stafonb
New Member
On yesterday morning, my wife observed our Coral Bandit Shrimp give birth to a new off-spring in our 75-gal tank. She was nervous because we were told only one Coral Bandit Shrimp can be in the tank at a time or they will kill each other. I told her not to worry but to keep a close eye on it b/c it was her offspring. As the day went by, the hermit crabs and snails ate the offspring, in which the Coral Bandit Shrimp freaked out.
My two clown fish always swim in the lower part of the tank during the evening. This is were the remains of the offspring were. The Coral Bandit Shrimp came in that area and snipped one of the frontal bottom fins of the clown fish; snipped at the nose of my yellow tang; and freaked out w/peppermint shrimp in tank. Even freakier than that, it gave birth to a second offspring in which in turned around and ate. Needless to say we took the Bandit out when I got home.
The snipped clown fish is still swimming or floating I should say on its side. The other clown fish seems traumatized b/c they always were together. When I left out this morning, the snipped clown fish was still in the same condition, while the other clown fish was swimming at the top of the tank as if he was trying to smell the surface of the water (he has never done this).
My saltwater community, this is really upsetting. Is this normal? Should I have done something differently? Will both my clowns be o.k.? Please give some input...... Thanks!
My two clown fish always swim in the lower part of the tank during the evening. This is were the remains of the offspring were. The Coral Bandit Shrimp came in that area and snipped one of the frontal bottom fins of the clown fish; snipped at the nose of my yellow tang; and freaked out w/peppermint shrimp in tank. Even freakier than that, it gave birth to a second offspring in which in turned around and ate. Needless to say we took the Bandit out when I got home.
The snipped clown fish is still swimming or floating I should say on its side. The other clown fish seems traumatized b/c they always were together. When I left out this morning, the snipped clown fish was still in the same condition, while the other clown fish was swimming at the top of the tank as if he was trying to smell the surface of the water (he has never done this).
My saltwater community, this is really upsetting. Is this normal? Should I have done something differently? Will both my clowns be o.k.? Please give some input...... Thanks!
