BaaMNYC

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I dont know if my banded Coral Shrimp molted and is hiding or just got eaten by a tankmate. I havent seen him for about a week and i don't see any remains or any molted exoskeleton.

The only thing that could possibly eat him i believe is my LT anemone. I don't even know if he would.

Tank has a hippo Tang, Yellow Tang, Achilles tang, flame angel, royal Gramma, false clown, and a foxface. Theres also some small hermit crabs, three cleaner shrimp and a bunch of snails.

Ive looked all around with a flashlight into every crevice front and back of the tank. Before he would always lurk around in the back of the tank behind the LR.

I have a 110 Tall.
 

BaaMNYC

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ouch, my cleaner shrimp are ballsy though. they get pretty close to my lt. sometimes they skip right over em. im staring hoping the LT doesn't get a good grip on em. They step on the anemone and everything.
 

KathyC

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Shrimp can hide very well in your rock-work...so there is hope!
Try tossing some food pellets in there long after lights out and see if he skitters out to grab some. That is how I keep track of my shrimp :)
 

Imbarrie

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They sometimes die in the molting process. I had that happen once.
It either couldnt molt all the way of something attacked it during the process.
I have heard stories of breeding clown fish attacking molting shrimp so they dont take the fry.
 

BaaMNYC

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i haven't been able to find a corpse. I did notice that my BCS did go after my clown from time to time trying to catch em. So i guess he was a little aggressive. still hope he is alive though.
 

Imbarrie

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If the shrimp was hit when it was molting then it could have been consumed.
You might be looking at the carcass and not a molt.
It is really tough to distinguish sometimes.

Then again, you may see it walking around soon.
 

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