I have a dead cleaner shrimp

[Knight420]

I'm not sure what happened. Everything else in the tank is thriving. The only thing I can come up with is it messed with my Maxi mini carpet anemone. Then my Ruby card started to eat it. I caught the ruby crab eating it.

 

[T-J]

Stuff happens. Could be any number of reasons it died.
As far as stopping the crab from eating it...why? Let the crab recycle it, then poop and feed your corals.
Unless something very large dies in my tank, I let nature take its course. Lots of little creatures in the tank would love a meal of a dead shrimp.

 

[Knight420]

Stuff happens. Could be any number of reasons it died.
As far as stopping the crab from eating it...why? Let the crab recycle it, then poop and feed your corals.
Unless something very large dies in my tank, I let nature take its course. Lots of little creatures in the tank would love a meal of a dead shrimp.

true, I think I more freaked out. I just got the little guy from my local fish store today.

 

[mushrommy]

true, I think I more freaked out. I just got the little guy from my local fish store today.

maybe you acclimated wrong or not well enough it may have died:crying-face: sorry for your loss

 

[iamacat]

true, I think I more freaked out. I just got the little guy from my local fish store today.

They need specific acclimation. Did you follow the proper method?

 

[Knight420]

They need specific acclimation. Did you follow the proper method?

I did 30min and added about half the water 15min in. I got it from the local fish store. That is what he said to do.

 

[Knight420]

The anemone looked agitated when I found the shrimp dead. Could the anemone have stung the shrimp?

 

[Knight420]

They need specific acclimation. Did you follow the proper method?

I see where I went wrong. I will take it slower with it next time.

 

[iamacat]

I did 30min and added about half the water 15min in. I got it from the local fish store. That is what he said to do.

Not enough. They require more time and smaller water adjustments. I’ve done both drip and bag.

most recently I floated 15m, added tank water to the bag at 50% the amount in the bag, 15m later 25% more water, repeated the 15m 25% 4 times