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[Jimmybrennan99]

Hi Jimmy here. Just got a 255 litre tank installed. Saltwater.
Adding my invertebrates.
Couple of snails
Tuxedo urchin
Fire shrimp
Cleaner shrimp
Green emerald grab.
All was good until i saw my urchin eating my fire shrimp. (Still alive)
Is this the circle of life or is my urchin an assassin

 

[dbl]

Welcome to R2R and your new reefing family.

 

[Redfoxtang]

Welcome to R2R!!!

 

[mike werner]

Welcome to the family!!

 

[W1ngz]

Hi!

It might be a bit soon for an urchin, it was probably starving in the new tank since there's not much for them to eat until things start to get dirty. Poor fire shrimp :(

 

[Billldg]

Welcome to R2R!!!

 

[windemerejack]

Hi from UK and welcome to r2r, you will enjoy your time here.
The shrimp may have moulted and the urchin was eating that, not the shrimp.
Also agree, too early for an Urchin, they need lots of algae to eat.

 

[albano]

Welcome... agree with might be too soon for urchin, and might be shrimp molt

 

[Peace River]

Welcome to R2R!!! We’re glad you’re here!

 

[AcroNem]

Welcome to Reef2Reef! And I have never seen an urchin eat a (healthy) shrimp, they rarely even eat meat assuming it is a reef safe urchin. What kind is it? Only other thing I can think of is the system is too new, shrimp was dying and urchin was starving. Or it's an urchin species that eats other invertebrates.

 

[KJ]

Welcome to R2R!!!

 

[will25u]

Welcome to R2R!

 

[Crabs McJones]

Welcome to R2R!

 

[tupes]

@Jimmybrennan99 Welcome to R2R. Kick off your fins and stay a while. Please share some photos with us

 

[Jimmybrennan99]

Welcome to Reef2Reef! And I have never seen an urchin eat a (healthy) shrimp, they rarely even eat meat assuming it is a reef safe urchin. What kind is it? Only other thing I can think of is the system is too new, shrimp was dying and urchin was starving. Or it's an urchin species that eats other invertebrates.

He's a tuxedo shrimp. Small little fella.

 

[Dragon52]

 

[The Aquatic Arsenal]

 

[Jimmybrennan99]

Green Emerald Crab a fan favourite in our household

 

[New&no clue]

To help out your urchin you can add seaweed in for him to eat instead of his tank mates.

I have a cleaner shrimp, peppermint shrimp and tuxedo urchin all in my tank without any issues

 

[Jimmybrennan99]

I'll give that a go. Thanks