Pistol Shrimp - What is it?

[hfp75]

What I have read you are very right.

Parasitic Epicaridea Isopod - Bobyridae (Bopyrid)

When it hatches - it doesnt sound like the next generation will survive (tank survival is not likely). Is that also the time when it is gone from my Pistol Shrimp? or will it continuously be there ? after hatching will it die off & go away or just do it again and again and again?

An interesting read.

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[hfp75]

Here is a pic of my tank....

The emerald and pistol are not visible.... water has been stable, Ph drops down sometimes to 7.8'ish and I need a buffer to keep it up. Usually once a week I top up, change out water 10% and correct the Ph. Nothing otherwise as far as I can tell is a problem. I feed 1/2 a cube of brine shrimp a day & sometimes toss in 4-5 1mm sinking pelets (New Life Spectrum-Community Fish formula).



http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m...5/IMG_0432.jpg

[MrGoodbytes]

Parasitic isopod is what came to my mind too. It mustn't be comfortable but it supposedly does no harm unless you try to remove it.

[hfp75]

I have heard that when the pistol shrimp molts the isopod will be gone but I don't know yet....