Killings in my tank

PirateLove · 11/04/2016, 12:31 PM

So I woke up this morning to my female clown dead. She was wedged in a rock crevasse and was eaten halfway by something. I only have two clowns, a pistol shrimp, and a few hermits. The only thing I can think is that when I left the house yesterday my light stayed on all day (it is usually on all night) and after 24 or more hours of being awake by the light she was so tired she was attacked by my pistol shrimp and couldn't fight back. Very sad as she was a partner for my prized and favorite clown-fish. I could only pull half of her body out of the rock work.

Does anyone have any ideas of what could have happened?

blennymower · 11/04/2016, 01:04 PM

Or your clown died of another cause and a scavenger like the pistol shrimp ate it after it died.

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Sk8r · 11/04/2016, 01:35 PM

Pistol shrimps will kill if crowded. Or sometimes just because they feel like it.

Fiver · 11/04/2016, 09:02 PM

I believe my pistol shrimp ripped up my orchid dottyback's fins when they slept in the same rock at night. The fish recovered once the shrimp moved to a new part of the tank.

But it is possible it died of something else and was eaten afterward. Or, that you have some kind of bad hitchhiking crab in your rock.

11/04/2016, 12:31 PM	#1
PirateLove Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Lexington,KY Posts: 511	Killings in my tank So I woke up this morning to my female clown dead. She was wedged in a rock crevasse and was eaten halfway by something. I only have two clowns, a pistol shrimp, and a few hermits. The only thing I can think is that when I left the house yesterday my light stayed on all day (it is usually on all night) and after 24 or more hours of being awake by the light she was so tired she was attacked by my pistol shrimp and couldn't fight back. Very sad as she was a partner for my prized and favorite clown-fish. I could only pull half of her body out of the rock work. Does anyone have any ideas of what could have happened? __________________ "Pirate love, is what I'm looking for. Pirate love, is what i'm wanted for." Current tank: Cad Lights 42 versa. Kessil AP700. Some Sps and Lps.

11/04/2016, 01:04 PM	#2
blennymower Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Miami, Florida Posts: 1,477	Or your clown died of another cause and a scavenger like the pistol shrimp ate it after it died. Sent from my SM-G935T using Tapatalk __________________ Check out my tank. Current Tank Info: 30G Nano Rimless Last edited by blennymower; 11/04/2016 at 01:12 PM. Reason: Grammar

11/04/2016, 01:35 PM	#3
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Pistol shrimps will kill if crowded. Or sometimes just because they feel like it. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

11/04/2016, 09:02 PM	#4
Fiver Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Posts: 365	I believe my pistol shrimp ripped up my orchid dottyback's fins when they slept in the same rock at night. The fish recovered once the shrimp moved to a new part of the tank. But it is possible it died of something else and was eaten afterward. Or, that you have some kind of bad hitchhiking crab in your rock.