Cleaner Shrimps Bad (Good) Side

[Josh40996]

The newest resident to the reef is a Cleaner Shrimp (Lysmata amboinensis) seems to have a bad/good side to him that I didn't know about. He hunt down and killed the gorilla crab has been living under the rock. The shrimp has also decided that the crabs home was nicer than his and has set up camp under his rock.

Has anyone else seen this behaviour?

 

[Whiterabbitrage]

I've seen them tussle to get a better spot in the tank but I've never seen/ heard of a Lysmata killing a crab.

 

[Breadman03]

In all likelihood, the crab either molted or died and you saw the shrimp with the discarded skeleton or body. That being said, I love the personality of the L. ambionensis! Mine started out bashful, but is now quite the fun specimen to observe.

 

[Calappidae]

In all likelihood, the crab either molted or died and you saw the shrimp with the discarded skeleton or body. That being said, I love the personality of the L. ambionensis! Mine started out bashful, but is now quite the fun specimen to observe.

+1

My peppermint shrimp used to be a fireworm killer.. I actually used him for fire worm control in my 10g.. he did a better job then the arrow crab.

 

[PrettyJade212]

my cleaner shrimp has a beige bump on it ?? i googgled it and it says its a parasite dont know what to do? is this safe for my tank?

 

[Calappidae]

my cleaner shrimp has a beige bump on it ?? i googgled it and it says its a parasite dont know what to do? is this safe for my tank?

Sounds like a parasitic isopod. Nothing you can do. I've heard they actually don't harm the shrimp somehow