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[Myka]

Some pistol shrimps gets REALLY big, and start to kill inverts and fish. I'd try to catch him, and banish him to the sump.

[untamed]

Originally Posted by Myka

Some pistol shrimps gets REALLY big, and start to kill inverts and fish. I'd try to catch him, and banish him to the sump.

Why not banish him AFTER or IF he shows signs of getting big? It seems that too often people are advised to remove things that could be harmless just because a related species might actually do something that some people might find problematic. I find these critters interesting and valuable. It would take a lot more than a few missing hermit crabs for me to banish a critter.

Geewiz...I just recently bought a pistol shrimp and added it to my tank on purpose. I'm disappointed that they are so shy and I rarely get to see him.

[Myka]

Originally Posted by untamed

Why not banish him AFTER or IF he shows signs of getting big? It seems that too often people are advised to remove things that could be harmless just because a related species might actually do something that some people might find problematic.

I don't like them, and I'd rather not take the chance. There's nothing wrong with living in a sump...if you're a pistol shrimp or a crab.

[justinl]

I agree with Brad. oddball inverts RULE. I hate seeing people who go through Hell and back to extract harmless critters just because they dont know any better. I especially cringe when they needlessly kill the critters. I can understand exterminating aiptasia or hydroids but i would rejoice if i found a pistol (there's some very cool biology to them). put it this way, i have two tanks. both have a mantis in them