shrimp and ich?

belmont0182

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is it possible for my ghost shrimp to have ich? he has a few white spots on his tail and i was wondering if it was part of him or if it could be ich?
 
Ghost shrimp can't contract ich. They can be carriers--the spores can get caught in their shell, but the shrimp is not actually infected. Some variation in the coloration of their shell is normal.
 
If it's a big concern, quarantine the shrimp without any fish for 4 weeks. Ich can't survive without a fish host and will die off without producing a cyst (sorry--correction--they aren't really spores).
 
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