The Puffer Forum

For heaven's sake, my bad fortune continues.

I bought a dozen ghost shrimp with the hope of setting up a breeding colony. Don't you know, 3 have died already and 2 at least, have what I think must be horsehair worms. I understand from maybe half hours googling, that there "is no cure, no treatment", but I would like to know if anyone here has any idea of an effective treatment? Most of the topics I've found just say "oh yeah your shrimp has a horsehair worm, common. It'll die but heck ghosties only cost .30"

Someone got a better answer? I'd like to save them. I mail ordered them, and so I paid a bit more than 30c each.

take a pic of the shrimp. The worms should be readily visible. Send that to the vendor and A) get new shrimp, or B) get a refund.

I have never tried the Jungle Fizz tabs or treading IPs in inverts.. Given the cost of treatment, it is probably better to freeze them and flush them. Get some $$ back or have them send some other shrimp.

At least it's a local company, so replacing them shouldn't be a huge deal. Good idea on the pix, I'll do that.

viewtopic.php?f=2&t=22668&p=242662&hili ... rm#p242662

I can't get the images to work, and I cannot find the images in his gallery (I remember them ), but still some useful info on this thread..

yes I remember too. Too bad the links are broken, it was an excellent pic.

According to this site http://www.fishlore.com/fishforum/ghost ... hrimp.html
the guy successfully treated his shrimp with the jungle products + melafix + pimafix.

From what is seems, these worms are not passed on to the fish and very unlikely from shrimp to shrimp. Once a shrimp does pass a worm (live or dead) there is a good chance that the shrimp will die anyway.


If you want to try meds.. you may but I personally would just pick out the bad ones.

http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7471.html is also a good read. If the larva (parasite) doesn't become free swimming, it can't lay eggs and repeat the cycle.

If that is in fact what you have

See, you are the worm guy.

I vote J-P's new nickname is "the worm guy"

We could even say it French so it sounds special...Le Mec Ver...is that close?

I found those links, thanks That's how I figured out what they are - blecch.

And there was another similar thread on Fishlore with a follow up...but the shrimp died.
Weirdly enough, I can't find the shrimp with the worms now. I decided what the heck and fed them some medicated pellets after I posted last evening.

Another day, another lesson