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07-14-2008, 01:14 PM
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| | Feather Duster
Join Date: May 2008 Location: Chattanooga, TN
Posts: 226
|  My fish are KILLERS!
So I'm sitting here and notice what I think is my sixline and tomato clown fighting. Which would be wierd cause they never do that. I walk over and they are going crazy trying to eat my peppermint shrimp (which I didnt even know was still alive because I havent seen him in 3 weeks) So I put some flake food in to distract the mob and pulled the shrimp out. He looks OK but is now missing the fan part of his tail and maybe a leg. He is pretty shocked but still walks around and stuff.
What do I do with him. If I put him back in the tank he just walks around and gets brutalized. Cant keep him in the red party cup! Should I just cut my losses and throw him back in for feed? _________  55 G, with 40lbs LR, 40lbs live sand, Tomato clown, Sixline wrasse, Aussie Duncan, Frogspawn, zoas, blastomussa wellsi, skunk cleaner shrimp, 4 astrea snails, 1 turbo, 12 hermits, 216wt T5HO lighting, Maxijet 600 (modified), Koralia 1, Emporer 280 filter x2. Born from my 20g on 6/8/08. Always a work in progress. | 
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07-14-2008, 01:22 PM
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| | Ocellaris Clown
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Tulsa, Ok Age: 28
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chances are he wouldnt live in the cup long, weird thing is neither of those fish are notorious for eating live inverts, maybe he was on the way out the door anyway
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Rose BTA, Xenia, Shrooms, Green Candy Cane, multiple types of zoas and palys
Blue/Green Chromis, 2x Black & White Percs, Dragon Goby, Six Line Wrasse
90g DSA - D.O.B. 11-4-08
ASM G2 skimmer, mag18 return, MRC CR1 CA Reactor, Phos Reactor, Tek 8x54 T5HO
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07-14-2008, 01:38 PM
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| | Feather Duster
Join Date: May 2008 Location: Chattanooga, TN
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He's all the way out the door now. Only lived about 15 mins after the beating.
Oh well thats why it's and ecosystem, I will just have to make sure when I get some skunk cleaners that they are larger ones since I have murdurers in my tank. | |
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07-14-2008, 01:45 PM
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| | Ocellaris Clown
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Tulsa, Ok Age: 28
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can get coral banded shrimp, they will put the fish in their places  | |
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07-14-2008, 02:09 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: niles, ohio Age: 32
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Sorry for your loss... _________ My Tank Thread...... EST. 10/30/07 5.5 gal, 72watt's of pc's, rio skimmer, hob rated at 40 gal, stealth heater, b/w aussie clown, emerald crab, turbo, bumble bee, astrea, and nassarius snails, aussie open brain, pink birdsnest, wallhammer, multiple acro's, numerous monti's, zoa's, palys, ppd's, duncans, mint gsp's, reg gsp's, blue clove polyps, grn bali slimer, and tons of ppl sponges. | |
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07-14-2008, 02:14 PM
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| | Fire Shrimp
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Modesto,Cali Age: 29
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Strange little conundrum there . I guess he WAS on the way out.  | |
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07-14-2008, 02:44 PM
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| | Gnarly Old Codfish
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Silverdale, Washington Age: 59
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All fish are opportunistic eaters.
If not getting what they want or need, they will try something else.
Also appears they may instinct to pick on a weak or injured fish, not matter what it is or size.
Try feeding something different and try changing amount.
Sorry for loss.  _________ AG "125," AquaC EV 180, 30 gal sump, "SCWD", 80 lbs LR, CoralSeaLife "Moonlite" Hood, PFO 250W HQI Mini-Pendant (SPS HQI 14000k bulb)
12 Gallon NanoCube - 24w stock PC 50/50 light "...nothing good ever happens fast in a reef tank, only bad things happen fast..."
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07-14-2008, 03:26 PM
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#8 (permalink)
| | Feather Duster
Join Date: May 2008 Location: Chattanooga, TN
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Thanks for the advice Omard. I have cut back feeding due to a recent algae problem. Suppose they may have just been hungry. | |
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07-14-2008, 03:30 PM
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| | Fire Shrimp
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Modesto,Cali Age: 29
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Originally Posted by tarheel  Thanks for the advice Omard. I have cut back feeding due to a recent algae problem. Suppose they may have just been hungry. | Remember just feed what they wil eat within a minute or two. good luck. | |
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07-14-2008, 03:34 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: TN Age: 31
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No wrasse is truly reef safe. Im sure the wrasse went after the shrimp and the clown joined in. As for the Tomato, they are the 2nd most aggressive clown, Maroons being the most aggressive. _________ Got Questions? Need Answers?
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