Reef Discussion

[Dean Lovett]

I turned the light off... Was about to head to bed but I thought I'd have a look in the tank for some night critters...

I noticed my blenny was in the toadstool coral (his safe place) and the clowns were going crazy!!

TURNS OUT THE TANK IS FULL OF SHRIMP FRY!!!

 

[Dean Lovett]

Just checked again to get some photos...

They are pretty much all gone. Lol. The clowns CLEANED up!

 

[Savage Henry]

Dean, your corals have had a feast!


When I had a pair of redline cleaner shrimp they would spawn once every three weeks or so and my softies and LPS loved it.


Most of my fish were asleep at the time, so didn't partake in the feast.


I tried to raise the babies but failed miserably.

 

[MagicJ]

Yes, a nice feed for the tank - life can be tough for those creatures towards the bottom of the food chain :)

 

[Dean Lovett]

I am shrimp master. I have a small army of shrimps at the ready.

 

[Savage Henry]

Do any of your shrimps pull food out of your LPS or mushrooms?

I actually gave up my redline shrimp because they kept pulling food out of my fungia and I think the interference ultimately led to my fungia dying.

I really regretted giving the shrimp up.

 

[Dean Lovett]

Do any of your shrimps pull food out of your LPS or mushrooms?

I actually gave up my redline shrimp because they kept pulling food out of my fungia and I think the interference ultimately led to my fungia dying.

I really regretted giving the shrimp up.

Oh yeah. They're horrible. But I syringe feed the shrimps before I think about feeding the corals. Otherwise the corals don't have an opportunity to eat!

But the shrimp are really receptive and accepting of the syringe. So much so they often jump up onto my fingers haha.

 

[ReeferRob]

Do any of your shrimps pull food out of your LPS or mushrooms?

I actually gave up my redline shrimp because they kept pulling food out of my fungia and I think the interference ultimately led to my fungia dying.

I really regretted giving the shrimp up.

Mine did the same thing to a Pearl bubble coral, picked at it until it died.