I bought an anemone shrimp. It found my rose anemone OK.
As I watch it, it seems to pinch the anemone's tentacles pretty frequently. The anemone doesn't like it, I can tell because it deflates in those areas.
what the heck? I thought I was buying a nice commensual crustacean. Instead I think I've got a parasite.
Should I remove the shrimp?
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As I watch it, it seems to pinch the anemone's tentacles pretty frequently. The anemone doesn't like it, I can tell because it deflates in those areas.
what the heck? I thought I was buying a nice commensual crustacean. Instead I think I've got a parasite.
Should I remove the shrimp?
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It could also be covering itself with the slime from the nem. Which protects it from the nems sting.

