So, one of my favorite mushrooms, a big, healthy blue/purple discosoma, is officially my fire shrimps favorite snack. It is now reduced to the size of a nickel, shriveled up with some blackening. I’m contemplating giving away the shrimp.
I’ve read some threads saying fire shrimps will only eat corals that are dying… I’m thinking maybe this doesn’t apply to mushrooms? This mushroom was definitely not dying but rather thriving forsure.
Over the past week I’ve put extra effort to make sure the shrimp is getting plenty of food and I actually thought the blue mushroom was making a comeback. But yesterday evening and this morning, I again witnessed the shrimp picking away at the mushroom. No, not cleaning it, actually picking at the shroom itself.
I have basically come to hate this shrimp. But I’d feel a little guilty getting rid of it because my daughter likes it a lot.
Anyways… anyone else have this issue before? I suppose if I give him away I will instead get a watchmen/pistol pair.
Thanks!
I’ve read some threads saying fire shrimps will only eat corals that are dying… I’m thinking maybe this doesn’t apply to mushrooms? This mushroom was definitely not dying but rather thriving forsure.
Over the past week I’ve put extra effort to make sure the shrimp is getting plenty of food and I actually thought the blue mushroom was making a comeback. But yesterday evening and this morning, I again witnessed the shrimp picking away at the mushroom. No, not cleaning it, actually picking at the shroom itself.
I have basically come to hate this shrimp. But I’d feel a little guilty getting rid of it because my daughter likes it a lot.
Anyways… anyone else have this issue before? I suppose if I give him away I will instead get a watchmen/pistol pair.
Thanks!
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