cleaner shrimp cleaning coral?

[Lynnmw1208]

I just got a new cleaner shrimp today since my anthias were bugging my peppermint shrimp to clean them and it seemed to be cleaning my frogspawn. Is this possible or is just checking the coral out since it's new?

 

[rhdoug]

Most likely looking for food in the corals tentacles. They will rob any food from corals they can get. I even saw them reach way down inside a coral to get the food it had eaten several minutes before.

 

[PDAlber]

In order to feed my LPS and sun coral, I have to first give my shrimp a large piece of food to keep him busy. Otherwise, he will jump on whatever the coral gets. He doesn't actually damage the coral, just steals their food.

 

[Lynnmw1208]

Maybe that's what he was doing, but I haven't fed my coral for a week or so. maybe there was still some food stuck in there thanks guys!

 

[Saltwater newby]

Hello
Did your cleaner shrimp ever stop harassing your frogspawn? Mine started doing this about a week ago and does it every night.