Can a skunk cleaner shrimp get ick?

[Polareef]

Sure looks like ick on my cleaner shrimp. S/he's had these little white spots now for a week. Ironic because most people get cleaner shrimp to remove ick from fish.

 

What treatment would you recommend that's reef safe. The Garlic thing?

 

Quarantine isn't an option - I don't have another tank around here.

[air_doc28]

me too. my yellow clown goby is the victim right now. help!

[skotd]

I have a green and yellow clown goby. The second week I had him, he had little bumps on his side and on dorsal fin. I was afraid it was ICK. I bought some STRESS COAT and after two treatments, bumps went away. just a FYI

[Ihaveafish]

I've been reading about ICH. The spots will go away even if the ICH is still alive. It's part of it's life cycle. They will drop off, lay eggs, hatch , grow, then attach to your fish again, in larger numbers. It will be back! I'm using Xtreme Garlic to treat mine. Two drops in the food every day, I will keep doing this for about 6 weeks.

Aparently the ICH doesn't like the garilc in the fish, so they won't attach themselves to them. Without a host the ICH will die.

[willlgr1]

in theory it is possible for a shrimp to have a parasite on it, but i would think the parasite (ick specifically) was not have any detrimental effects on the shrimp. i would play it safe and treat. try malachite green or kick-ick. i've used both with sucess in an established reef. corals don't like the meds, but the made it through alright.

[Six]

cryptocaryon irritans (marine "ich") isnt only a fish parasite. it cannot get this disease.

 

do regular water changes to stimulate monthly moltings on your shrimp.