Yellow tang presenting to wrong shrimp

[cgd01]

I have a yellow tNg that has some white dots and needs cleaning. However, he is ignoring my cleaner shrimp and keeps presenting himself to the same peppermint shrimp. The shrimp seems confused, and the tang is desperate. And suggestions? I'm going to loose this fish if it doesn't break up with its peppermint lover.

 

[Alanc425]

The relationship between cleaner shrimp and fish is cool, but if the white dots you're referring to are ich, then neither shrimp will be of much help.

I don't see you losing your tang because the cleaner shrimp won't clean him, if anything- it will succumb to whatever disease it has.

See https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/ich-cryptocaryon-irritans.191226/

 

[aaron23]

cleaner shrimp eating ich is a myth. they actually just eat dead skin off of the fish.

 

[MasterBacon]

The relationship between cleaner shrimp and fish is cool, but if the white dots you're referring to are ich, then neither shrimp will be of much help.

I don't see you losing your tang because the cleaner shrimp won't clean him, if anything- it will succumb to whatever disease it has.

See https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/ich-cryptocaryon-irritans.191226/

+1

 

[cgd01]

It was velvet, and everything died. I'm done with tangs. Every one I get gets parasites. I lost every fish I had.

 

[Tahoe61]

It was velvet, and everything died. I'm done with tangs. Every one I get gets parasites. I lost every fish I had.

A little QT goes along ways.

 

[cgd01]

A little QT goes along ways.

And I should have. I was stupid. I gambled without QT and it bit me. But seriously, screw tangs.