Is there a killer in my tank?

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  1. el_sillo

    el_sillo Spaghetti Worm

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    hi, well i just came back and saw my tank and i couldnt find my cleaner shrimp, i kept checking and he wasnt at his normal station, now i just got him last week with a pistol and a goby, when suddenly i saw a piece of what was left of him right outside the pistol's hole! is this true? are the pistol shrimp in fact killers, as i was cleaning what was left of him i saw one of my snails there also and what was left of one hermit crab! man i really am thinking i did wrong in buying that pistol shrimp if he is responsable for that!
     
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  2. mile high reefer

    mile high reefer Fire Shrimp

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    most likely. the pistol will be agressive towards other shrimp in a tank of that size.
     
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  3. el_sillo

    el_sillo Spaghetti Worm

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    thats bad news! im going to buy another skunk shrimp tomorrow hope it doesnt get eaten also
     
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  4. el_sillo

    el_sillo Spaghetti Worm

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    does anybody know what i can feed it, can i feed it cocktail shrimp for it to eat that instead of my skunk shrimps
     
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  5. GuitarMan89

    GuitarMan89 Giant Squid

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    Did you see an actual piece of him or his exoskeleton? They molt fairly often and the shell looks just like a dead shrimp. I was petrified when I first saw it. After molting they will hide so that their new shell can harden. It may take a day or two. So this could be another explanation.
     
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  6. el_sillo

    el_sillo Spaghetti Worm

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    No he was dead half his body was eaten! I took it out. I've seen when shrimp molt and this was nothing close! Today I'm going to my LFS and hope to get a new one or maybe a fireshrimp I think does are stronger. Back to the question can I feed him cocktail shrimps?

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  7. phoenixhieghts

    phoenixhieghts Panda Puffer

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    You can feed him what ever you like - doesn't mean he won't keep killing your cleaner shrimp. Its what they do in the wild, its instinct.
     
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  8. icedgxe

    icedgxe Spaghetti Worm

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    I deff. wouldn't put it past him at all. Here is a video in nature that will probably justify that.

    YouTube - Pistol Shrimp
     
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  9. Aqualung

    Aqualung Stylophora

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    Sorry for the loss man, but you will be taking a big chance by getting another.
     
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  10. el_sillo

    el_sillo Spaghetti Worm

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    Yeah that video is awesome I saw it yesterday as I was reaserching everything about them! Well I'm gonna take a chance and see if he kills again but it sure is nice to know that he is doing good lol! He sure is going to be expensive!

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