My cleaner shrimp are hurting my BTA

[xenon]

Is there a reason why both my cleaner shrimp keep picking at my BTA?

They are forcing him to fold up and everytime his tenticles are out they start picking at him.

They are actually very agressive.

 

[GSMguy]

are they peppermint shrimp?

 

[xenon]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9392920#post9392920 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by GSMguy
are they peppermint shrimp?

No cleaner shrimp

 

[GSMguy]

the anemone must be in trouble cleaners would not pick at a healthy anemone

 

[xenon]

Well he is not in perfect shape but far from dying.

 

[GSMguy]

right but if it is sick and peices of it are dead they will pick at it and make it worse
if you could cover it in a strawberry basket or something to keep the cleaners away

 

[xenon]

He is under a rock I cant reach.

I put a net with a bunch of shrimp pellets. I am gonna try to catch these shrimp.

 

[xenon]

I just dont understand why they are not getting stung by the anemone.

 

[GSMguy]

cleaners are resistant to anemone stings to an extent