Broken Tail/Uropods on Shrimp

When monitored the shrimps condition, we often find the shrimps with broken tail (uropods) condition and its breakage is from ligth level (shrimp tail just have a little breakage) until serious level (the shrimp have no tail/uropods.

The broken tail (uropods) as a part of shrimps condition also very influenced shrimps quality that it will be obtained (detailed the concept of shrimp quality for price can be viewed here). There are two main factors that its can causing the broken tail at shrimps :

1. Canibalism, shrimps tail (uropods) becoming broken caused by canibalism inter the shrimps population within the pond. A breakage that caused by canibalsm usualy be signed with no little lump at it tails. Canibalism factor is more caused by feed lack that be given to shrimps within a pond.
   
   
2. Waters quality is poorly.
   
   
3. Pond bottom is dirty. A breakage that caused by point 2 and point 3 usually be followed with little lump at it shrimp tail. The indications of broken tail that caused by point 2 and point 3, are among others : (1) The shrimp tail tip have little lump and if be pressed it will to be secrete, (2) After the lump is appear, the shrimp tail will become broken, (3) in this condition the shrimps still seen actively.

Some technical treatments that can be implemented to anticipated a broken shrimp tail problem, are among others :

1. If the broken tail (uropods) caused by canibalism factor, so the step that can be done is with reviewed feeding program in connection with shrimps need level.
   
   
2. If the broken tail (uropods) caused by waters quality/dirty pond bottom, so the step that can be done are : (a) cleaned pond bottom, (b) waters circulation intensively, (c) gift soft lime/zaeolit, and (d) at serious problem stadia it can be given KMNO4 (kalium permanganat) with normal dosage (not recommended).
   
   
3. Monitoring to shrimps condition change accurately after the treatment was given

The broken tail (uropods) problem is more dominant caused by environment factor there is poorly waters quality/dirty bottom pond, with the result that an alternative step that can be done to anticipated this problem is preserved waters quality on normal condition for shrimps and monitored pond bottom routinely.

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