spots on cleaner shrimp

jpa0741 · 03/05/2006, 07:48 PM

Any ideas on a couple black spots on cleaner shrimp. I have had him 1 week. Never notice these before. They are on the side by his head.

Thanks, Jeff

jaccoo · 03/05/2006, 08:47 PM

HI,

i had some of those too from a cleaner i just purchased from a LFS, then they dissapeared with his first molt

bertoni · 03/05/2006, 08:51 PM

Sometimes cleaner shrimp get a disease that causes black spots. It tends to be fatal over time. That's one possibility. I think a search in the invertebrate forum might turn up more information on this topic.

BlackOnyx · 03/05/2006, 09:26 PM

Black spots is usually a sign that he's not gonna make it, but I hope you prove me wrong. One of my cleaners had the same thing and he slowly got weaker and didnt make it =(

03/05/2006, 07:48 PM	#1
jpa0741 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MI Posts: 1,392	spots on cleaner shrimp Any ideas on a couple black spots on cleaner shrimp. I have had him 1 week. Never notice these before. They are on the side by his head. Thanks, Jeff

03/05/2006, 08:51 PM	#3
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	Sometimes cleaner shrimp get a disease that causes black spots. It tends to be fatal over time. That's one possibility. I think a search in the invertebrate forum might turn up more information on this topic. __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

03/05/2006, 08:47 PM	#2
jaccoo Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 39	HI, i had some of those too from a cleaner i just purchased from a LFS, then they dissapeared with his first molt

03/05/2006, 09:26 PM	#4
BlackOnyx Moved On Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: in front of my tank Posts: 474	Black spots is usually a sign that he's not gonna make it, but I hope you prove me wrong. One of my cleaners had the same thing and he slowly got weaker and didnt make it =(