Shrimp and anemones

[pbft_90]

Sorry for the newb question but I just finished reading like four articles on cipro bathing new anemones to help fight off infection and I was just curious if any cleaner shrimp can tolerate the sting of anemones and if so would they be able to clean anemones? I feel confident I can do the cipro route but if there's a more naturalistic avenue I just figured I would ask before figuring out how to ask a doctor for a broadspectrum antibiotic for an anemone without having the dr prescribe some form of an antipsychotic as well

Cheers

 

[tide_fan_nick]

The only thing I know the cleaner shrimp will try to do is steal food from the anemone. It seems they are more of an annoyance than anything else for the anemones. The Cipro is used to help the anemone fight off any bacteria infections it may have. Print out the sticky thread on using Cipro and carry it with you when you try and get the antibiotics to help prove your case.

 

[philosophile]

You can buy Cipro from specialty pet stores on-line without a script. Just google Cipro fish

 

[M Woodhill]

Sorry for the newb question but I just finished reading like four articles on cipro bathing new anemones to help fight off infection and I was just curious if any cleaner shrimp can tolerate the sting of anemones and if so would they be able to clean anemones? I feel confident I can do the cipro route but if there's a more naturalistic avenue I just figured I would ask before figuring out how to ask a doctor for a broadspectrum antibiotic for an anemone without having the dr prescribe some form of an antipsychotic as well

Cheers

Cleaner shrimps will bring more trauma by brutally ripping off the rotten/bad tissues. I saw that happened on my injured anemone.

You can get cipro without prescription from a doc. the brand name is fish flox and you can buy it from some online vendors. FDA has warned against human use of cipro because of a sideeffect as tendon rupture. So basically you wont get any from a doc.