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04-08-2007, 07:32 PM
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| | Torch Coral
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: St. Paul/Woodbury, Minnesota Age: 50
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|  Bristle Worms
Does anyone know if a large bristle worm will eat a cleaner shrimp? I've had 2 large cleaner shrimp disappear without a trace. I have a rather large bristle worm in my tank that I cant seem to catch. _________ 75g reef with Nova Extreme 8 bulb HO T-5 lighting, refuge, Remora skimmer, DSB, Seio powerheads, Acro's, LPS corals, assorted zoo's & mushrooms, Yellow Tang, Maroon Clown, Blue Cleaner Goby , Cleaner, Fire and Sexy Shrimp, Coco Worm, T.Crocea Clam, Derasa Clam
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04-08-2007, 07:39 PM
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| | Teardrop Maxima Clam
Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: IL Age: 20
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There are 'worms' that can get large enough to eat fish (theres a post on here by JohnO about a GIANT worm). I cannot say if thats a bristle or not  But yes, it's possible for a worm (nonspecific) to eat a shrimp.
edit - found it The great worm incident | |
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04-08-2007, 09:23 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: TN Age: 31
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Have you checked your nitrates? Nitrates kill shrimp. Then all of the worms and bottom feeders will eat it so there is no trace left. | |
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04-09-2007, 10:03 AM
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| | Torch Coral
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: St. Paul/Woodbury, Minnesota Age: 50
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My nitrates are 0. | |
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04-09-2007, 06:08 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
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You could have a gorilla crab in your tank and not even know it | |
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04-09-2007, 06:13 PM
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| | 3reef Moderator
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What's your specific gravity at? | |
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04-10-2007, 02:32 PM
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| | Torch Coral
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: St. Paul/Woodbury, Minnesota Age: 50
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SG is 1.023. I have another cleaner shrimp as well as a fire shrimp and a sexy shrimp that are all doing well. Tank parameters are perfect and the rest of the tank is doing great. I use RO water. I think there is something in the tank that is eating them. I only have 3 fish, a yellow tang, maroon clown and a neon gobie. | |
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04-10-2007, 04:10 PM
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| | Bristle Worm
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA, USA
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If the shrimp dies on it's own, the bristle worms and snails will eat it up in no time. There is little left to show the shrimp existed. I think that is the explanation to your mystery.
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Occupants: yellowtailed damsel curlycue anemonae 11 nassarius 2 astreas red/green zoos green/orange/yellow zoos 3 mushroom coral candycane green acropora green star 2 colt anthelia ricordia feather duster
Hitchikers: stomatella snails burrowing clams brittle star asterina stars peanut worms bristleworms "pods"
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