redsea
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Mine live in a big head of anthellia.
Cool, do you have a picture?
Mine live in a big head of anthellia.
Gregcoyote said: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.
Gregcoyote said: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 said: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 said: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 said:Really? Wow, good thing I don't like seafood, LOL.
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 said:When you say permanently damaged, does that mean my fishes are permanently damaged and will not heal? Thank you.
Gregcoyote said: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 said:Here is an update. Two photos of my Red Mushrooms and I finally have something on my base rock (algae).