After addition of Valentini Puffer, my cleaner shrimp has lost his antenna and is hiding in the rock

[Riley Pasha]

Before the addition of my Valentini Puffer, my cleaner shrimp would roam the tank with my 2 clownfish and all was well. Then when I added my Valentini Puffer, the shrimp now hides between two rocks and seems to have lost all his antennas (rn they are all very small).

 

[JaimeAdams]

Is that just a statement or is there a question in there or is it a warning that your Valentini Puffer is trying to eat your cleaner shrimp?

 

[Rjramos]

After the antennae, the legs, and last a delicious meal of scrimp sushi! Puffers don't mix with any crustaceans, sorry to say.[emoji52]

 

[Salty1962]

Fresh Meat! He'll eventually eat it.

 

[Riley Pasha]

After the antennae, the legs, and last a delicious meal of scrimp sushi! Puffers don't mix with any crustaceans, sorry to say.[emoji52]

I heard they were fine with cleaner shrimp cuz they realized how helpful they were in getting rid of pests

 

[Riley Pasha]

Is that just a statement or is there a question in there or is it a warning that your Valentini Puffer is trying to eat your cleaner shrimp?

I just wanted to know y lol

 

[JaimeAdams]

yeah, shrimp are on the puffers natural food diet. Some times cleaner shrimp can be alright for awhile with invert eating fish, but usually they will eventually be dinner.

 

[Mike N]

Edit: Oops. Didn't see the date