Diadema dottyback

[fkdenton]

Does anyone have any or know much about them?http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?pCatId=172
I read about them and they did not seem to aggresive. It is though. I think it ate my peppermint shrimp. Let me know if anyone knows anything about it. If anyone wants it I would consider any trades.

 

[Katana_user]

The one I had about 15 years ago was quite agressive at about a 1.5" size. Your's may be different but I wouldn't risk a lot of $$ betting on it. Again, my experience is that most species of dottybacks leave a cleaner shrimp alone but would not be as tolerant of a peppermint shrimp.

I see no reason in my experience to expect anything but normal dottyback agressive behavior from a P.diadema until proved otherwise.

Sorry for your loss.

Michael

 

[fkdenton]

Thats what Im afraid of. I want to keep shrimp and it made me mad when it ate a $8 peppermint. A $20 cleaner or $30 fire shrimp and I would have to kill it.

 

[Benny Z]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7052560#post7052560 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by fkdenton
A $20 cleaner or $30 fire shrimp and I would have to kill it.

that's about how i felt when i watched my new wrasse eat my pistol shrimp. i was tapping on the glass trying to scare it...yelling at it..."you little bastard!!!" lol

 

[Sloeber]

nasty fish! http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-02/hcs3/index.php

 

[fkdenton]

Thanks for the info henry. I do have good news though, what I saw that looked like a piece of shrimp was just a molt. I saw the whole thing last night. So after a hour of trying to check underneath all the rock I finaly saw him. So the dottyback didnt kill him after all. After reading henrys article I will probaly get rid of him anyway. I have a clown goby that I like and dont want him pushed around.