Cleaner Shrimp

[madstyle1]

Is it possible for a large cleaner shrimp to attack a small 3 spot damsel and kill it??

Sorry if repost.

Thanks

 

[lando]

It is very unlikely...especially given the aggresive nature of the damsel.

 

[melosu58]

I agree. Very unlikely.

 

[roka64]

I agree as well. My damsels always bit the shrimp's antennas off! Now the shrimp may have helped dispose of the body.

 

[lando]

Why do you suspect your cleaner shrimp? If you saw the srimp eating the fish it was likely doing its job...cleaning up after the fish was already dead.

 

[madstyle1]

well I bought two damsel's in 3 days ago and they both died. but my yellow tang and saddleback are fine. I might have not acclimated long enough?

I dripped acclimated for only 30 mins.

 

[Patroklos]

I usually drop for an hour on top of a 15 minute float for temperature acclimation.

 

[roka64]

30 mins is a decent drip, depending on the difference between your tank and the LFS.
What are your water parameters?

 

[madstyle1]

PH 8.2
Am 0
Ni 0
Nitrate 0
phosphate 0

 

[roka64]

Ok, what sized tank and what else do you have in there?

 

[madstyle1]

60 gallon tank
1 saddleback clown
1 yellow tang
2 yellowtail damsel
1 cleaner shrimp
2 turbo snails
70 pounds of live rock
bak pak skimmer
marineland filter

 

[madstyle1]

im begining to think that it was sick already frm the LFS. its a mystery death.

 

[madstyle1]

hey guys today i tested my water again and this time everything was good but PH was at 7.8. then my saddleback clown died. will everything go back to normal if i get it back to 8.2? now i only have 2 yellowtail damsel and yellow tang

 

[melosu58]

Do me a favor and test when your lights go off and let us know what it is.

 

[madstyle1]

i tested my water when the lights were off. is that what you meant? i tested this morning at 10am pacific time. my lights go on at about 330pm PT and goes off at 10pm PT