 » 3reef Navigation | | | | » Forum Menu | | | | » Aquarium Ads | | | 
And here too!
|  | | 
11-21-2004, 12:09 PM
|
#1 (permalink)
| | Fire Shrimp
Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Quezon City,
Posts: 335
Karma: 3
 |  Missing or dead or eaten cleaner shrimp
Help! Is my lysmata gone again?
I got two, then added two later. In the first two one died and I found it's dead body. In the second two, the same happened and I thought both were dead until the smaller emerged from the LR.
Now the two surviving are gone!?!?! Either they are hiding so well or they were eaten/dead?!?!?
frustrating....before it was a CBS killing them and at least I know/saw it done. At least a CBS is very hardy and cheap (lysmata cleaners here cost 4x a CBS). 
_________
I retired the reef for now. Maybe a nano or a softies tank in the future when I have both time and money. 60 gallon FOWLR in the meantime. My echidna nebulosa are still going strong! | 
|  | | Reef Links |  | |
11-21-2004, 01:09 PM
|
#2 (permalink)
| | Whip-Lash Squid
Join Date: May 2004 Location: PhillySuburbs, Pennsylvania Age: 42
Posts: 2,947
| Re: Missing or dead or eaten cleaner shrimp
HEY! ME TOO!!!!! _________  I Love My Sig By John Hawkins!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Date Started 9/04 58 gallon Oceanic Tank, 20 gal DIY sump/fuge w/ Kent Marine Auto top-off, Air Water Ice RO/DI, 10,000 K 175 W MH, 2 VHO 03's 96W each, AquaC EV 120 Skimmer
80 lbs LR, DSB in FUGE, 1 - 2 " LS in tank
Black Brittle Star, Chevron Tang, Crocea Clam, red & green Lobophyllia, Frogspawn, Porites Frag, Caulastrea Frag, Green Ricordia, Asst. Zoas, hermits, astreas, stomatellas, fighting conch  | |
| | |
11-21-2004, 01:14 PM
|
#3 (permalink)
| | Whip-Lash Squid
Join Date: May 2004 Location: PhillySuburbs, Pennsylvania Age: 42
Posts: 2,947
| Re: Missing or dead or eaten cleaner shrimp
I got a pair of fire shrimp...lysmata debelius...what ever..I forget
But now one is AWOL! Gone! Missing without a trace!!!! The other one is fine and very showy, he stays right in the front of the tank. But....the other is gone. I am suspecting my brittlestar? I do not really have any predators in my tank. Splended Pseudochromis, Chevron Tang, and the star. I have looked everywhere and can't find him or remains!
I feel your frustration reiple! $29 here....for a fire shrimp. Plus, I miss him! They are funny as anything to watch. I like watching them eat the best!!!! | |
| | |
11-22-2004, 07:55 AM
|
#4 (permalink)
| | 3reef Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Wethersfield, CT Age: 39
Posts: 6,372
  
| Re: Missing or dead or eaten cleaner shrimp
[quote author=birdlady link=board=ASAP;num=1101074960;start=0#2 date=11/21/04 at 15:14:13]
I do not really have any predators in my tank. *Splended Pseudochromis, Chevron Tang, and the star. [/quote]
Ah but you do BL....that pseudo is fully capable of taking down your shrimp | |
| | |
11-22-2004, 08:04 AM
|
#5 (permalink)
| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Marina del Rey, California
Posts: 3,524
| Re: Missing or dead or eaten cleaner shrimp
Ah, yes the Psuedochromis and possibly a spike in Nitrites. Shrimp are very sensitive to Nitrites. _________ Just tryin to recreate God's perfection in a glass bowl. 20 Gallon Reef W/Live Rock, mated pair of Maroon Clowns, Softies, 110 watts PC 10,000k lighting, and skimmer.  | |
| | |
11-22-2004, 08:19 AM
|
#6 (permalink)
| | Stylophora
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Montreal, QC,Quebec Age: 29
Posts: 999
  | Re: Missing or dead or eaten cleaner shrimp
hey birdlady i looked to see what a Splendid Pseudochromis was and found this Splendid Pseudochromis
it says "It will eat small ornamental shrimp"
Marc. _________ 
20Gal, 45 lbs LR, 65W PC 10 000K + 65W PC 20 000K + 10Gal sump/fuge
Livestock :hermit and snails, Green star polyps, Button polyps, Finger leather, Xenia, Zoanthids, Mushrooms, Yellow polyps, montipora digitata, acropora, ?mistery polyps?, mistery crab, six line wrasse | |
| | |
11-22-2004, 08:52 AM
|
#7 (permalink)
| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Marina del Rey, California
Posts: 3,524
| Re: Missing or dead or eaten cleaner shrimp
Thanks for the link Marc. A great example of why it is so important for all of ust to research the compatibility of critters before we put them in the tank.
I had a Brittle starfish munch two Carpenters Wrasses as they weere sleeping in the sand. Very expensive combination! | |
| | |
11-22-2004, 09:24 AM
|
#8 (permalink)
| | Whip-Lash Squid
Join Date: May 2004 Location: PhillySuburbs, Pennsylvania Age: 42
Posts: 2,947
| Re: Missing or dead or eaten cleaner shrimp
Well, OK but, the shrimp was nearly the same size as the pseudo plus it was a cleaner shrimp....is that condidered an ornamental shrimp? *Poo.
I was thinking the brittle star but.....anyone want a fish? *I really kind of like this fish tho....
0 Nitrites
0 Nitrates  | |
| | |
11-22-2004, 09:25 AM
|
#9 (permalink)
| | Whip-Lash Squid
Join Date: May 2004 Location: PhillySuburbs, Pennsylvania Age: 42
Posts: 2,947
| Re: Missing or dead or eaten cleaner shrimp
Reiple,
what other stuff do you have in your tank? with the missing shrimp? | |
| | |
11-22-2004, 09:30 AM
|
#10 (permalink)
| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Marina del Rey, California
Posts: 3,524
| Re: Missing or dead or eaten cleaner shrimp
Peppermint, Cleaner, Pistol, and Coral Banded are all ornamental shrimp. Some fish just love 'em to death. | |
| | | Reef Links |  | | |
Posting Rules
| You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off | | |
|
