Camel Shrimp

[coolguy818]

I HATE THESE THINGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They are eating my Green Brain Coral.
How can i get these out without taking the tank apart? or kill them in the tank.......

 

[farslayer]

Buy a hawkfish

 

[coolguy818]

hmmm, that sounds like a plan, but My tank had ick recently.

 

[farslayer]

How recently? If it's been a month, the ick is dead since it has no hosts. I'd recommend a UV sterilizer as well to control the spread of ick in the water column.

 

[saltn00b]

if you are running fishless then it takes 6 weeks, not a month.
camelbacks are not reef safe as you found out the hard way.
you can try a tilted tall glass with food at the bottom. a hawkfish may or may not eat the shrimp, depending and the fish and shrimp sizes and other factors.

 

[scotts]

I caught some shrimp with the old bottle trap. Take a clear one liter soda bottle and cut the top off. Invert the top and tape it to the bottom of the soda bottle. I cut some holes in the bottom for extra flow. Then at feeding time put some food in the bottle and place it in the rocks. It may take a couple of days.

 

[farslayer]

Actually, only stages 2 and 3 are host-less and survival in the water is less than two weeks. Here's an article:
http://saltaquarium.about.com/librar...blichcycle.htm

 

[coolguy818]

Well there is only 1 fish left in the tank, all the others died. The host died yesterday. And the fish left in the tank is a 3 Stripe Damsel. Impossible to get it out without disassembling the tank.
What do I do?

 

[saltn00b]

then ick is still in the tank. doesnt matter who had it first, and if it is visible or not. either dismantle the rock or try fish traps. i am in a similar situation right now.

 

[farslayer]

Bummer As long as that fish is in there, ich has a host. If you can get that guy out, do it, even if it is a lot of work. Or, wait for the ick to kill him, then wait out the ich cycle. I hate to hear anybody with ich.

 

[peckhead]

camel shrimp eat coral???????

 

[reefkprz]

Originally Posted by peckhead
camel shrimp eat coral???????
usually polyps, but yes camel backs are not reef safe

 

[peckhead]

wow.....today i bought my first piece of coral and the guy sold us a shrimp too...you have to be kidding me...

 

[airplaneboy02]

Hi Folks- I have two hermit crabs that need a home because I am heading off to college. If you are interested, please e-mail me at airplaneboy02@gmail.com.
-alexander

 

[pbienkiewi]

I had a awsome rock with a ton blue mushrooms on it. Slowly one by one the mushrooms dissapeared. I pulled all my rock out to get the little bugger. Now he lives in my sump. Damn LFS!

 

[peckhead]

man, i cant believe thissssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
what type of food should i put in the trap?

 

[coolguy818]

The shrimp ate parts of the Brain Coral, my Zoos, and now are starting on the Sun Coral

 

[coolguy818]

After seeing all the damage these 2 shrimps were causing, I was FORCED to completely disassemble my tank........ again.
I removed the pesky shrimps, and the final damsel..... 6 weeks from now I will have a fully ick free and pest free tank.
wow....... that was a complete waste of my time, and I had finally started to like my aquascaping.

 

[peckhead]

i keep catching my pepermint shrimp. i hope the camel falls for this trap. i no it really works since the peppermint goes it in like 5 times/.....now i need the camel to go in@!!!!!!!!!! i have mysis, krill, and clam in the bottle. do u guys htink he will go in if the peppermint has been? OR WILL he be smarter?

 

[farslayer]

Try putting some coral in the glass. I mean, if he's eating it already...