Cleaner Shrimp Irritating corals

Julian.Rad17 · 09/25/2016, 06:58 PM

I have a red fire shrimp that has lately been causing some of the corals around his cave to close up. My torch coral doesn't like being touched by the antennae constantly so it doesn't open up as much as it used to. My green goniopora I just got is closed near the cave because of the shrimps feet and whiskers. Does this constant irritation have any negative affects and will the shrimp eventually stop? I can't move the goniopora but the torch could be moved. Has anyone else had this problem? Thanks for the feedback.

farfromsea · 09/25/2016, 10:49 PM

I haven't been in the hobby decades or anything but in my short time my cleaner shrimp likes to dance all over my duncan coral when he is hungry and wants brine shrimp to snack on. The duncan does not like this and closes up, sometimes for the entire day. But eventually it opens up again and all has been well. In my mind this probably happens often in nature and isn't anything to worry about unless the coral exhibits signs of poor health (bleaching, tissue damage/loss/decay etc)

oneofmany · 09/26/2016, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Julian.Rad17

I have a red fire shrimp that has lately been causing some of the corals around his cave to close up. My torch coral doesn't like being touched by the antennae constantly so it doesn't open up as much as it used to. My green goniopora I just got is closed near the cave because of the shrimps feet and whiskers. Does this constant irritation have any negative affects and will the shrimp eventually stop? I can't move the goniopora but the torch could be moved. Has anyone else had this problem? Thanks for the feedback.

How big is your tank? I got rid of an adult cleaner shrimp I had in my 20 gallon tank for the same reasons you mentioned above. It was constantly trampling all over the corals and made it almost impossible to feed them. It was basically more of a pest than anything else. Just bouncing off the walls.
It was quite the opposite in my 60 gallon tank though.

Anthony357 · 09/26/2016, 11:30 AM

i want one, but i dont think my coral beauty would like it...or maybe its the other way around lol

Julian.Rad17 · 09/26/2016, 01:54 PM

I have the Reefer nano which is 21 gallons

09/25/2016, 06:58 PM	#1
Julian.Rad17 Registered Member Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 222	Cleaner Shrimp Irritating corals I have a red fire shrimp that has lately been causing some of the corals around his cave to close up. My torch coral doesn't like being touched by the antennae constantly so it doesn't open up as much as it used to. My green goniopora I just got is closed near the cave because of the shrimps feet and whiskers. Does this constant irritation have any negative affects and will the shrimp eventually stop? I can't move the goniopora but the torch could be moved. Has anyone else had this problem? Thanks for the feedback.

09/25/2016, 10:49 PM	#2
farfromsea Registered Member Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 549	I haven't been in the hobby decades or anything but in my short time my cleaner shrimp likes to dance all over my duncan coral when he is hungry and wants brine shrimp to snack on. The duncan does not like this and closes up, sometimes for the entire day. But eventually it opens up again and all has been well. In my mind this probably happens often in nature and isn't anything to worry about unless the coral exhibits signs of poor health (bleaching, tissue damage/loss/decay etc)

09/26/2016, 11:30 AM	#4
Anthony357 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 257	i want one, but i dont think my coral beauty would like it...or maybe its the other way around lol

09/26/2016, 01:54 PM	#5
Julian.Rad17 Registered Member Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 222	I have the Reefer nano which is 21 gallons