Can`t Keep any Shrimp

[Owen386]

Hey fellow reefers,

Just wanting to hear some input on what you guys think are eating my shrimp.

Lost:

5 peppermint
1 cleaner
1 CBS

Over the past year of having my tank I have added all the above and all have disappeared. The cleaner shrimp and peppermint shrimp I have had for a while and then disappeared like a month ago. The CBS I bought like a month ago and was gone the next day.

I Have:

melanus wrasse
green choris wrasse
YT
pair of clowns
goby/pistol pair
green manderin
HUGE Brittle star

Any Ideas?

 

[sumant19]

I think melanus wrasse has to do something with it...

 

[Flame Angel]

I had the same issue about five months back... I bought three shrimp. "Three shrimp went in the water and none came out chiefy"

I have two clowns and one other damsel.

I guess it could be anything if it is hungry enough.

 

[banshee1]

They may still be in there.shrimp are very good at hiding.I thought I lost 2 peppermint and then the appeared 3 months later

 

[dannyp02908]

My money is on the melanarus or the brittle star.

 

[P-Nut]

My money is on the melanarus or the brittle star.

No way the brittle star ate them. I have had brittle stars and all sort of shrimps together for years and never had an issue.

I have 2 brittle stars and 3 peppermint in a 40 breeder right now.

it was one of the wrasse.

 

[Owen386]

Thinking it was the wrasse.

Now that I think about it first shrimp disappeared shorty after adding the melanus. knew it was a risk when adding it forgot I was thinking it was my pistol shrimp as cleaner shrimp are the natural enemy/ prey

Thanks guys

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[twiddledog]

If your 'CBS' is a Coral banded Shrimp then my bet is that is the culprit.

 

[twiddledog]

I read the post wrong..sorry.

 

[dz6t]

Can you double check the identity of the "green choris wrasse"?

 

[Owen386]

Can you double check the identity of the "green choris wrasse"?

What do u mean?

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[dz6t]

Some of them are not shrimp-safe.

 

[Cliff Tishler]

I have a melanarus with a cleaner shrimp for about 6 months and no problems.