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05-05-2008, 08:35 PM
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| | Gnarly Old Codfish
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Silverdale, Washington Age: 58
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Returned from visit to LFS this afternoon with a pair of beautiful Camelback shrimp (Rhynchocinetas durbanensis) - actually pretty good sized ones.
All this talk of shrimp on forum lately must have motivated me to get them.   
When dropping into tank, one landed in large toadstool which I thought might make a very good picture.
While doing so, I saw a flash of black and orange on other side of tank and the other shrimp disappearing into hole in rock, in mouth of SnowFlake eel....  
Really surprised me as this was quite a large shrimp and a not very big eel. 
Would really be happy not to have this guy in tank.
Probably also reason I have not seen my peppermint shrimp for while.  _________ AG "125," AquaC EV 180, 30 gal sump, "SCWD", 80 lbs LR, CoralSeaLife "Moonlite" Hood, PFO 250W HQI Mini-Pendant (SPS HQI 14000k bulb)
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05-05-2008, 08:41 PM
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| | Bubble Tip Anemone
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Denver, Colorado Age: 24
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Ouch, that sucks! Kind of funny the way you told the story though, but not funny to see money gobbled up so haphazardly like that. Karma! _________ 125 Gal Reef. Born March 2002 FISH: Ocellaris Clown, Yellow Tang, Fairy Wrasse, Sand Star, Fuzzy Dwarf Lion, Mandarin Dragonette, Hippo Tang CORALS: Green Striped/Red/Purple Mushrooms, Green Star Polyps, Yellow Toadstool Leather, Bubble, Frogspawn, 2 Hammers, Yellow Polyps, Open Brain, Ridge Leather, Various Zoas, Button Polyps, Kenya Tree, Colt, Elephant Ear Mushroom, Clove Polyps, Torch, Purple Clam, Rose BTA  | 
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05-05-2008, 09:07 PM
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| | Fire Goby
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Sun River,Oregon (Bend) Age: 34
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Boy, what I'd be yelling during the midst of that ordeal. | |
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05-05-2008, 10:22 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Lynnwood, WA
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Man that sucks! Sorry for the loss. | |
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05-05-2008, 10:48 PM
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| | 3reef Moderator |
oi not fun. But I have heard Camel shrimp are coral eaters. So it might have been a good little snack
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05-05-2008, 10:54 PM
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| | Gnarly Old Codfish
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Silverdale, Washington Age: 58
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Originally Posted by Jason McKenzie  oi not fun. But I have heard Camel shrimp are coral eaters. So it might have been a good little snack
J | Does not look like we are going to have chance to find out...
Expect other will not be around much longer.
(looks like I just bought some rather expensive eel food)
Funny, eel has never shown any interest in fire/blood shrimps or skunk cleaner... | |
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05-05-2008, 11:07 PM
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| | Feather Star
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Louisville, KY ( derby town ) Age: 39
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Originally Posted by omard Does not look like we are going to have chance to find out...
Expect other will not be around much longer.
(looks like I just bought some rather expensive eel food)
Funny, eel has never shown any interest in fire/blood shrimps or skunk cleaner... | Doe's mr. eel get lemmon with that ?
Thats exacty why i wont try eels/predatory type fish.
Seems as they grow, their appitite changes .
Thats got to hurt scott, thats one expensive eel . _________ <B><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">[font="Tahoma"] Got Questions? Need Answers?
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05-06-2008, 07:22 AM
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| | Whip-Lash Squid
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Elizabethtown, IN Age: 40
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Man you sure do feed the expensive stuff...  _________ Scott 265g (Peninsula)
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05-06-2008, 07:35 AM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: nebraska
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 That sucks. Your eel is very nice looking though.  | |
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05-06-2008, 08:11 AM
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| | Aiptasia Anemone
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Tulsa, Ok Age: 28
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Originally Posted by Jason McKenzie oi not fun. But I have heard Camel shrimp are coral eaters. So it might have been a good little snack
J | yeah i've seen some tear off into some xenia and zoa's before so that eel may have saved you money in the long run :p
still sucks for your loss i can only imagine what my reaction would've been _________ 24G JBJ Nano, 20# Live Sand, 40# Live Rock
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