Missing Cleaner Shrimp

[dkode]

Hello,

About 2 days ago I purchased a Skunk Cleaner shrimp, brought him home and acclimated him in his bag for 2 hours, adding a half cup of tank water every 15-20 minutes.

Dropped him in the tank and he chilled on a rock for a little while and then disappeared under the rocks. That was the last I saw of him.

I went out last night at about midnight with my red flashlight, saw my hermits and my banded coral shrimp wandering about, but no cleaner shrimp. I fear the worse for him =(

Is there a chance he is just hiding for a couple of days molting? I hope he's still alive, any chance my banded coral shrimp tore him to pieces?

I guess time will tell, just curious as to what happened to him :(

[playa0069u]

idk think the banded coral shrimp are very compatible with other shrimp. I am a newb but just my 2 cents.

[jojo22]

CBS are compatible with some and not others I just don't know which. The LFS did however tell me that they would eat my regular cleaner. Hopefully someone who knows shrimp will chime in.

[graphixx]

A banded coral shrimp is going to be a very opportunistic feeder. if it is possible for the CBS to catch and eat the cleaner than I fear that may be what happened. but on a lighter note. a cleaner shrimp will hide for a couple of days until he gets used to his tank. I would keep an eye out. I have 4 peppermint shrimp in my tank I have had them for over 5 months. I have not seen them for 4 months. I reaquascaped my tanks a few days ago and low and behold I found all 4 of them. shrimp for the most part are VERY reclusive animals. but the cleaner is probably the "bravest" of the shrimp I have kept. keep your fingers crossed and a sharp eye out.

[dkode]

thanks for the heads up!

I will keep an eye out for him, hopefully he turns up.

thanks again for the info!

Sean

[seahorsedreams]

I guess this isn't the thread I just posted in about my mean CBS. Two nights ago my WOUNDED CBS ate a very large pep. They lived together for close to a year and the CBS just up and ate him. Greg couldn't find the camera. Two nights before that I caught him with a vibex! I do have a picture of that here somewhere. The last few months he has become very mean and we may end up removing him if he doesn't chill in the 100 gallon.

[seahorsedreams]

I love my vibex.... so does he.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y248/seahorsedreams/fish/shrimpvibex.jpg

[Sweetpea]

DANG!!! What a mouthful, lol!!!

(Note to self... when conquering dinner, start head first...)

[seahorsedreams]

He may graduate to Mantis food if he's not careful.

[john007]

my CBS is very aggresive ate my cleaner and 2 peppermints b4 i realized what was up. I have a new yellow tang and he keeps CBS in check tang will knockCBS off rocks they are constantly at each other I think CBS is going to
lfs

[lReef lKeeper]

just for the record ... we have a purple reef lobster in one of our tanks !! we acclimated him about 3 months ago, then we never saw him again !! we did however find a molting from him. the wife thought he was dead !! and just chalked him up to live and learn mistakes. about 2 weeks ago he came out to feedwhen we fed the tank ... now he is out and about all of the time (when it is time to eat. i think it has something to do with the smell of garlic in the water that makes him come running !!