Coral Branded Shrimp Issues

[Saltine]

So I have had this Coral Branded shrimp for about 4 months. He always seemed to go after fish when it was convenient, never catching one. I have him in a 36g which doesn't provide fish much room to stay away necessarily. Recently my Wrasse which sleeps on the sandbed under a rock looks tore up. I noticed this morning the shrimp trying to almost finish him off, I am not sure if he got to him while he was sleeping or if he just got sick and has been pecking at him now since he is weak? Any thoughts on these guys? Tempted to get rid of him, threw the wrasse in the sump for now, hoping he recovers, he was just laying on the sand bed but showed signs of life when I netted him.

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[Waters40]

They can definitely get aggressive as they get larger, going after any smaller fish they can catch.

 

[Member No. 1]

CBS are opportunist feeders. They will go after fish, other shrimp, snails, whatever they can get their claws on. Just down right nasty! Hope your wrasse survives.

 

[Saltine]

CBS are opportunist feeders. They will go after fish, other shrimp, snails, whatever they can get their claws on. Just down right nasty! Hope your wrasse survives.

Thanks, me too . I put him in Pod Heaven though so if he doesn't make it at least he feasted, if he can eat. Beautiful flasher too...

Time to catch that shrimp...

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[water is wet]

In a tank that size they can also just be defending their home even though it appeared differently. I say if it had really wanted to eat the fish it would have already been gone. It wouldn't have been nothing for it to grab a sleeping fish and eat it let alone one that is dieing which it did not do. My skunk cleaners would have made short work out of a dead or dieing fish so I find it hard to believe that he wasn't being devoured by your CBS.

In my opinion something else happened.

 

[BlackTip]

My CBS gets along well with two smaller cleaner shrimps and a pistol shrimp. All four live in one corner of the tank.

 

[Saltine]

In a tank that size they can also just be defending their home even though it appeared differently. I say if it had really wanted to eat the fish it would have already been gone. It wouldn't have been nothing for it to grab a sleeping fish and eat it let alone one that is dieing which it did not do. My skunk cleaners would have made short work out of a dead or dieing fish so I find it hard to believe that he wasn't being devoured by your CBS.

In my opinion something else happened.

Thanks, really not sure what exactly happened, the wrasse was healthy up until 2 days ago, I saw some white marks on him not Ich more like whiter shades on his scales, he was avoiding my Chromis who was being a punk at the time, then this morning his looked really bad, not something the chromis could do, at least I wouldn't think.

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[tzylak]

My CBS is shy, hiding behind rocks for 18 months now. Wouldn't hurt any other creature.
Do you feed enough of a variety of food? -It just might be a kind shrimp that's a bit hungry.

 

[bundybear1981]

Sometimes they just get aggressive, I had one that once fully grown took 2 fish. Always had plenty of food and was definitely a aggression issue. Ended up putting him into another tank (with my lionfish) Hid for first 2 days then started to go after the lion fish (didn't end well for the CBS) I love the look of them but won't own on again

 

[heathlindner25]

A healthy wrasse can move around under the sand bed at will.... I've tried stirring up sand beds many times catching them... as far as wrasse go,until they've been in your system for 3 months there touch and go on survival... lot of bacterial infections.
But yes...CBS are notorious hunters and killers solitary animals

 

[Saltine]

Thanks for the feedback all. I feed all kinds of different foods. Mixed Frozen, Frozen Mysis, Live Black worms, frozen blood worms etc. I think it was my bi-color chromis, he's gotten huge and has become an Ahole...

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