Do shrimps hide out??????

[Reefer Robbie]

Was wondering where my five shrimp have gone? Two peppermint, two cleaners, one coral banded. Have not seen them or their corpses . Was wondering if this is normal? Anybody have input? Thanks Rob

 

[reef r madness]

Yup..mine hides till the lights go out..unless its really hungry

 

[S2G]

Same. Scarlets are notorious. My skunk hides a good bit

 

[Reefer Robbie]

This is Really strange all of them would come out when feeding. They would feed from my hands. I'm afraid their dead, but I think I would have found at least 1of the body's. My fish are healthy and water parameters are fine, corals fine

 

[Raptor72]

Are all the shrimp new additions? What kind of fish do you keep?

 

[Vinman]

What you might have found is there molts
Peppermint shrimp will hide out till dark for sure when your lights go out get a flashlight you'll spot them

 

[Reefer Robbie]

The two cleaners are about eight months old. peppermints are about a year and the coral band it is about 3 months. I did introduce a couple new fish yellow tang dottyback purple pseudochromis two cardinals and a Foxface hogfish

 

[Reefer Robbie]

No I didn't find anything that's what bothers me I would think I would have found a corpse by now

 

[Vinman]

I had a neon dottyback once killing a lot of stuff in my tank I finally caught him

 

[SMB]

Dottyback may be the culprit.
Also I would check your Iodine. If you did loose all of them it can be from low Iodine and failed molts.

 

[Reefer Robbie]

Dottyback may be the culprit.
Also I would check your Iodine. If you did loose all of them it can be from low Iodine and failed molts.

Actually I have been dosing iodine and potassium.

 

[Useful_Idiot]

I did introduce a couple new fish yellow tang dottyback purple pseudochromis two cardinals and a Foxface hogfish

Hogfish? Most hogfish will eat any shrimp. Or it's at least keeping them in hiding.

 

[kgstei]

Shrimp can definitely be elusive, but they can also be tasty. Cleaners and coral banded both have long tentacles which usually help give them away when they are hiding. I had/have a fire shrimp that I see twice a year.

 

[Reefer Robbie]

Hogfish? Most hogfish will eat any shrimp. Or it's at least keeping them in hiding.

I'm sorry it wasn't a hogfish, it's a Foxface rabbitfish which I just looked up and it says they are kind to all and reef tanks. Starting to think that the pseudochromis is might be making the shrimp hide

 

[Good_vibes_reefing]

Yes they can hide when molting. They can also kill one another while molting. Also shrimp corpses don’t hang around too long. Any other inverts in the tank dead or missing?

 

[jaxredsoxfan]

I would spend some time at night with room lights out and a red flashlight. Also a cool time to see some other life you dont see during the day. Its amazing the life in a mature tank and its ability to remain unseen.