AHHHH!!! I have Ich

[dkcrx]

Originally Posted by dabandit

I have heard though that increasing the number of shrimp in your tank will induce more active behavior and less hiding.

true, the more the beter, they will set up a cleaning station that your fish will practicly line up for, "depending on the size of fish".

[untamed]

I have a number of cleaner shrimp and the fish love to be cleaned. It is a daily evening ritual for most all of the fish.

However...the cleaner shrimp do NOT do a very good job of removing the ich parasites and I would not suggest that this is a cure in any way. In fact, I'm not even sure that it even helps in any way.

I am in a similar situation. My achilles tang has shown signs of ich for nearly years now, but it is getting worse of late and I'm concerned.