Flame Wrasse has gone savage

[deaclauderdale]

My exquisitely beautiful male flame wrasse ate both of my Harlequin Shrimp. The female shrimp went missing and I figured she was either molting or giving birth but after a few days I became worried. Come yesterday during the molt of my male shrimp I spied with my little eye my flame wrasses tearing him a new one. Needless to say I'm extremely heartbroken and I'd like to replace my shrimp, but I'm wondering will the savageness continue?

 

[XNavyDiver]

Well it's your decision, but if it were me, I'd have one or the other now. You can be almost 99.991% assured your wrasse is now a shrimp gourmet. I'd choose which species you'd prefer. FWIW.

 

[saltyhog]

That's a little atypical for a Flame wrasse. I've had two and they never bothered any inverts. In fact they were in the lower half of the pecking order in my tank. Agree XNavy if a fish get's a taste for a certain food, there's no reason to think he would change his ways.