coral banded shrimp not eating

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  1. Yellow Tang

    Yellow Tang Bubble Tip Anemone

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    What other food could try I've ben feeding myist shrimp just goes past his face what food could I try, feeding time of day
     
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  3. puma

    puma Flamingo Tongue

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    Coral Banded Shrimp are scavengers. If it doesnt eat at feeding it might still be fine because they are much more active at night and probably searches food when the lights are out
     
  4. Bunner

    Bunner Bubble Tip Anemone

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    yes feed your tank at night for the nocturnal creatures. My coral banded spends all day hiding then moves all over at night. He also eats my dead fish at night lol.
     
  5. irr0001

    irr0001 Purple Tang

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    when i had my lionfish i would sometimes give a krill to my CBS..he would sit there and munch on it all day..but i've gone probably a month without "spot feeding" him and he has been fine..but now when i feed mysis or brine to the tank he jumps and catches a few as they drift by..i think they find a lot more stuff in our rocks than we realize!
     
  6. bama

    bama Humpback Whale

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    maybe he is about to molt.. mine always eats when the other fish do except +-3 days to molt and +-3 days after..
     
  7. Prodigy

    Prodigy Astrea Snail

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    Coral Banded shrimp like many others are scanvengers like puma said...
    I wouldnt be too concerned if he hasnt been eating when he is hungry he will eat and eat anything at that....
     
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  9. Yellow Tang

    Yellow Tang Bubble Tip Anemone

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    I feed my peppermint shrimp in the day(he eats it) thanks for help :)
     
  10. Prodigy

    Prodigy Astrea Snail

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    very true my shrimp will not touch anything before or during molting but afterwards goes crazy almost eats more than the fish themselves!!!!!
     
  11. Yellow Tang

    Yellow Tang Bubble Tip Anemone

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    Molt=sheading skin?
     
  12. #1ClownFish

    #1ClownFish Astrea Snail

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    Aye, and sometimes the skin floats around long enough u think its the shrimp itself....dead...but its not XD