Tetra27
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
Hey everyone,
I recently stocked my 5.5 gallon with 5 ghost shrimp from a local petsmart.
In the last month I've had them there have been no problems but recently one of my bigger shrimps that has just molted is picking on the others. At first I thought it was just the shrimp fighting over food but then he started picking on one shrimp in particular ALL THE TIME. The poor victim began turning a white color the last couple days so at first I thought he was molting but this morning I found him pale white dead being eaten by the big mean shrimp . Is this regular ghost shrimp behavior? or is it just because I got it from petsmart? Should I be taking that shrimp out of that tank? (It's starting to be a jerk to another shrimp and although they are very cheap I don't want them to die) If it's just the species is there other types of shrimp that get along? What should I do?
I recently stocked my 5.5 gallon with 5 ghost shrimp from a local petsmart.
In the last month I've had them there have been no problems but recently one of my bigger shrimps that has just molted is picking on the others. At first I thought it was just the shrimp fighting over food but then he started picking on one shrimp in particular ALL THE TIME. The poor victim began turning a white color the last couple days so at first I thought he was molting but this morning I found him pale white dead being eaten by the big mean shrimp . Is this regular ghost shrimp behavior? or is it just because I got it from petsmart? Should I be taking that shrimp out of that tank? (It's starting to be a jerk to another shrimp and although they are very cheap I don't want them to die) If it's just the species is there other types of shrimp that get along? What should I do?