"Wayne Sallee" wrote in message ink.net...
The black spots on shrimp, are like a bruising of
the cells, but usually does not kill the cleaner
shrimp, and is usually temporary.

It looks ugly. I had this problem with my other shrimps
which died already. My tank was shrimp-less for long.
It does not go away after molting, so I am not sure
if this is only surface bruising - I have read somewhere
it is some viral disease of shrimps, but I had no choice.
I know this is good cure for ich so I had to get at least
one, even if ugly.

Do whatever keeps the tang healthy and stress free.
It may get the ich again, but it should be less if
it gets it again.

I just caught this sick fish a moment ago, sitting with lights
on in his night-home, next to the rock and shrimp was
walking all over him, sniping something from his skin
like on the all-you-can-eat buffet! This is amazing that
the shrimp "knows" what to do with a sick fish and fish
"knows" that the shrimp is its cure and let the doctor
do his work :-)

Reef tank rocks! :-)))