Ich

[redsea]

I know that this isn't likely, but I figured I would ask anyhow.

So I have been thinking about my ich problem. I know from reading the articles that ich drops off the fish and reproduces, and then finds a host again. The only fish that I can really see a few spots of ich is one of my PJ Cardinal fish. Is it at all possible that my shrimps are getting rid if the ich by eating it?

Thanks!

 

[all4wheels2]

I'd be more inclined to think that the other fish are just more resistant to it. My two clowns and firefish never had a single spot, while my tang looked like he was thrown in a salt bucket.

 

[FTMMWS]

Your shrimp could be getting it at the stage it is a white spot and you never notice it...Thats what they do..
Also like wheels said ,,some fish are able to fight it off much faster than others...but the ich itself isn't all being consumed by your shrimp

 

[melosu58]

Just in case you have not seen these articles.

An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure: A Quarantine Tank for Everything by Steven Pro - Reefkeeping.com


Marine Ich/Cryptocaryon irritans - A Discussion of this Parasite and the Treatment Options Available, Part I by Steven Pro - Reefkeeping.com

Marine Ich/Cryptocaryon irritans - A Discussion of this Parasite and the Treatment Options Available, Part II by Steven Pro - Reefkeeping.com