Cleaner Shrimp, Coral Frags

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  1. shipbear

    shipbear Bubble Tip Anemone

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    I'm new, so please bear with me..

    I have a 55 gal, 2 clowns, 4 hermit crabs, 2 cleaner shrimp, a few snails ( 5 ).. Around 3 months old, been going SLOW, everything is fine.

    I have a few, Toadstool Leathers, and some Mushrooms...
    When I bought the mushrooms a very small one was coming loose.
    The guy at the LFS showed it to me, And that I could place it somewhere else in my tank.. I did..

    After a couple days, it looked like something moved it.. I checked and it looked cut to shreads..??
    I'm 99.9% sure, my cleaner Shrimp ( two ) mistook it as food, Now I have
    Around 8 frags coming.. some ricordia/ricordia yuma All Mushrooms..
    They may only be as big as a quarter.. Should I remove my shrimp for awhile..??
    The one they cut up. was white, had a mouth that would open, was turning into a mushroom from a cutting, split. Or whatever..
    But would look like food to my shrimp, I think..I'm sure y'all know better then I..
    I feed my fish, etc good. My shrimp eat like PIGS !!

    I keep an good eye on my tank, and for anything new hitch hikers, etc..
    Nothing else has been bothered..

    Sorry for long post, but I type slow.. !!

    Thanks for any help/info .... Larry
     
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  3. missionsix

    missionsix Super Moderator Staff Member

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    Keep the cleaner and keep an eye out for the shroom to pop up in an unexpected area;).
     
  4. shipbear

    shipbear Bubble Tip Anemone

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    Thanks

    I did move the cut up one to another tank..
    But was worried about the 8 frags, I have coming in..
    I guess they will be big enough, the Shrimp will not mess with them..??
    I just have alot of money tied up in them..

    Thanks, Larry