Missing Fire Shrimp

[brikhouz44]

Am I crazy? I had a fire shrimp for 6 months. Always stayed hidden, but came out when food was available. Other fish include - Yellow Tang, small Hippo, coral beauty, 2 percs. Would any of them have eaten my shrimp? I've looked everywhere, and there is no sign of him anywhere.
Would any of those types have eaten him?

 

[fedukeford]

none of those fish would have eaten him, what are your water levals and other inverts?

 

[brikhouz44]

I'm going to have my levels checked tomorrow, but I've never had trouble with any levels. I have no other inverts, just the fish listed. I also don't have enough live rock for him to be totally out of sight. There are no more hiding places. He's just gone. I think something had to eat him.

 

[emmitt]

I cant imagine any of those things eating him w/o a trace. Are you sure he isnt under 1 of the rocks? try picking them up all up if you can.
Is it possible he jumped? ive seen mine really close to the top and been worried a few times. Is your top open?

 

[brikhouz44]

Checked under the rocks. No shrimp. I do have an open top, but nothing is on the floor, unless he would have crawled away?
I'm very confused.

 

[alyssia]

If he just molted he will hide for at least a few days.

 

[n_sarno]

samet thing happened to me.. I had one and it dissapeared.. never saw a shell or anything.. I actually then upgraded to a 75 gallon and saw no sign of him.. I have a yellow tang to.. weird and it sucks because they are PRICEY!

 

[batman1820]

Shrimp deteriorate quickly when they die. It probably died and the angel probably just ate the insides of it. I had one die once, saw the dead shrimp, came back about 20 minutes later and never found it again.

 

[stanlalee]

If you feed and dont see a Fire Shrimp you can pretty much be sure its dead. They are beyond greedy.