Coral banded shrimp not reef safe?

[flameangel9]

I have a rather large clean up crew a mix of various snails and hermits. I keep finding empty shells some hermits and some snails. So I'm concerned I may have a hitch hiker perhaps a mantis. So I keep turning the light on in the middle of the night trying to catch somebody out and about but nothing. Then I lose my peppermint shrimp. I now suspect its the coral banded shrimp who's the perp.
Are they not reef safe?

 

[jhildebrand]

every one is a different animal. reef safe anything is debatable. they are less so when they get larger and can take other shrimp rather easily if they want. healthy snails can close off and fend off an attack normally. i have a pair that to my knowledge have never hurt another invert, but i've seen some huge ones with some wicked looking claws. be careful and when in doubt, trade him in if you can't find another explanation for losses...

 

[geffhardy2]

The Coral banded is reef safe..but at feeding time it will not think twice about killing someone over food !! But a peppermint shrimp should be able to get away..maybe he just died and a bristle worm just finished him off

 

[jtreefdweller]

I've never kept mine with other shrimp (besides other CBS) but, mine have never harmed anything besides stealing food from corals/anemones.