Fire Shrimp

[67chevellemalibu2]

I just put two fire shrimps in my tank yesterday to wake up to one have been eaten.
Would a Melanarus Wrasse have done that?

 

[BestMomEver]

Yep....

 

[eatbreakfast]

Possibly. What other livestock do you have?

 

[67chevellemalibu2]

Possibly. What other livestock do you have?

A coral beauty, flame angel, small Christmas Wrasse and a Diamond Goby.

 

[eatbreakfast]

Christmas wrasse is another possible culprit.

 

[67chevellemalibu2]

I always wanted to get a couple because I think they look cool. Looks that was a mistake.

 

[67chevellemalibu2]

I just put two fire shrimps in my tank yesterday to wake up to one have been eaten.
Would a Melanarus Wrasse have done that?

I was thinking about putting a couple hermit crabs in my tank too. are the wrasses going to eat those also?

 

[nereefpat]

Do you have a Latin name for the Christmass wrasse? Apparently other fishes besides H. claudia have that common name.

Are you sure the shrimp didn't molt or is hiding?

 

[Jet915]

I have 4 wrasses, 3 fairy and a melanarus and they dont bother my 2 cleaners and 1 fire shrimp but I did have two peppermint shrimp that disappeared which I probably attribute to my wrasses.

 

[67chevellemalibu2]

Do you have a Latin name for the Christmass wrasse? Apparently other fishes besides H. claudia have that common name.

Are you sure the shrimp didn't molt or is hiding?

It would molt that fast? Within 12 hours of me putting in the tank?

 

[eatbreakfast]

It would molt that fast? Within 12 hours of me putting in the tank?

Possibly. Sometimes a change in chemistry will prompt a molt.

 

[Mark3]

It would molt that fast? Within 12 hours of me putting in the tank?

yes it could and they very often do molt the first day in the new tank, from my experience

 

[67chevellemalibu2]

It would molt that fast? Within 12 hours of me putting in the tank?

OK guys I was mistaken. wow I didn’t realize they could molt that fast .my wife just found the other shrimp .thanks for the input

 

[Mark3]

do you see what looks to be an empty shell of a shrimp, or is the shrimp missing?


Mystery solved

 

[HOOPDEEZ]

+1 for molting, mine did the first day I put it in there. They can also hide very well

 

[nereefpat]

What do I win?

 

[67chevellemalibu2]

What do I win?

A Thank You and Have a Good Weekend !