My Scarlet Cleaner Shrimp is mean

[bbrklynn]

My shrimp appears to be attacking my manderin and picking on her all the time.
Is this normal?
Like, he will jump on her.
He is about as big, if not bigger than she is and she always looks like he is chasing her.

 

[3Twinklets]

Well he is a cleaner shrimp. I guess he is just trying to do his job.

 

[bbrklynn]

I understand that- if just don't know if he's hurting my mandarin or not

 

[NanaReefer]

Mandarin's have a heavier then normal slime coating that cleaner shrimp are very fond of. It is possible for your shrimp to stress out the Mandarin. Especially if it's chasing her. Keep a very close eye on them.

 

[bbrklynn]

Is there anything I can do to stop it?

 

[matt.obrien.79827]

Don't do anything the mandarins should be fine how big is your tank

 

[bbrklynn]

30g

 

[matt.obrien.79827]

Are you adding pods for the mandarin to eat, or else it will starve within a month

 

[bbrklynn]

Yep I add a bottle every other week and she also eats frozen misis

 

[bbrklynn]

Plenty of pods she's always eating...

 

[matt.obrien.79827]

K just checking