Bubble coral ate skunk cleaner shrimp....

[Ricky Vargas]

Today I noticed my new shrimp was missing and then I saw an antennae sticking out of my bubble coral. After a few minutes the coral spit out a little piece of it's exoskeleton but other than that the shrimp must have been completely eaten, I am really bummed out since that shrimp was expensive and new to my tank. Do I have to fear my bubble coral eating future inhabitants??

 

[James M]

That’s very odd. Are you sure it wasn’t a molt of the cleaner shrimp

 

[Katrina71]

Is it possible that it was just a molt?

 

[Frtdrmrose7]

I’ve found the molt many times in my tank and thought ugh my shrimp is gone. Keep looking they will hide sometimes during and just after a molt.

 

[Ricky Vargas]

Yeah I hope it's a molt I'll keep an eye out to see if he comes out.

 

[mta_morrow]

I would bet on a molt. The shrimp is probably hiding safely while it’s new exoskeleton hardens up.

 

[Viking_Reefing]

I’ve had a bubble coral eat several inverts and a couple of fish.
I had several specimens in the past and never any issues but the most recent one seems to have been a real killer.