Goby ate my Peppermint Shrimp!

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  1. Camkha1234

    Camkha1234 Great Blue Whale

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    Today I woke up to my my pink spotted goby with my peppermint shrimp's tail sticking out of it's mouth! I'm debating whether or not to keep it. I really like peppermint shrimp as well as others, but i'm afraid that he might eat the shrimp that I put in there next! What do you guys think I should do?
     
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  2. Swisswiss

    Swisswiss Caribbean Reef Squid

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    are you sure it wasnt a molted shell?
     
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  3. Mr. Bill

    Mr. Bill Native Floridian

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    If it fits in his mouth...

    Personally, I think the goby done you a favor as peppermint shrimp have been known to kill LPS corals and short-tentacle anemones, but too each his/her own. Talk to your LFS. They may let you trade the goby for a smaller specimen.
     
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  4. Camkha1234

    Camkha1234 Great Blue Whale

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    I know it wasn't a molted shell because there was a piece of shrimp meat on the sand bed.

    I'll ask what they can do.
     
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