thoughts/experiences with coral banded shrimps?

[peachie98]

Okay...what good/bad stuff do you guys have to say about these guys?
I've had one for a few months now in my big tank, and needless to say it's really GROWN.
I know in the past I've had some go after fish, but in smaller tanks so I thought it was just confined space issue.
Tonight my cbs had my yellow headed goby by the throat (literally) for a second or two until the goby got away. I've noticed some frayed fins on the goby as well.
Should I get rid of the cbs? Will it probably keep going after my fish? I like my shrimp, it's beautiful, but can't afford for it to make a snack of fish fins and scales.

 

[rcoultas]

CBS are aggressive and opportunistic - if it can make a meal of a fish it will - they can also go after other inverts. They are not all that way - they can be hit or miss - sounds like you got a "miss" - GL

 

[xeniaman]

mine killed two green chromis and a bicolor blennie. I can't catch him in my 240. I've tried to squish him many times but he is fast, oh yeah he killed one of my cleaner shrimps too. I just want to harpoon his @#$@!

 

[sepulatian]

I had one grab a perfectly healthy juvenile coral cat, in mid swim, and eat his face. I walked into the room and saw the cat in his claw, he was eating the cat's face. I broke it up but the cat did not make it. The cat had been quite healthy minutes before.

 

[peachie98]

hmmm...I think I'll try to catch him later and take him to my lfs. I'm all of the sudden missing a cardinal that was swimming around fine and eating yesterday morning and is now just gone as of last night.
I also have an urchin who is set on rearranging my entire tank...he might take a trip also.

 

[gatorzone19]

If you got a pair of CBS they dont go after anything. Ive had a pair in my 55g for months now and they dont bother any of my fish. Is yours wild caught? I caught my own.

 

[m0nk]

Originally Posted by Gatorzone19
If you got a pair of CBS they dont go after anything. Ive had a pair in my 55g for months now and they dont bother any of my fish. Is yours wild caught? I caught my own.
A few months isn't really a good baseline for numerous reasons. I've had one in my 55 for about 5 months now and it only recently started getting rather aggressive.

 

[peachie98]

Originally Posted by Gatorzone19
If you got a pair of CBS they dont go after anything. Ive had a pair in my 55g for months now and they dont bother any of my fish. Is yours wild caught? I caught my own.
I'm not sure if it was wild caught or not...I got him from a lfs I don't normally shop at, he just caught my eye as he has beautiful feelers.
I've had cbs's before, and I've had 2 in the past that were great, and now this one and the last one have gone after fish (I just returned the last one to the store a few months ago as it was going after my clown). Never tried a pair but I don't think I want to experiment with my fish.
I think I'll stick to peppermints or shrimp without such big claws.

 

[nygel]

mine molted and lost one claw, it lost a lot of aggressiveness from this

 

[sepulatian]

Originally Posted by nYgel
mine molted and lost one claw, it lost a lot of aggressiveness from this
On his next molt the claw will be back.

 

[nygel]

cant you let me have my moment?!

 

[stdreb27]

I've never had any problem with mine, but right now he lives in the sump. he went after a fish once, but the fish put him in his place. He used to live with a cleaner shrimp with no problem. But the cleaner shrimp died one day. But it wasn't his fault.

 

[sepulatian]

Originally Posted by nYgel
cant you let me have my moment?!
Sorry, he will be peaceful for a few weeks

 

[danweb]

i've have two in my 110g for two years now and haven't had a problem yet, but it is pretty hit and miss with cbs. i've had some that wont eat anything and then some that will take on sleeping trigger fish looking for a easy meal.