CBS turnt killer :(

[bundybear1981]

Well my coral banded shrimp has gone rogue on me.. About a month ago I had one fish disappear (my female banggi cardinal) Today I caught him with my new female lyretail. Unfortunately I was too late to save her Safe to say he is now in the QT by himself. He has been in there for about 2 years now so must have gotten big enough to 'take on' the fish. No more CBS for me... Pretty but not worth losing $100 of fish over.

On the upside the clowns both went and hosted in the new anemone while I was catching the CBS.

 

[snorvich]

That is what they do. Should be no surprise there.

 

[triksrevival]

Years ago I had a CBS that killed a watchman goby and a midas blenny. It was a massive shrimp.

 

[rhdoug]

Mine never bothered the fish, but did eat all the arms off a large brittle star. The star did recover in the sump.

 

[karimwassef]

could it just be that it needs to be fed more?

 

[heathlindner25]

No, there killers.

 

[zooman72]

That is what they do. Should be no surprise there.

No, there killers.

Funny, I have had one for several years (in my Caribbean gorg tank w/ grammas, pygmy angels, harlequin bass), and it has never bothered anything. I have also had two others over the years with nary an issue...:uhoh2:

 

[davocean]

They are nasty little buggers, I'll never own another one.

 

[karimwassef]

I thought crabs, shrimp, lobsters are opportunistic scavengers more than they are predators?

As long as they get enough to eat, they should be ok?

 

[dmh41532]

I had one that got a firefish, and distroyed a leather coral. Never again will I have one.

 

[Timfish]

I'd argue there was a problem with the fish. Besides keeping many over the decades with in all my tanks and not having problems Coral Banded Shrimp are very weak animals and I don't see them being able to hang on to a healthy fish.

 

[outssider]

i'd argue there was a problem with the fish. Besides keeping many over the decades with in all my tanks and not having problems coral banded shrimp are very weak animals and i don't see them being able to hang on to a healthy fish.

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