Well, tell me how you really feel... - Aquarium Advice

hsherman1986 · 04-26-2007, 10:23 PM

So, I look over at my tank, just before their nightly feeding of the good stuff (they get frozen food at night), and notice some thread like things hanging out of my firemouth's mouth. I get up to go take a closer look at whatever it was that he decided was yummy. I get right up to the tank, and he swims up to greet me (as normal), and that is when I notice that they are not fins (as I had already assumed), they were antennae! He had eaten one of my rhino shrimp WHOLE!!

Now, most would not be surprised by this, I mean, he is a cichlid after all. But he has lived in this tank with these shrimp since I got him in December, and he has not touched them. Now, the ghost shrimp (that were the same size, mind you) didn't stand a chance against him.

I just thought it was funny to see him swimming around with these antennae hanging out of his mouth, I wish I could have gotten a pic before he swallowed it, but hubby has the cam

Just thought I'd share!

tropicfishman · 04-26-2007, 10:35 PM

lol aww that stinks lol sorry for the loss

hsherman1986 · 04-26-2007, 10:48 PM

not too much of a loss, actually. They only cost me 15 cents each, and I have around 20 of them. But now I know he will eat them, hopefully he was just really hungry and he won't do it again.

theotheragentm · 04-26-2007, 11:06 PM

Is it possible the shrimp died first? My Ghost Shrimp do fine, but when I see a dead one, the fish are going after them.

hsherman1986 · 04-26-2007, 11:19 PM

could be. Or it molted, maybe?

04-26-2007, 10:23 PM	#1
hsherman1986 Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 719	Well, tell me how you really feel... So, I look over at my tank, just before their nightly feeding of the good stuff (they get frozen food at night), and notice some thread like things hanging out of my firemouth's mouth. I get up to go take a closer look at whatever it was that he decided was yummy. I get right up to the tank, and he swims up to greet me (as normal), and that is when I notice that they are not fins (as I had already assumed), they were antennae! He had eaten one of my rhino shrimp WHOLE!! Now, most would not be surprised by this, I mean, he is a cichlid after all. But he has lived in this tank with these shrimp since I got him in December, and he has not touched them. Now, the ghost shrimp (that were the same size, mind you) didn't stand a chance against him. I just thought it was funny to see him swimming around with these antennae hanging out of his mouth, I wish I could have gotten a pic before he swallowed it, but hubby has the cam Just thought I'd share!

04-26-2007, 10:35 PM	#2
tropicfishman Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ashland KY Posts: 1,890	lol aww that stinks lol sorry for the loss __________________ I love my clown loaches and red tail shark!!! lol

04-26-2007, 11:06 PM	#4
theotheragentm Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,177	Is it possible the shrimp died first? My Ghost Shrimp do fine, but when I see a dead one, the fish are going after them. __________________ Box of Water - My Personal Musing and Photos on Fish Keeping

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04-26-2007, 10:48 PM	#3
hsherman1986 Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 719	not too much of a loss, actually. They only cost me 15 cents each, and I have around 20 of them. But now I know he will eat them, hopefully he was just really hungry and he won't do it again.

04-26-2007, 11:19 PM	#5
hsherman1986 Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 719	could be. Or it molted, maybe?