Black on scarlet cleaner shrimp?

[tmscott89]

So I bought two scarlet cleaner shrimp from liveaquaria Monday and got them shipped yesterday. They seem to be doing fine but I’ve noticed one of the shrimp has a pretty dark spot right around the middle of its body. Is this normal? I took a picture of each best I could to compare them. Second picture is the shrimp I am referring to.

 

[tmscott89]

So I bought two scarlet cleaner shrimp from liveaquaria Monday and got them shipped yesterday. They seem to be doing fine but I’ve noticed one of the shrimp has a pretty dark spot right around the middle of its body. Is this normal? I took a picture of each best I could to compare them. Second picture is the shrimp I am referring to.

Little blurrier but tried to get a side shot of the black spot

 

[boehm742]

Looks like a fully stomach in my opinion.

 

[Bret Brinkmann]

Their bodies are translucent. If it is inside the body, then it is their stomach contents. If it is on the surface of their carapace, then it is an infection. I think the infection is commonly referred to as black spot disease. It can grow out with molting but otherwise can be fatal from what I have read. Let us know which it is as it is too difficult to tell from the picture.

 

[tmscott89]

Their bodies are translucent. If it is inside the body, then it is their stomach contents. If it is on the surface of their carapace, then it is an infection. I think the infection is commonly referred to as black spot disease. It can grow out with molting but otherwise can be fatal from what I have read. Let us know which it is as it is too difficult to tell from the picture.

Well I haven’t found the shrimp since I went to bed Wednesday evening. I understand it could be molting but I would have thought I would have seen it by now even if it was. If I don’t find it by tomorrow I will assume it was the disease. Which is a shame since I bought it on line