WEE2000 Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 can anybody wit some experience in keeping cleaner shrimp share their effectiveness with providing controls over ick in tanks? if i have ich problems, all ls removed, introduced cleaner shrimp and wait 4 2 weeks, is it safe 2 put in ls again? does it really clean fishes other than tangs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member AREA51 Posted July 28, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted July 28, 2005 IMHO, ich cant be totally eradicated, only minimise. one of the best ways are to quarantine your LS before putting them into your main tank, and maybe soak your food with garlic before feeding them. PS: fish food, not your foor(j/k) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member jem Posted July 28, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted July 28, 2005 cleaner shrimps isnt really effective in removing or reducing icks bro...they seems to be crawling over your tangs as they are removing dead tissues on them and killing larger parasites which are on them... just my 2 cents advice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Venezia Posted July 28, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted July 28, 2005 your water quality not good, den your fishes becomes stressed. tat's why they get ich. cleaner shrimps are not a solution to control ich... instead , shrimps are susceptible to high nitrates. they may 'mati' instead of cleaning your sick fishes. use UV to reduce free floating parasites... feed garlic soak food/vit c Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member AREA51 Posted July 28, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted July 28, 2005 come to think about it, that time bought 1 coral beauty and 1 six-lined together, next day coral beauty tio ich maybe like what bro Venezia said, it could be stressed.(whats funny was that the six-lined is not affected and busy nipping on LRs) cant do anything to help it. no quarantine tank, no garlic, no medication. In the end left it alone. after a week its out swimming in the front of the tank ichless!! wierd huh? just hope that the ich will just leave my LS alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WEE2000 Posted July 28, 2005 Author Share Posted July 28, 2005 IMHO, ich cant be totally eradicated, only minimise. one of the best ways are to quarantine your LS before putting them into your main tank, and maybe soak your food with garlic before feeding them. PS: fish food, not your foor(j/k) dat means put new ls in separate tanks, but won't they stil suffer stress? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Alvin Tan Posted July 28, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted July 28, 2005 dat means put new ls in separate tanks, but won't they stil suffer stress? yes..put in seperate tank first..let it settle down for abt half a day. then start to introduce quarantine medicine from a light dosage.. partial water change every 3 days is essential..ensure fish is feeding b4 introducing into your tank.. my 2 cents worth.. Quote view my 2ft tank thread update here!! http://www.sgreefclub.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=36399 Tank Dimension: 24'x15'x19' with black silicon. All round 8mm. Equipments: Return Pump : Hailea HX6540 Skimmer/Chiller : Sicce 2500lph Skimmer : Weipro 2011 Lightings: 4xT5s HO..2 20,000k & 2 Blue Pro(Aquaz) Retrofits Chiller : Resun CL280 Auto Water Top Up Life Stock: More then 35kg of figi rocks Blue Tang, Powder Blue Tang, Bristletooth tang, Clown Tang, Yellow Tang, Purple Tang, Flame Angel, Six Line Wrasse, Sunrise Dottyback. 2 Cleaner Shrimp Green Bubble, Orange Yuma, Hammer, True Octopus, Acans, Frogspawn, Green/Orange Cyannaria, Red Prata, Red Open Brain, Star Polyp, Acan Enchinata Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member AREA51 Posted July 28, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted July 28, 2005 actually, if a fish is in a very small tank, won't it feel more stressed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Alvin Tan Posted July 28, 2005 SRC Member Share Posted July 28, 2005 actually, if a fish is in a very small tank, won't it feel more stressed? in certain extent..yes..it would be even stress when kept in a small tank...but for a quarantine tank..a 2feet tank would be enough.. Quote view my 2ft tank thread update here!! http://www.sgreefclub.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=36399 Tank Dimension: 24'x15'x19' with black silicon. All round 8mm. Equipments: Return Pump : Hailea HX6540 Skimmer/Chiller : Sicce 2500lph Skimmer : Weipro 2011 Lightings: 4xT5s HO..2 20,000k & 2 Blue Pro(Aquaz) Retrofits Chiller : Resun CL280 Auto Water Top Up Life Stock: More then 35kg of figi rocks Blue Tang, Powder Blue Tang, Bristletooth tang, Clown Tang, Yellow Tang, Purple Tang, Flame Angel, Six Line Wrasse, Sunrise Dottyback. 2 Cleaner Shrimp Green Bubble, Orange Yuma, Hammer, True Octopus, Acans, Frogspawn, Green/Orange Cyannaria, Red Prata, Red Open Brain, Star Polyp, Acan Enchinata Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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