Epicaridean isopod (cleaner shrimp black spots)

[eejay3]

Okay, so I tried to use the "search" feature so that I would not create yet another duplicate thread, but all of the posts there on Epicaridean isopods were too old for the pictures to come up. I am wondering if this is what just killed my cleaner shrimp. Does anyone happen to have a picture or a link to what it looks like on the shrimp? I noticed the black spots but I thought that he had been stung by the BTA since he was always crawling over it to steal its food. But the BTA died and the spots stayed ... today he looked like he was going to molt but ended up dead. Any pics out there?

 

[reefiness]

i googled it and found this im not sure if this is what your talking about though...
http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/20...s/image003.jpg

 

[eejay3]

Well, thanks, but I don't think so. I was reading that they can cause black spots rather than flesh colored. Thomas712 -- I think you authored some of those back-dated threads. Do you know where I could find it?

 

[eejay3]

Thomas? Anyone?

 

[thomas712]

I don't think I have any pics from that far back either. I've had my cleaner shirmp pilfer my BTA's many times before without winding up with those black spots.
Thomas

 

[sea horse]

HELP!!! My cleane rshrimp has black specks on him! I don't want him to die! What should I do!

 

[milomlo]

Just because he has black spots doesn't mean he is going to die. Is he acting ok.