Any one hear of this?

lmcgrew79 · #1 09/18/2006, 05:56 PM

I just witnessed my coral banded shrimp pull a hermit crap out of its shell and put it in its mouth. I ran and got the camera and got a photo but you cant tell from the photo and the shrimp when back behind the rocks. It was pretty darn cool.

Salty Bginners · #2 09/18/2006, 06:29 PM

0_o. I have seen my mantis pull hermits out of their obliterated shells...but not a coral branded. Cool.

1package · #3 09/18/2006, 08:15 PM

I could not keep fire shrimp or cleaner shrimp until after I got rid of my Coral banded shrimp.

Reef4Fun · #4 09/18/2006, 08:30 PM

yeah, I was told not to put a coral banded with my cleaner and peppermint shrimps.

bneal3 · #5 09/18/2006, 08:52 PM

My coral banded Killed all my peppermint shrimps! Just wait till I find some to eat him! LOL

firefish2020 · #6 09/18/2006, 09:47 PM

If you have a pair they are less likely to attack other shrimp. I have both peps and skunks with my BC pair, no problems.

Brock Fluharty · #7 09/19/2006, 03:37 PM

I had an exyremely large banded coral shrimp, which attacked a small percula clownfish. The clown later died from his injury...

Reef4Fun · #8 09/19/2006, 03:56 PM

they sound like a mantis!

coralreefer · #9 09/20/2006, 09:37 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by firefish2020
If you have a pair they are less likely to attack other shrimp. I have both peps and skunks with my BC pair, no problems.

I'd never heard that but it seems to be true. I adopted a pair of CB in July. They hang out together and don't bother the peppermints or goby.

Several years ago I had an extra large coral banded for 2-3 years in a 75. I don't think I ever had any peppies then but he never bothered any small fish or the hermit.