Help with cleaner shrimp

[bsp]

I have added a cleaner shrimp to my 12 gal. nano about 1 month ago. I have now noticed that my coco worn and star polys appear to have been eaten.
Has anyone heard of this or could something else be doing this? I have 2 clowns 1 six line wasse,1 pepermint shrimp and hermit crabs.

 

[tangs123]

i would suspect the 6 line before the cleaner shrimp
but just keep a look out and see who is really doing it

 

[jonathanws]

my green bubble coral was fine until i got my cleaner shrimp. then i noticed it started getting smaller and smaller. and when i would turn the lights on in the morning i noticed the same neon green bubble coral color inside of the shrimps body. then, the other morning right when i turned the lights on i watched him closely and he spit out this vapor that was the same color of the bubble coral. i dont know what he's doing to it, but it's dead

 

[rbrockm1]

Pepps are known to eat corals due to being hungry. ***) I once say one pepp rip a feather dusker right out of its hard casing. That i would think would be the answer. Just feed the pepp. more. He is just hungry and finding a source of food. I think its your pepp and i hope this helps.

 

[bsp]

I have not seen the cleaner shrimp on the coco worm since,and the worm is doing okay,just not as pretty as it was. Does anyone feed your cleaning crew actural food?

 

[rbrockm1]

when i feed my fish the cleaner eats the same food as tehm. He eats pellets mainly.

 

[fish911]

Originally Posted by bsp
I have not seen the cleaner shrimp on the coco worm since,and the worm is doing okay,just not as pretty as it was. Does anyone feed your cleaning crew actural food?

my cleaner and blood shrimp both feed just like the fish .... as soon as the lights in teh morning are turned on ,.. the cleaner goes to the very top peak of live rock near the surface .. and he swims upside down on the waters surface to get the sprulina flakes !!! its pretty neat
and my blood shrimp knows exactly where the current blows the frozen food ... so he cathes its a lot .. and one time fought the yellow tang over it and ran and hid with the whole clump of it

 

[theappe]

My skunk cleaner is smart as heck too. he knows when I open the canopy that its feeding time!