cleaner shrimp

[Samw]

I have a small cleaner shrimp for sale $12 or trade for a small coral banded shrimp.

[Trevor Robertson]

I know that I am not the most experianced on the board but I have to tell you that I had a coral banded shrimp that attacked and KILLED 3 of my fish, including a rather large yellow tang in my last tank. It was very smart would hid behind a rock and jump on to the fish and bring it down!

Just my 2 cents

[AJ_77]

Originally Posted by Trevor Robertson

I know that I am not the most experianced on the board but I have to tell you that I had a coral banded shrimp that attacked and KILLED 3 of my fish, including a rather large yellow tang in my last tank. It was very smart would hid behind a rock and jump on to the fish and bring it down!

Just my 2 cents

Dude - that is quite a story! How big was this CBS? Did it look like this:



Because this one never took a serious grab at any fish, even in a 15 gallon nano. Just the odd swing... but he seemed to have enough to eat, and I did feed him.

[Quinn]

i've heard plenty of stories about coral banded shrimp. however i expect if you keep them in an aquarium with suitable tankmates they're fine.

[Beverly]

Originally Posted by Samw

I have a small cleaner shrimp for sale $12 or trade for a small coral banded shrimp.

IMO, keep the cleaner shrimp and skip the coral banded. Have heard too many stories of these guys being fairly effective predators. One reefing friend finally caught his and banned it to his sump where it couldn't do any more damage to the fish in his reef.

[Samw]

OK, I've been convinced not to get the coral banded shrimp. But since I have 3 cleaner shrimps, this one is still for sale.

[Bob I]

Originally Posted by Trevor Robertson

I know that I am not the most experianced on the board but I have to tell you that I had a coral banded shrimp that attacked and KILLED 3 of my fish, including a rather large yellow tang in my last tank. It was very smart would hid behind a rock and jump on to the fish and bring it down!

Just my 2 cents

A normal sized CBS jump on a large Yellow Tang, and bring it down??? Come on.

[EmilyB]

Well, that monster CBS of yours Alan, took a few jabs at the damsel, enough to scare me. The damsel slept in the rock, so I think that may have saved him.

I was more worried about Puff, but he took to sleeping on top of the outlet from the Bakpak skimmer.

Then......

Well, when I sent the CBS off to his new home, his claw got caught in the net and it easily came unassembled....... Awesome killing machine, it hurt to touch that claw. Anyway, I hope he will regenerate his claw when he sheds, but what I saw was enough to put me off them, I'd be real careful......

[AJ_77]

I read they throw (detach) their claws as a last defense - to alarm you enough to let them get away...

Crazy. Hope he finds a good home somewhere. At least I have pictures.

[Samw]

Originally Posted by Samw

I have a small cleaner shrimp for sale $12 or trade for a small coral banded shrimp.

Oh, anyone want to get rid of their emerald crab? I'll trade the shrimp for a green emerald crab as well.