Something is killing my berried shrimp. Some type of worm?

Calistmo

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This is my third berried shrimp to go in less than a week. Really bummed because all three were close to delivery. But on this one I noticed worms under it. I am not sure if these are what killed it or not, I put the shrimp in a bowl and removed one and the other one tried to run away like an inch worm would. I noticed one of these on a chili Rasbora last week as well but didn't think it was a parasite.

Here is a video


 
Planaria will kill and consume Neocaridinas, but not sure that is the issue you are having, saw no worms in your video.

Scroll down to the video of the RCS: https://fishlab.com/planaria/
 

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It's not planaria. It's a parasite worm killing the shrimp.

You can try salt (2 heaped tablespoons per 20 litres).
or
Take the shrimp out and put them in a clean container. Make sure they are free of worms. Then deworm and or copper the tank. After that flush the tank out a few times before putting the shrimp back in.

The worms could have come in on plants or in water with new fish.
 

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