ERRRRRRR !!! Marine Ich !!!!

[Paul28]

but wont it keep re comming back ?

[Paul28]

i need to PUMP them full of Garlic whats a good food for the fish with Garlic

[Bill S]

Have you read this:

http://www.maast.org/forums/showthread.php?t=49040

I've always been been of the notion that unstressed fish will recover on their own - and once it's in your display, you are toast - you will have to live with it.

[Bill S]

i need to PUMP them full of Garlic whats a good food for the fish with Garlic

The garlic is used as an appetite enhancer. If they are eating well, there's no need to use garlic.

Cleaners will NOT pick Ich off of a fish. It's a myth. That being said, fish do seem to enjoy being cleaned - and whatever you can do to improve their stress levels will help.

[Paul28]

Sweet link Thx ill read it

[Purplebeladona]

Cleaner shrimp is a generic term for any swimming decapod crustacean that cleans other organisms of parasites. This is a widely-cited example of symbiosis: a relationship in which both parties benefit. The fish benefit by having parasites removed from them, and the shrimp gain the nutritional value of the parasites. In many coral reefs, cleaner shrimp congregate at cleaning stations.

Scavenger; cleaner of parasites off fishes.

sources: Wikipedia and Julian Sprung Invertebrates A Quick Reference Guide
Purple

[Bill S]

Cleaner shrimp is a generic term for any swimming decapod crustacean that cleans other organisms of parasites. This is a widely-cited example of symbiosis: a relationship in which both parties benefit. The fish benefit by having parasites removed from them, and the shrimp gain the nutritional value of the parasites. In many coral reefs, cleaner shrimp congregate at cleaning stations.

Scavenger; cleaner of parasites off fishes.

sources: Wikipedia and Julian Sprung Invertebrates A Quick Reference Guide
Purple

Please note that I didn't say they won't eat parasites, I said they won't eat Ich.

[Purplebeladona]

"White spot disease" or "Ich", is a primarily cutaneous infection of freshwater and marine fish caused by the protozoan parasite Ichthyophthirius multifilis ...
please research parasites.
Purple

[Bill S]

"White spot disease" or "Ich", is a primarily cutaneous infection of freshwater and marine fish caused by the protozoan parasite Ichthyophthirius multifilis ...
please research parasites.
Purple

Marine ich is not Ichthyophthirius, it's a Cryptocaryon species.

[Pennies2Cents]

Hey Paul,

You can always try antibiotics.IMO (Good For Everyone).. Mixed with the food you give.. Or you can give vitamin C mixed with food as well.