SRC Member lyz77 Posted January 31, 2015 SRC Member Share Posted January 31, 2015 Is cleaner shrimp aggressive? Yesterday, I saw my cleaner shrimp attacking my goby and end up, my goby died and the cleaner shrimp was eating it alive! Have anyone experience this before? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahchris Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 Is it because your goby was probably already sick? Quote Zoas Garden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Lee Khim Ann Posted January 31, 2015 SRC Member Share Posted January 31, 2015 the cleaner shrimp is just trying to clean the goby. some fish might not like being cleaned (my maroon clown hates it) and might retaliate but it is not counted as aggression as the cleaner shrimp has no intention to harm the goby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member F&Mfishlover Posted February 1, 2015 SRC Member Share Posted February 1, 2015 Agree with bro L33k that the cleaner shrimp was just cleaning ur fish which i feel it was aldy sick in the first place. Cleaner shrimp is a shrimp after all and shrimps r scavengers and i guess its understood why it ate ur goby after it died. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexcyf Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Agreed! It's not the shrimps fault! He's definitely not e murderer! Not guilty:) Quote Follow Alex's Reefing Journey @ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member noobz Posted February 1, 2015 SRC Member Share Posted February 1, 2015 Definitely not the shrimp fault. My cleaner shrimp always clean my blue tang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member ydolphin Posted February 12, 2015 SRC Member Share Posted February 12, 2015 Does cleaner shrimp eat normal food, or is it totally dependent on what it can get off from the fishes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member asg Posted February 12, 2015 SRC Member Share Posted February 12, 2015 They eat pellet and fish food from water column, sand bed and from coral mouth... Quote 子非鱼,焉知鱼之乐... (you are not the fish so you...) Then: my 4FT low tech selling off tank... (2006) Now: (2014) @Sept 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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