Some Cherries In My Hospital Tank

[Mikaila31]

I put 3 red cherry shrimp in my 15gal quarantine tank about six weeks ago. Now there are a bunch of little guys in there too . I also recently added 6 rummy nosed tetras and a few days ago saw one of them had a single white spot on its side that looked like ick. I added some salt, the spot disappeared and one of the cherries died for some reason. Now I want to treat the fish with a ick med, but I really want to avoid killing the adult female cherry and all the fry . What are the chances of a shrimp getting ick? And is there anyway to save these guys?

thanks,
mikaila31

 

[matchstickgeezer]

I put 3 red cherry shrimp in my 15gal quarantine tank about six weeks ago. Now there are a bunch of little guys in there too . I also recently added 6 rummy nosed tetras and a few days ago saw one of them had a single white spot on its side that looked like ick. I added some salt, the spot disappeared and one of the cherries died for some reason. Now I want to treat the fish with a ick med, but I really want to avoid killing the adult female cherry and all the fry . What are the chances of a shrimp getting ick? And is there anyway to save these guys?

thanks,
mikaila31

Shrimp wont get ick but the medication probably contains copper that kills them.

MSG

 

[vancouver]

Sera sells meds that are shrimp safe.. they are more expensive then other meds, but wont kill your shrimp.

I believe the company is Sera or Serra.. maybe Cera even I cant remember!!!