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11-24-2004, 06:19 PM
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| | Spaghetti Worm
Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Denver, CO,Colorado
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 |  Skunk shrimp has black spot
Pictures to follow soon (by the time I thought to take a photo, my light was out and didn't want to disturb the slumber of the fish)... I found tonight a black spot on the side of my scarlet skunk shrimp. Any one have any ideas what it could be and/or if I should be worried? He doesn't seem to be acting any differently, still goes after food and is generally active. I realize with Thanksgiving, probably will be hard to get a response soon, but as soon as anyone can reply, I'd appreciate it. I'll try and post pictures tomorrow.
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55 gal glass tank, 2 power heads, wet/dry filter, protein skimmer, 50 lbs live rock, pair of tomato clowns, 1 royal gramma, 1 coral beauty angel, 1 six line wrasse, 1 peppermint shrimp, 1 skunk cleaner shrimp, 12 assorted snails (astrea/turbo), 15 assorted hermit crabs, green bubble tip anemone, red mushrooms, yellow polyps, 1 green leather, green star polyps, yellow toadstool | 
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11-24-2004, 06:46 PM
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| | Whip-Lash Squid
Join Date: May 2004 Location: PhillySuburbs, Pennsylvania Age: 42
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| Re: Skunk shrimp has black spot
My fire shrimp get some black spotting before a molt. Hopefully that is all it is!  _________  I Love My Sig By John Hawkins!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Date Started 9/04 58 gallon Oceanic Tank, 20 gal DIY sump/fuge w/ Kent Marine Auto top-off, Air Water Ice RO/DI, 10,000 K 175 W MH, 2 VHO 03's 96W each, AquaC EV 120 Skimmer
80 lbs LR, DSB in FUGE, 1 - 2 " LS in tank
Black Brittle Star, Chevron Tang, Crocea Clam, red & green Lobophyllia, Frogspawn, Porites Frag, Caulastrea Frag, Green Ricordia, Asst. Zoas, hermits, astreas, stomatellas, fighting conch | |
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11-26-2004, 09:13 AM
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| | Spaghetti Worm
Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Denver, CO,Colorado
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| Re: Skunk shrimp has black spot
Here's a photo:
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11-26-2004, 09:52 AM
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| | Feather Duster
Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Waco, TX,Texas
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| Re: Skunk shrimp has black spot
I had a skunk shrimp that did the samething. After a molt it was gone.
phil
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11-26-2004, 10:31 AM
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| | Stylophora
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Montreal, QC,Quebec Age: 29
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  | Re: Skunk shrimp has black spot
yep same here... it should go away when it molts. If not then you can push the panic button.  But i wouldnt worry about it for now.
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20Gal, 45 lbs LR, 65W PC 10 000K + 65W PC 20 000K + 10Gal sump/fuge
Livestock :hermit and snails, Green star polyps, Button polyps, Finger leather, Xenia, Zoanthids, Mushrooms, Yellow polyps, montipora digitata, acropora, ?mistery polyps?, mistery crab, six line wrasse | |
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11-26-2004, 01:46 PM
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| | Fire Shrimp
Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Quezon City,
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| Re: Skunk shrimp has black spot
man i seldom see my new lysmata. hides all the time. funny i had in my old tank 3 of these and they were out all the time. i think the black spot is normal (not sure though)
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