Fire shrimp missing

airedwin · May 10, 2022

I've had a fire shrimp for a while and I can't find it anymore. Is it possible my bubble tip anemone ate it somehow? Like it accidentally got too close to it?

Geebs19 · May 10, 2022

How long has it been gone? Possible its hiding after molting?

DaJMasta · May 10, 2022

They are good hiders, and they seem to prefer to come out in the evening. Maybe turn off flow and feed a bit in the evening and see if it comes out.

It's certainly possible that they could die, though I think getting by a BTA would be pretty unlikely unless it was already sick. I have actually seen a smaller one that got eaten by a maxi mini carpet anemone, but I don't think a BTA stings as hard or sticks as much, and it only was caught because it was being chased by another one.

airedwin · May 10, 2022

Geebs19 said:
How long has it been gone? Possible its hiding after molting?

A few days, I usually see it's molt she'll, but not this time. Interestingly a peppermint shrimp took over it's home.

airedwin · May 10, 2022

DaJMasta said:
They are good hiders, and they seem to prefer to come out in the evening. Maybe turn off flow and feed a bit in the evening and see if it comes out.

It's certainly possible that they could die, though I think getting by a BTA would be pretty unlikely unless it was already sick. I have actually seen a smaller one that got eaten by a maxi mini carpet anemone, but I don't think a BTA stings as hard or sticks as much, and it only was caught because it was being chased by another one.

I see, hmm, I have no idea where it went. It's usuat always under the same cave for as long as I've had it, about six months

Jared Bryant · May 10, 2022

Could be fish. I watched my 5" melanarus wrasse bash a full grown one on the rocks into bite size pieces. There was no aggression shown until that day.

TISLE · May 10, 2022

I have 2 blood fire shrimp in a 75 with a skunk cleaner. I see the skunk everyday, the blood shrimp once in a blue moon. I honestly thought they were gone about a month ago when I didn't see them for a couple months, but sure as **** they were deep in a cave I have thats near impossible to see into. Sometimes I go weeks if not months without seeing them. Don't be too worried, however keep an eye out.

airedwin · May 10, 2022

Jared Bryant said:
Could be fish. I watched my 5" melanarus wrasse bash a full grown one on the rocks into bite size pieces. There was no aggression shown until that day.

Hmm my fish aren't that big, a tang, two clowns, three damsels, watchman goby

airedwin · May 10, 2022

TISLE said:
I have 2 blood fire shrimp in a 75 with a skunk cleaner. I see the skunk everyday, the blood shrimp once in a blue moon. I honestly thought they were gone about a month ago when I didn't see them for a couple months, but sure as **** they were deep in a cave I have thats near impossible to see into. Sometimes I go weeks if not months without seeing them. Don't be too worried, however keep an eye out.

Ok cool, hopefully it just found a new home

revenant · May 10, 2022

I thought both my fire shrimp were gone (hadn't seen them for weeks) but nope I finally saw the both of them the other night... they are very good at hiding. I have a LOT of LR too...