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03-27-2008, 08:23 AM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: SA,TX
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 |  Coral banded shrimp...
I've lost 2 small clowns (percula and a maroon) within the last 2-3 weeks with nary a hint of what happened to them. They were both about an inch in length. I can't fathom what happened as i've not found a body. Could the CBS be catching them at night, eating what he can and then the clean up crew disposing of what's left before i find anything? I'd think i'd find a skeleton at least. Or could they be running into my BTA at night? My main question here is if CBS' would do such a thing. I've read posts about some CBS' being aggressive and suspected him after I found him chowing on the remains of my antler hermit  I immediately checked water param's and they're all ok w/salinity 1.024.
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03-27-2008, 09:02 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Meriden, Connecticut Age: 44
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Yes, Coral Banded Shrimp are able to do this. This combined with the fact that the Clowns are very small in size and not as able to handle the stress and other factors from the collection, shipping and handling processes as larger individuals would be! _________ 125gal.w/Mag9.5 return(dual megaflow)>Mag7 pump Aqua Cev180skimmer.Wave2k Hamilton Reefstar(2)250watthqi(mh)pend.a Yellow, Naso Tang Red Lip Blenny Percula Clown Demoiselles Niger Trigger F. Wrasses Ceriantharia Orn.Shrimp and Stars Hermits Queen Conch asst. snails> Stars Zoos shrooms Montipora Brains Gorgonians Favia Turbinaria(large+small polyp) Acropora Xenia Tridacna (CroceaMaximaSquamosa) Leathers <35+75gal.reef tank as well> 
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03-27-2008, 09:04 AM
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| | Skunk Shrimp
Join Date: Aug 2006
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I don't htink that they would have done this. I've had MANY. I've found them eating fish but I know that they have never killed one. Even when they have the chance. I do know that they are big pushovers. They threten with their claws all the times but my fish even the small ones have come to realise what cowards they really are. When thretened my fish now push up against the shrimp (Not in that I want a cleaning way) just to show him they aren't afraid. _________
Wunlym Shim - Jamaica
75 Gal All glass tank 20" deep
Sunlight Supply T5 6Bulb
36" Refugium with 1200GPH pump and matching CPR overflow. Miracle mud and calupra (want chetomorph)
Live rock and sand
Currently cycling (I think  )
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03-27-2008, 01:13 PM
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| | Fire Shrimp
Join Date: Jan 2008
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i beg to differ, i had mine stock my fish at night and tried to attack them, saw it with my own eyes, saw him ripped apart my snail, hermit, and a anemone crab. that should conclude my seeing
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55g AGA 55lb LR, 55lb sand, CPR skimmer, magnum 350, koralia 1.
in progress:
120g RR, 40 sump/fuge, panworld 50pxx, 2 x 250 Lumen Bright Reeflux 12k coralvue ballst, 2x54 t5 current usa, 24 led moonlight, shallow sand bed, 2x Koralia 4, around 200lbs rock, msx 200, aquac phosphate reactor... If you see something better out there, let me know. most of the parts still being process. | |
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03-27-2008, 01:19 PM
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| | Panda Puffer
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Tatamy, PA Age: 15
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Why would a weak shrimp kill a fish when it has the ability to catch various other things such as bristleworms, detritus, etc? Maybe if the fish or snails are already dead, but not alive....... _________  | |
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03-27-2008, 03:42 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: SA,TX
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tinnghe's post is not the first one i've seen people posting about their CBS' 'attacking' their other fauna as I stated in my original post. I don't really need him and am thinking i'm going to take him back for credit. Between the hermits, bristleworms, emerald crabs, serpent star, copepods and a cleaner shrimp I think he's probably overkill anyway. | |
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03-28-2008, 03:07 PM
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| | Aiptasia Anemone
Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Va Beach, Va
Posts: 567
 
| They seem to become more aggresive when hungry
HI,
Thats what I have noticed as I back off on feeding myosis and other frozen foods mine will stalk fish at night when they are sleeping.
I saw one follow a large clarki all over the rock he would move the shrimp would approach and pinch.
They are very good theives too, I had one that would steal from a sea horse that had killed a shrimp he would wait till the shrimp was stunned and grab and run, the sea horse was slow and docile
So in the ocean anyone can become a predator, be it shrimp, crab, fish.
Some are more obvious other's are sneak attacks.
Doug
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55 GAL OP, 37 GAL SEA HORSE TANK, 5 CLARKI,
2 MARRONS,2 SERPANT STAR,1 RANDALL PISTOL,NUMEROUS HERMITS,2 SKUNKS,
4 PEPERMINT,1 ANAEMONE, SEVERAL SOFT CORALS, 2 ADULT W/C SEA HORSES,8 CHROMIS.
1 B 1 LM BLEEMY,1 WATCHMAN,1 TRUE PERCULA, 2 TANGs, 1 gold angel 1 ROYAL BEAUTY. 1 20 GAL SUMP WITH 1skimmer, 1 fluidized sand filter,
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