Cleaner shrimp eats bristle worm

Aquattro · #1 04-23-2002, 03:28 AM

Earlier this year there was some question about whether cleaner shrimp ate bristle worms. I experienced a complete loss of my worm colony upon indroducing 2 cleaner shrimps to my tank.
Tonight I witnessed one of them pull a worm from the rock and eat it....now it's confirmed, they do eat them.
For trade: two worm eating cleaner shrimp for new supply of worms.

One_Divided · #2 04-23-2002, 04:23 AM

Brad I was gonna buy another one so if you want to get rid of one I'll frag you something for it. Or dig up some worms!

Aquattro · #3 04-23-2002, 09:57 AM

OK, one down, one to go !!

Reefmaster · #4 04-24-2002, 03:11 AM

hmm, i would have taken them both but i'm not sure about adding a single given i have a pair already. hey, you outta try feeding a whole clam every now and then like i do - keeps the cannibals a little happier!

Aquattro · #5 04-24-2002, 03:14 AM

Shane, probably good advice, just a bit too late. Little buggers ate all my worms and now I'm just mad. The only thing they get to eat now is the prawn in the trap !! If you decide you want one, let me know. Maybe ask Adam to give up his....

DJ88 · #6 04-24-2002, 03:16 AM

Brad,

Feed the little thing a clam every few days. Mine get this as a treat and I can see worms out in the daylight. Big suckers. :D

Don't get rid of it. [img]smile.gif[/img]