Killer coral banded

[uwscotch]

Does anyone else have a problem with their coral banded shrimp killing their fish. He clipped the fins of one Royal Gramma and killed another small one. What is safe with him. I've moved him to various tanks but he finds something to attack. He is currently in a five gallon nano with a yellow goby. Is this little fish shrimp bait or do they just not like Grammas.
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uwscotch

 

[ajwaters]

i don't trust mine. im not sure if he has gotten any of the fish (but he wants them) but i know he has gotten a few shrimp. that is one thing i would not do again is but a CBS

 

[phil1964]

I have had mine for 9 months w/ no problems.
I dont think he could take down a fish. Claws are too small.
Do you feed yours? They get hungry you know.

 

[uwscotch]

I don't necessarily feed the CSB directly, but he feeds when I feed the fish. I feed a mixture of frozen and fresh food and I actually get frustrated since he eats the majority of the food.

 

[ozadars]

I dont think its about the hunger. I have one and i heard cbs owns 55 gal part of the tank so if a fish will come into his 55 gal it will be killed or attacked. The tankmate's sizes arent important IMO, i heard he attacked a marine betta but a marine betta gets around 8'' ! so the size isnt important... I keep mine w/ my dottyback, tomato and coral beauty and these fish are way too agressive for it to attack even they are very small... You can keep him w/ tangs, dwarf angels, big angels, butterflies, dottybacks, big clowns, rabbit fishes... dont put him w/ gobies, mandarins, scooters and blennies

 

[tyr-sog]

mine got a hold of my mandrian and tore him up bad enough to kill him. He cleans my tang but goes after my clowns aggressively.