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mkbtank
12/05/2007, 06:15 PM
So, a couple of the fish in my 120 (softie tank) have a bit of ick. I have had an awesome Unicorn tang in there for a long time, along with 2 Coral Banded Shrimp (lots of rock, so no issues). They have never really interacted with the fish. However, since the ick breakout a couple of days ago, the Tang has been coming over and picking up the shrimp for cleanings.

I am raising the temp of the tank to help with the ick, and did get some medicine for saltwater (Not sure if I will use it yet), but in the meantime, I got a couple of cool pictures this morning.

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b7cc24b3127cceb24199ec59fa00000026108Dbsmrly2M

and..

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b7cc24b3127cceb24196cb194200000026108Dbsmrly2M

Justinandkrista
12/05/2007, 07:23 PM
Thats cool! bet thats interesting to watch

rotleybutii
12/05/2007, 08:21 PM
That is cool. Before we talked this afternoon I never knew coral banded shrimp even did that.

bwest
12/05/2007, 08:24 PM
As a suggestion, you could try to start feeding Spectrum A pellets. They're anti-parasitic food. I always fed it to my fish, they liked it, and never had an ich problem.

mkbtank
12/05/2007, 08:24 PM
Thanks. Neither did I.