Cleaner shrimp vs frogspawn

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Last night I noticed my cleaner shrimp hanging out on my frogspawn and picking at it. It didn't seem as it was hurting anything but I want to make sure. I have an 8 head (at least) frogspawn and I hear that type of frogspawn that it is, it's a protected species by a couple of people. And aside from that, it's beautiful and healthy and I want no harm don't to it.
Any thoughts on this or experiences? Should I be concerned? I have a 75 Red Sea reefer. Thanks!!!
 

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Did you feed the tank before hand? I will notice my peppermint shrimp picking at food the frogspawn grabbed because the shrimp is greedy. Other than that I have never seen it hurt it at all.
 
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Did you feed the tank before hand? I will notice my peppermint shrimp picking at food the frogspawn grabbed because the shrimp is greedy. Other than that I have never seen it hurt it at all.
When I feed I usually feed the corner where that specific coral is
So some of it may get on it. I do it because there's no rock there to catch the food
 

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I wouldn't worry about him, I've come to learn all cleaners are "***holes" as my wife puts it lol. It really enjoys just walking over every coral.
 

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My cleaner shrimp digs food out of my coral all the time. Makes ya think it would hurt the coral but it must not they're all fat and happy.
 

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