A warning about one LFS in Chicago city
 

I visited "Ocean Design" store today - it is in Chicago,
at Irving Park Rd. I have seen $24 cleaner shrimps with
common black spot disease - all were infested with it!
The same symptoms mine shrimp died from a couple weeks ago.
Also, in the corals tank: thousands of quite big flatworms
crawling on glass, rocks, corals, sand - everywhere. Nasty
stuff. Be very careful buying anything live from this store!

A warning about one LFS in Chicago city
 

Thanks for the heads up.

Can this "Black Spot Disease" effect fish?
Is there another name for it?

TIA

~Mort

"Pszemol" wrote in message
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I visited "Ocean Design" store today - it is in Chicago,
at Irving Park Rd. I have seen $24 cleaner shrimps with
common black spot disease - all were infested with it!
The same symptoms mine shrimp died from a couple weeks ago.
Also, in the corals tank: thousands of quite big flatworms
crawling on glass, rocks, corals, sand - everywhere. Nasty
stuff. Be very careful buying anything live from this store!

A warning about one LFS in Chicago city
 

No idea... but there were many pictures on Reefcentral...
Dr Ron Shimek says this is some form of fungus infesting
many ornamental/commercial shrimps with no cure at the moment.

It is not clear why my other shrimps did not catch the
disease - probably there are similar symptoms for many
different stuff out there... Anyway - I purchased from this
store tuxedo urchin before my shrimp died - not sure if the
fungus on my shrimp is from this one store or not, maybe totaly
unrealted, but I saw many sick shrimps there plus flatworms and
I will think twice before I buy anything live from them again...

"Mort" wrote in message . com...
Thanks for the heads up.

Can this "Black Spot Disease" effect fish?
Is there another name for it?

TIA

~Mort

"Pszemol" wrote in message
...
I visited "Ocean Design" store today - it is in Chicago,
at Irving Park Rd. I have seen $24 cleaner shrimps with
common black spot disease - all were infested with it!
The same symptoms mine shrimp died from a couple weeks ago.
Also, in the corals tank: thousands of quite big flatworms
crawling on glass, rocks, corals, sand - everywhere. Nasty
stuff. Be very careful buying anything live from this store!