Fire shrimp attacking anemone???

[Firefrk1]

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• Firefrk1
• Nov 16, 2018
• 1

Shrimp and anemone

Please let me know what you think this fire shrimp is doing to my BTA.

 

[James M]

Welcome to reef2reef!!
Looks like he’s trying to steal food

 

[davocean]

Yep, looking for treats of some kind, no biggie

 

[NY_Caveman]

Was the anemone just added and stressed? If not, I would say stealing food. I had a Peppermint Shrimp go after a newly introduced, stressed from shipping anemone, but I would not expect that behavior from a Fire Shrimp. Likely just scavenging.

Welcome to the forum!

 

[Firefrk1]

Is there a chance he might stress out the anemone? The shrimp wan introduced about 3 months after the anemone. The anemone had picked a spot in the tank. Since the introduction of the shrimp the anemone has been on the move. I have also soticed that there are times when the shrimp messes with the anemone and the anemone empties it’s stomach. Is this something I should be concerned with?

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Shrimp are jerks.

 

[James M]

If the shrimp does it over and over it will eventually kill the nem form stress

 

[Katrina71]

Maybe try to target feed your shrimp?