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01-02-2007, 10:01 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Hawaii
Posts: 52
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 |  ICH and SHRIMP
I posted a couple weeks ago about my fish having an ICH problem. Well it has gone then come back slightly today. i noticed it today. Just know before bedtime i turned off the MH and still had the acintics on. Before I could turn them off, I saw my (well one) cleaner shrimp jump on my blue tang. The tang let him on for about 2 sec then bumped him off. Then the sail fin tang came around and he did the same thing only for a bit longer. So the cleaner shrimp was on the sail fin for a ride all the while eating the ICH, of course I am only assuming this. Has anyone else ever seen this activity. At first I thought they were trying to eat each other or something. Anyone?
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75gal
50lbs live rock
80lbs sand 1/3 live mixed
175watts MH x2 w/ two 48in 54 watt HO-T5 lighting
175gal wet dry filter with builtin protein skimmer
Kent Marine Maxima RO 50GPD
What else do I need? any suggestions
1 Baby Blue Dorie
2 Nemos (False Perculas)
1 Adult Female Green Mandarin---My Favorite...SHHH
2 Cleaner Shrimp
Had about 10 snails(not turbos) but dont know where they went | 
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01-02-2007, 11:37 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Canada
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That is what my 3 scarlet skunk cleaner shrimp does to my Powderblue tang, Naso tang and Blue Hippo tang. They take turns at the shrimps cleaning station, getting clean of ich or any external parasites. This is nornal activity for these shrimps! | |
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01-03-2007, 04:07 AM
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| | Feather Duster
Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: oakley,ca Age: 27
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I had a ICH infestation about 2 weeks ago I am sure it is still present but would a cleaner shrimp help matters in the tank
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tank: 55gal, coralife super skimmer , odyssea 260w 48" compact light, Fluval 304 canister filter, power head, 50 lbs live rock
dragon goby, 20 red legged crabs,9 blue legged crabs,7 nassarious snails,5 zebra snails | |
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01-03-2007, 06:02 AM
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| | Ritteri Anemone
Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Naperville IL Age: 29
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Yes cleaner shrimp are the way to go to help fight any of the parasites.
Also a 6 line wrasse helps as well though some people here have had issues with them.
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180 Gal Reef, AquaC EV-400, 3 MH Aquamedic Oceanlight HQI's 250w 20k. Neptune AquaController III, AquaLogic Trimline Cyclone 1/3hp skimmer, 2 x hydor #4's, 2 x mj1200's modded, 40 gal fuge. | |
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01-03-2007, 06:39 AM
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| | Peppermint Shrimp
Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: CT Age: 31
Posts: 417
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That's why they're called cleaner shrimp. 
If your ich was gone and then came back suddenly, whatever is causing the stress to your fish in the tank is still there. Try and find out what it is and eliminate it and that will cure your ich problem for good. | |
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01-03-2007, 09:23 AM
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| | Sea Dragon
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Kalispell, MT
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My yellow tang and my cleaner are always hiding when they do that. You look around the corner of the tank they look at you the bolt. _________ Senior Noob Setting my 75 back up soon Main SW Tank:
55gal, 70LBS of Tonga/LFSDIY, 50lbs LS, 1x250watt MH(20k), AquaC Remora Skimmer Live stock: Velvet Damsel, (12)Blue legged crab, lawnmower blenny, (1)cleaner shrimp, Yellow Tang, Featherduster CoralsRandom Zoo's(like 10), more zoo's,red mushrooms and hairy mushrooms, Sinularia | |
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01-03-2007, 02:43 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 21
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Although cleaner shrimp will eat parasites off fish, I would not rely only on them. Infact most of the fish I have don't let the shrimp on them... Im not really sure why. But if they fish allow them to eat the ich then you are in luck  _________ Tank Specs:
55 Gallon Mixed Reef
48" Tek Light: 4-54W T5 HO Fluorescents
Bulbs:
1 x 54w Fiji Purple T5 HO Fluorescent
1 x 54w Super Actinic Blue T5 HO Flourescent
1 x 54w 14000K AquaBlue 75/25 T5 HO Fluorescent
1 x 54w 10000k AquaSun T5 HO Fluorescent
Hard Stuff:
100+ lb. Fiji Live Rock
65+ lb. Live sand
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