What Is This?? Parasite?

hello!
I just bought some cherry shrimp yesterday. I called the store and asked if they had any red cherry shrimp. They said they had 2. I said I was thinking more like 50. He said oh wait, I’ve just been told I have 30 out the back. Great

Drive to fish store and he has 17 for me wham bam thank you mam

Got the cherries in their own tank no pre existing fish but the 2 ft tank has been set up for a few months with live plants in them. I notice the cherry shrimp have these yellows white long oval shape things in them could it be a parasite? They were obviously out the back in quarantine. I’m thinking of taking them back and getting non diseased ones because they’ve obviously sold me diseased shrimp... but then part of me what’s to know what it is and can I treat them? Cheers guys

 

That would be the saddles of the females. Aka developing eggs. Some are green, many are yellow in cherry shrimp.

 

Agree, saddles. They are perfectly fine, some are brighter and more noticeable than others.

 

Oh baby shrimp soon. I am totally jealous.

 

Just hope you got some males then

 

congrats! this morning I noticed my cherry had eggs developing, too!

 

congrats! this morning I noticed my cherry had eggs developing, too!

She's full to busting very nice

 

She's full to busting very nice

my shrimp have a lot of crevices to hide in so I don't see them out in the clear very often. it was a real surprise to wake up to this, though. these guys are relatively new

 

Omg thanks so much haha I feel like an idiot now lol! I have had cherry shrimp before but never notice this! Very exciting then, no wonder nothing came up on google for cherry shrimp diseased I’ll post a pic of my tank later today

 

Omg thanks so much haha I feel like an idiot now lol! I have had cherry shrimp before but never notice this! Very exciting then, no wonder nothing came up on google for cherry shrimp diseased I’ll post a pic of my tank later today

it's all good! like I said earlier you don't see each individual too often.