of Aquarium salt, PanACur-C and everything else that I have that wouldn't kill my BB let it run for two days and stirring contents often. Drained tank bleached all substrate and strained, rinsed all filter media in R/O water. Bleach dipped all the plants and started over again.... I am new to the hobby and have no idea if this was an effective means of dealing with the problem (I know that it was a lot of work) but hopefully it resolved the issue as I have not seen any of this mysterious growth pop up in my tank to date> Any assistance in identifying this growth and how to "properly" deal with in the future would greatly be appreciated Thank you in advance JLG