Missing shrimp

[dakoop]

I have a fire shrimp that went missing. Could he have been eaten? 2 clowns, coral beauty, target Mandarin, flasher wrasse,couple tangs ,flame hawk and two pajama cardinal along with pink diamond goby and lawnmower blenny. Any of those eat a fire shrimp

 

[Stevorino]

My Flame Hawk was a Grade-A ***hole.

My money is not a fish attack based on your stocking list, but you never know with Iago.

 

[AydenLincoln]

If you can’t find him he probably died and got eaten/sucked into the filter/disintegrated the same thing happened with mine.

 

[Idech]

My wrasse ate all my peppermint shrimps. At least that’s the one I suspect.

 

[WalkerLovesTheOcean]

Any anemones in the tank? Those have been known to eat shrimp.

Is it possible its just molting and hiding in the rock work, if any?

 

[krollins]

Although usually peaceful, some hawkfish will eat shrimp.

 

[CrimsonTide]

I found a molt of mine this morning
If the tank has some size to it the shrimp could be hiding from a molt. If not not sure what could have killed it. The cleanup crew can clean the carcass clean in a night though.

 

[dakoop]

How long can they hide after a molt?

 

[AydenLincoln]

How long can they hide after a molt?

Not long and if you don’t see any molts or bodies he definitely died.

 

[dakoop]

I saw a molt but haven't seen the shrimp in about a week

 

[AydenLincoln]

I saw a molt but haven't seen the shrimp in about a week

Definitely dead/eaten then sorry!

 

[Cthulukelele]

Flame hawkfish are known to eat shrimp. That would be my suspect. Usually it's fine fine fine murders and breaks into pieces for snack against the rock. That being said fire shrimp are also adept hiders. Could be tucked somewhere.

 

[dakoop]

Been a few weeks and the shrimp reappeared!