Saltwater & Reef

redsea · 10-30-2011, 11:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Gregcoyote

Mine live in a big head of anthellia.

Cool, do you have a picture?

Gregcoyote · 10-31-2011, 03:40 PM

Not a great picture, but you can see the male guarding the anthellia, the female is buried in it. The colony is about the size of a basket ball.

redsea · 10-31-2011, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Gregcoyote

Not a great picture, but you can see the male guarding the anthellia, the female is buried in it. The colony is about the size of a basket ball.

Wow, that looks awesome! Thanks for sharing!

redsea · 10-31-2011, 11:53 PM

Here is yet another photo of the new Fire Shrimp!

Gregcoyote · 11-01-2011, 01:33 AM

I have seen mine once in two months. He has set up shop on the back side of the reef. It's a shame because he is like yours, very red.

redsea · 11-01-2011, 08:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Gregcoyote

I have seen mine once in two months. He has set up shop on the back side of the reef. It's a shame because he is like yours, very red.

I did get lucky with this one, my last one found this spot where it was hard to view him. I am glad my new one didn't take that spot!

redsea · 11-01-2011, 03:47 PM

I guess my Fire Shrimp is really social! He is basically in the open in the front of the tank

, he is absolutely nothing like my old one.

carey · 11-01-2011, 03:56 PM

Soo awesome! It's making me want to part with $35 for a shrimp! lol

I planned on buying a clam this friday but if you keep that up with your pictures I may have to rethink my clam!
haha

redsea · 11-01-2011, 04:01 PM

LOL. I guess I have Fire Shrimp fever, I can't stop posting pictures of him!

Everyone one who sees my tank likes to make the whole let's eat your shrimp joke and I say "No, you will not eat my $30 shrimp" LOL

Jlsardina · 11-01-2011, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by redsea

LOL. I guess I have Fire Shrimp fever, I can't stop posting pictures of him!

Everyone one who sees my tank likes to make the whole let's eat your shrimp joke and I say "No, you will not eat my $30 shrimp" LOL

Lol. Sad to say- but I've seen people pay more than that to eat a shrimp. Wish I had that kind of money. Lol

redsea · 11-01-2011, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Jlsardina

Lol. Sad to say- but I've seen people pay more than that to eat a shrimp. Wish I had that kind of money. Lol

Really? Wow, good thing I don't like seafood, LOL.

Jlsardina · 11-01-2011, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by redsea

Really? Wow, good thing I don't like seafood, LOL.

Lol yeah!

redsea · 11-02-2011, 06:14 PM

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!

Gregcoyote · 11-02-2011, 08:35 PM

When the parasite erupts thru the surface of the fish's skin, the damage is pretty much done. That is the point where a cleaner might rid the fish of the parasite. I have heard filter feeding corals can capture the spores and can help, but not certain of this. UV filtration can also kill the spores if intense enough.

redsea · 11-02-2011, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Gregcoyote

When the parasite erupts thru the surface of the fish's skin, the damage is pretty much done. That is the point where a cleaner might rid the fish of the parasite. I have heard filter feeding corals can capture the spores and can help, but not certain of this. UV filtration can also kill the spores if intense enough.

When you say permanently damaged, does that mean my fishes are permanently damaged and will not heal? Thank you.

Gregcoyote · 11-02-2011, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by redsea

When you say permanently damaged, does that mean my fishes are permanently damaged and will not heal? Thank you.

No, if the parasite goes away, they can heal up fine. It's kind of like small pox (although this is a VERY loose comparison), where the skin is damaged when the parasite matures and free swims, leaving a damaged area that can get infected. Many ICH treatments are designed to thicken the fish's slime coat (it's immune system) so the parasite can't penetrate the flesh.

redsea · 11-02-2011, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Gregcoyote

No, if the parasite goes away, they can heal up fine. It's kind of like small pox (although this is a VERY loose comparison), where the skin is damaged when the parasite matures and free swims, leaving a damaged area that can get infected. Many ICH treatments are designed to thicken the fish's slime coat (it's immune system) so the parasite can't penetrate the flesh.

Okay, thanks!