Pissed I think my Royal Gramma ate my shrimp!

Discussion in 'Tropical Fish' started by Midnight_Madman, Jul 19, 2011.

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  1. proreefer

    proreefer Feather Star

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    thanks everyone i will not add a rg anytime soon.
     
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  2. Midnight_Madman

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    Crap.. so I guess they really are gone
     
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  3. ComputerJohn

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    Though I have seen my female clown with a cleaner shrimp's antenna in her mouth before.
     
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  4. ComputerJohn

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    My definition of reef safe: live stock being well fed!
     
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  5. Dingo

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    Yepp, had a RG eat four pepp shrimp and two cleaners... Once he got the taste for one, the rest were gone within the next two days.
     
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  6. Nvizn

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    The difference here is personally witnessing the fish consume the shrimp. Not just swimming around with antennae. My female Maroon harasses just about anything moving, including shrimp, even nipping at them, but will not consume a shrimp whole.
     
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  7. ComputerJohn

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    I never stated she ate the shrimp, but did see she bite the antenna off & then held it in her mouth for a while.
     
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  8. proreefer

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    helloooooooo to that
     
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  9. stepho

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    They are cool fish and most people don't seem to have any problem with them.

    posted with tapatalk please ignore bad spelling and grammar
     
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  10. Nvizn

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    Yep, I'm aware. I was clarifying that it wasn't just a fish running around with the antennae, but actually consuming the shrimp.
     
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