Do anemone's kill shrimp ?

[paddyob]

Originally Posted by FitoPharmer

Are you sure it is really dead? I have been worried about many inverts dieing, later to find out I was worrying about a molt. What makes things worse is the suspect critters will often hide for a few days until their molt hardens up. If you pull out the corpse and the shrimp really is dead check your water parameters like the others have already suggested. I have had read many stories about loosing fish, and sometimes snails to an anemone, but never any cleaner shrimp.

Agree.

But, shrimp do die. Just like anything else.

Sometimes it's the circle of life that's takes them.

Good luck

[daniella3d]

yep...they are not immortal, and if the level of iodine is low they can die if they cannot molt.

I really doubt it's the anemone. I once saw one of my fire shrimp fell in my rock flower anemone as it was near dead and the anemone gobbled it up and spitted it back right away, full of mucus.

The shrimp was on its last leg, very old and it was not eating for a long time.

Originally Posted by paddyob

Agree.

But, shrimp do die. Just like anything else.

Sometimes it's the circle of life that's takes them.

Good luck