Maroon clown eating Peppermint Shrimp?

jeffo65 · #1 06/06/2007, 10:06 AM

We have a pair of good sized (3.5" female) Maroon Clowns and recently added a few Peppermint Shrimp (2"). They initially hid as soon as they were introduced into the tank. Over the past 2 days, they have not been spotted and I am wondering if the Clowns could be the culprit. We have a large Cleaner Shrimp that the Clowns appear to try to nip at the Cleaner Shrimps antenna.

In short, are Maroon Clowns known to eat Peppermint Shrimp?

Thanks

njfalconer · #2 06/06/2007, 11:15 AM

wow Thats not cool. I hope to put those two together in my new tank. Hmmm

Slakker · #3 06/06/2007, 01:40 PM

I've heard of maroon's picking up peppermint shrimps and feeding them to an anemone...but not a lot about them eating them outright.

lucy.lou.glass · #4 06/06/2007, 05:54 PM

i have bought about 5 peppermint shrimp now and all have been devoured by the clown.. i have a maroon

lucy.lou.glass · #5 06/06/2007, 06:01 PM

well now that i think about it... it could have given them to the bubble tip i have. But i never actually saw anything happen.. it was just pooff and they're gone.. but before they were totally gone they did manage to eat up all my aptasia!!

Slakker · #6 06/06/2007, 06:22 PM

It's highly possible that they've eaten them for themselves...Maroon's are pretty hardcore.