thieving shrimp

[Nina51]

he tried to take a piece of scallop away from the brittle star. it was close but the star won!
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[Whiterabbitrage]

He's lucky the star didn't eat him for dessert.
Great pix!

 

[Calappidae]

the shrimp will be waiting... next time...

 

[Nina51]

usually, the star takes a while to ingest the whole piece. this time, he inhaled it. it was like "oh nooo, you ain't gettin' MY supper!! go find yer own!"

my fish have always taken interest every time i put a piece of scallop on the skewer to feed the star. yesterday, i put a tiny piece on the end of the skewer and offered it to the fish. the dottyback darted out, grabbed the whole piece and went into the rocks.

 

[Meanmike]

usually, the star takes a while to ingest the whole piece. this time, he inhaled it. it was like "oh nooo, you ain't gettin' MY supper!! go find yer own!"

my fish have always taken interest every time i put a piece of scallop on the skewer to feed the star. yesterday, i put a tiny piece on the end of the skewer and offered it to the fish. the dottyback darted out, grabbed the whole piece and went into the rocks.

What kind of dottyback? I didn't think shrimp were safe with them.

 

[J2T]

I always give my cleaner shrimp their own piece of food first before I feed my BTAs lol

 

[Nina51]

What kind of dottyback? I didn't think shrimp were safe with them.

sorry, didn't make that clear. the star and shrimp are in my 14g. the dottyback is in my 29g.

 

[Meanmike]

Lol thought maybe you got lucky

 

[Calappidae]

Lol thought maybe you got lucky

Needs more than just luck