Whatelse will Banded Coral Shrimps murder?

oy001 · 03/28/2009, 09:46 PM

I had two banded coral shrimps and two peppermint shrimps in my 72G. I found one of the banded coral shrimp ate one of my peppermint shrimps last night. I am planing to get some cleaner shrimps. will the banded coral shrimps kill them too? Do I need to get rid of the banded coral shrimps? I saw they picked on my stars too. and I did not see my two emerald crabs for awhile, could they be killed by the banded coral shrimps? thanks!

ser_renely · 03/28/2009, 10:11 PM

They can wreak havoc...mine is pretty low key.

oy001 · 03/29/2009, 11:12 AM

is it because they were too hungry?

fasteddie99 · 03/29/2009, 11:15 AM

Got rid of mine after 2 months. He ate all of my hermits and feather dusters. Accually saw him reach out and try to snag a Damsel. I hear they are sometimes successful at this.

ct_vol · 03/29/2009, 11:19 AM

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Originally posted by oy001
I am planing to get some cleaner shrimps. will the banded coral shrimps kill them too?

Coral Banded shrimp are very aggressive toward other shrimp... If you are wanting to keep another type of shrimp, I would do my best to remove the CBS...

oy001 · 03/29/2009, 11:36 AM

thank you guys. I will take the banded coral shrimps out and eat them.

loosecannon · 03/29/2009, 07:13 PM

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Originally posted by oy001
I had two banded coral shrimps and two peppermint shrimps in my 72G. I found one of the banded coral shrimp ate one of my peppermint shrimps last night. I am planing to get some cleaner shrimps. will the banded coral shrimps kill them too? Do I need to get rid of the banded coral shrimps? I saw they picked on my stars too. and I did not see my two emerald crabs for awhile, could they be killed by the banded coral shrimps? thanks!

They will eat any other shrimp you put in their. They may have got your crabs all ready. They will go after slow moving fishes too. They will pick on some softy corals as well.

Pike614 · 03/29/2009, 07:24 PM

let them eat your peppermint shrimp before your peppermint shrimp move onto your SPS corals! I've got 3 CB shrimp and 2 Cleaner shrimp with no issues.....yet! The peppermint shrimp I did have went AWOL and went after several of my SPS colonies, pulling one polyp out at a time and eating it!!

Falcao · 03/29/2009, 09:25 PM

coral banded eat my green chromis and a coral beauty when I went on vacation. the shrimp have to be well fed or they will start to eat the fish.

smalls383 · 03/29/2009, 09:38 PM

I had a CBS for a while, then I finally took him out after 3 green chromis's went missing. Not to mention that every time I walked up to the tank the CBS would try and lunge for me....

03/28/2009, 09:46 PM	#1
oy001 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 14	Whatelse will Banded Coral Shrimps murder? I had two banded coral shrimps and two peppermint shrimps in my 72G. I found one of the banded coral shrimp ate one of my peppermint shrimps last night. I am planing to get some cleaner shrimps. will the banded coral shrimps kill them too? Do I need to get rid of the banded coral shrimps? I saw they picked on my stars too. and I did not see my two emerald crabs for awhile, could they be killed by the banded coral shrimps? thanks!

03/28/2009, 10:11 PM	#2
ser_renely Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,820	They can wreak havoc...mine is pretty low key. __________________ RIP: Osc. Clown - Ammonia, YW GobY - overflow, YW Goby - Pistol shrimp, Firefish - acclimation. 5 Fire fish - pistol shrimp, Mandarin - Pistol shrimp!!!!! Current Tank Info: 60g Cube, 15g sump/fuge,Tunze 9010 skimmer, Reefbreeders Photon 16" - 2 Osc. Clowns,2 Lyretail Anthias, Blue Chromis, mp20, mp10....another DAMN pistol shrimp!

03/29/2009, 11:12 AM	#3
oy001 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 14	is it because they were too hungry?

03/29/2009, 11:15 AM	#4
fasteddie99 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Delaware Posts: 1,028	Got rid of mine after 2 months. He ate all of my hermits and feather dusters. Accually saw him reach out and try to snag a Damsel. I hear they are sometimes successful at this.

03/29/2009, 11:36 AM	#6
oy001 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 14	thank you guys. I will take the banded coral shrimps out and eat them.

03/29/2009, 07:24 PM	#8
Pike614 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,303	let them eat your peppermint shrimp before your peppermint shrimp move onto your SPS corals! I've got 3 CB shrimp and 2 Cleaner shrimp with no issues.....yet! The peppermint shrimp I did have went AWOL and went after several of my SPS colonies, pulling one polyp out at a time and eating it!!

03/29/2009, 09:25 PM	#9
Falcao Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Danbury, CT Posts: 341	coral banded eat my green chromis and a coral beauty when I went on vacation. the shrimp have to be well fed or they will start to eat the fish.

03/29/2009, 09:38 PM	#10
smalls383 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Saratoga, CA Posts: 483	I had a CBS for a while, then I finally took him out after 3 green chromis's went missing. Not to mention that every time I walked up to the tank the CBS would try and lunge for me....