Cleaner shrimp for fighting fish parasites

[ReEf BoSs]

Ouch with a little 😂

[hillegom]

Yes, beware if you have an ouch.
Seriously though, the read was quite informative.
I think the sales of peppermints will go up

[Skimmerking]

to buy a cleaner for 70 bucks and a blood shrimp for 80 is sad considering that peppermints were going for 16 before a 29.99 for a cleaner seems all distributors are gouging like frags that are 1/4' and sells for more than a 3 " piece sad

the whole hobby has gotten sad to be honest

[ReEf BoSs]

Originally Posted by Skimmerking

to buy a cleaner for 70 bucks and a blood shrimp for 80 is sad considering that peppermints were going for 16 before a 29.99 for a cleaner seems all distributors are gouging like frags that are 1/4' and sells for more than a 3 " piece sad

the whole hobby has gotten sad to be honest

Prices are definitely getting out of hand.

[ReEf BoSs]

I posted the original finding because i was looking for reasons why i feel older systems didn’t have the pest and problems we encounter currently in the hobby. Ive had a few conversations with people and my old tanks parasites were there but always managed in the system by the system without doing any quarantine or treatments etc

Findings # 2 next post

[ReEf BoSs]

Excerpt on findings of viruses being eaten

In a series of experiments in the lab, the researchers examined how a range of these non-host marine organisms fared at removing viral particles from their aquatic environment – either via active predation, or via passive mechanisms, such as filter feeders and organisms that create physical barriers between viral parasites and their hosts.

Of the 10 different animal species tested, crabs, cockles, oysters, and sponges turned out to be the most effective at reducing viral abundance.

"In our experiments, the sponges reduced the presence of viruses by up to 94 percent within three hours," Welsh explains, although after a full 24 hours, that figure reached even 98 percent virus removal.

"Another experiment showed that the uptake of viruses happens indeed very quickly and effectively. Even if we offered new viruses to the water every 20 minutes, the sponges remained tremendously effective in removing viruses."

https://www.sciencealert.com/marine-...study-suggests