skunk shrimp & RBTA

[Aerowen]

Just a question, did your cleaner shrimp "investigate" the anenome when it was introduced? I just introduced a RBTA yesterday and my shrimp has been all over it- i think he is irritating because the anenome will be opening up but will close when he is on her. Also it keeps moving( which i know its normal until they find a spot). Is the anenome dying or is the shrimp tryiig to eat it? thanks

 

[reefman13]

Its just annoying it for now. If you start to see him nipping at the tentacles, then you have a problem.

 

[E.J. Coral]

If your anemone is big enough, add some clowns. They will defend it.

 

[Aerowen]

i am planning on doing that, i just need to catch the damsel..

 

[ozadars]

My cleaners love my bta. They are on and over the anemone since the day I added it. The clowns dont care about the shrimps.

 

[kylesmoney]

what do they do on it? just wonder around?

 

[ozadars]

I think the anemone provides security and they can also eat the foods that stick to anemone's tentacles.

 

[timrandlerv10]

i had a rbta about the size of a dinner plate, and i added two cleaner shrimp, a scarlet shrimp and three peppermint shrimp. they all poked, prodded and irritated the bta until 'audrey' (anybody else name their nems?) ate them all

no more irritation!

good luck.