busymom
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Well I think the photo says it all. I added a tiger pistol shrimp to my tank last night. He immediatly headed for a cave that is the 'home' to my chromis and sometimes to my serpent star. There was a little struggle when the pistol went in but he dug out a spot under one of the sides of the cave wall... About 14 hours later I happened to be looking in the tank and I see the serpent coming from a different direction looking like he does in the picture. As he got closer, I saw what it was.... I keep my camera right by the tank so I snapped 4 shots. Called the LFS where I got him to see if I should try to pull them apart? (I know it sounds stupid now, but I was in a panic) Now for my questions...
* Why??? - I didnt think that serpents would do something like that? Are they not reef safe?
* Was it actually killed by my fish - the lyre tailed chromis (black with yellow tail)- and the serpent was just doing his clean up.
* What do I do next? will I have some sort of spike? Should I try to get any remains out?
* My little tiger was so cute
and I am shooting to get a goby/pistol combo. What should I do before I try again? Does the fish or the star or both need to be traded in?
Boy this hobby is brutal.
* Why??? - I didnt think that serpents would do something like that? Are they not reef safe?
* Was it actually killed by my fish - the lyre tailed chromis (black with yellow tail)- and the serpent was just doing his clean up.
* What do I do next? will I have some sort of spike? Should I try to get any remains out?
* My little tiger was so cute
Boy this hobby is brutal.