I read about this in the context of a saltwater reef aquarium, on Nano-Reef.com:
"Shrimp are a great addition to any nano reef. One of the best suited for the job is a cleaner shrimp. There are two different types of cleaner shrimp available to the hobby; the skunk cleaner shrimp, and a fire shrimp (aka blood shrimp). Not only will a shrimp provide extra help to the cleanup crew in keeping your sandbed and rocks clean, it will also rid your fish of parasites. If a fish in the tank gets ich, a sickness in which white parasites attach to the side of the fish, a cleaner shrimp will work to eat the parasites off of the fish. Other options for shrimp include peppermint shrimp, and camel shrimp."
A shrimp that will eat ich off of other fish! How about that...too bad this is likely a saltwater only species.
Now for my question; I have never before heard of this, so is there a species of shrimp (or other creature for that matter) that will eat the ich off of fish? Or is this just silliness?
"Shrimp are a great addition to any nano reef. One of the best suited for the job is a cleaner shrimp. There are two different types of cleaner shrimp available to the hobby; the skunk cleaner shrimp, and a fire shrimp (aka blood shrimp). Not only will a shrimp provide extra help to the cleanup crew in keeping your sandbed and rocks clean, it will also rid your fish of parasites. If a fish in the tank gets ich, a sickness in which white parasites attach to the side of the fish, a cleaner shrimp will work to eat the parasites off of the fish. Other options for shrimp include peppermint shrimp, and camel shrimp."
A shrimp that will eat ich off of other fish! How about that...too bad this is likely a saltwater only species.
Now for my question; I have never before heard of this, so is there a species of shrimp (or other creature for that matter) that will eat the ich off of fish? Or is this just silliness?
