patrick8929
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yea i wont i will have to take him out next wednesday because my dorm closes for thanksgiving.
HELP!!!!!! Clownfish getting beat up?
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rotarymagic
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well your clown will be dead at the current rate if you wait a week to get the peppermint shrimp out... Get a fish breeder net if you have to and contain the peppermint shrimp in that... you gotta have a walmart, *****, petsmart or something near you.
If you get desperate... make te peppermint shrimp walk the plant into the toilet... seriously though, you sure you got the right species of "peppermint shrimp?" There are a few... also make sure its not a camel shrimp as those can definitely be bad news.
If you get desperate... make te peppermint shrimp walk the plant into the toilet... seriously though, you sure you got the right species of "peppermint shrimp?" There are a few... also make sure its not a camel shrimp as those can definitely be bad news.
patrick8929
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no its just a regular shrimp. and i dont have very much rock so i doubt i have a hidden predator. my other question is why the heck would the fish let this happen? why not just swim away? ill have to get rid of the shrimp if i see him do it again. ill monitor tonight and see if the shrimp makes a move.
spanko
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Peppermint shrimp are cleaner shrimp. Lysmata Wurdemanni.
The skunk cleaner is a Lysmata grabhami.
Hard to believe, but I would guess not entirely impossible, that the shrimp did this to the fish. Now if the fish was sick to begin with the shrimp may in fact be taking advantage of the situation.
Just because you don't have much rock does not mean you don't have some type of predator.
The fish could have been acclimated poorly and caused him to deteriorate. If the tank is relatively new and you say you don't have much rock you may not have enough biofiltration built up and the addition of the bioload of the fish caused a spike.
Too many unknowns here on your system but I hope this gives you some things to think on and maybe come up with something.
The skunk cleaner is a Lysmata grabhami.
Hard to believe, but I would guess not entirely impossible, that the shrimp did this to the fish. Now if the fish was sick to begin with the shrimp may in fact be taking advantage of the situation.
Just because you don't have much rock does not mean you don't have some type of predator.
The fish could have been acclimated poorly and caused him to deteriorate. If the tank is relatively new and you say you don't have much rock you may not have enough biofiltration built up and the addition of the bioload of the fish caused a spike.
Too many unknowns here on your system but I hope this gives you some things to think on and maybe come up with something.
patrick8929
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thank you for your help. so what is your thought? do i leave the shrimp and monitor or do i get rid of it? i just fed and the fish ate and the shrimp did as well. the fish isnt acting any different then normal
patrick8929
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okay thank you! i will do that.
patrick8929
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yea i have a power head but he doesnt sleep on that side of the tank i dont think
fcatch76
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Originally Posted by patrick8929
http:///forum/post/2846587
yea i have a power head but he doesnt sleep on that side of the tank i dont think
he didn't have to sleep over there, could have just got trapped for that split second. IDK, you definately have a mystery on your hands
http:///forum/post/2846587
yea i have a power head but he doesnt sleep on that side of the tank i dont think
he didn't have to sleep over there, could have just got trapped for that split second. IDK, you definately have a mystery on your hands
patrick8929
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yea i agree im gunna monitor what happens tonight and decide from there.
jtt
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Originally Posted by fcatch76
http:///forum/post/2846574
Patrick, do you have a Koralia or powerhead that the tail could have gotten trapped in??
PERFECTLY good example, i agree with this more than the peppermint shrimp turning evil.
http:///forum/post/2846574
Patrick, do you have a Koralia or powerhead that the tail could have gotten trapped in??
PERFECTLY good example, i agree with this more than the peppermint shrimp turning evil.
patrick8929
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okay so last night i monitored the little guy. nothing strange going on. the pepermint never made a move and the fish never got stuck in a power head. this morning the tail is the same as it was yesterday. so im going to see how the little guy does for the weekend and the next couple of days. im still not sure the real cause of the tail being messed up. hopefully he will recover.
subielover
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One thing I would do is feed him very healthy food to aid in his recovery. Try soaking some of your food in vitamins, that should help him grow that tail back in no time. On another note, it seems very unlikely to me that a peppermint shrimp did that to your clown, but I suppose anything is possible.
patrick8929
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thanks for the advice subie. ill look for some stuff to give him.
