Shrimp eating tangs

[jeffrey750750]

A couple months ago my fire shrimp went missing, not a trace. Since then I purchased 3 camel shrimp, all have doing well.
Just now I looked over at the tank and both the vlamingi tang and sailfin tank were tearing something up. It was one of my camel shrimp. I feed them frozen meat foods once a day and every other day and feed dried seaweed sheets. Is was weird seeing that

 

[clm65]

For some reason when I saw your title I expected a picture of shrimp eating your tangs .

Are you sure the shrimp didn’t molt and that is the old exoskeleton?

 

[DarthSimon]

Yes that looks like a molted skin.... Your fish will pick at that stuff... Totally normal.

 

[jeffrey750750]

It is the shrimp and the other two are missing, I searched for a while

 

[Angel_Anthias lover]

Feeding once a day isnt always great for herbivorous grazing fish like tangs who graze constantly, i would say its more likely its the molt theyre eating, but if you says its the shrimp then its maybe due to a not enough food. I would recommend 3 feedings a day.

 

[Miller535]

Those totally look like molts to me.

 

[jeffrey750750]

I will try tomarrow, I'm sure their full now

 

[Miller535]

Inverts are vulnerable when they are molting, and will usually hide during this time. Maybe they are still hiding, or during the molt something else ate them and the tangs found the molt.

 

[jeffrey750750]

Let's hope, but all three are missing now

 

[Miller535]

Are you having any issues keeping inverts alive? Snails, urchins, hermit crabs are doing ok and living for a while?

 

[jeffrey750750]

I have many snails, an urchin and 7 clams

 

[Miller535]

I have many snails, an urchin and 7 clams

Nevermind then. I thought maybe something was off, and maybe they just died and the tangs found their bodies.

 

[jeffrey750750]

I get that, thank goodness it's not what it is. Thanks for all your input, I'll keep searching for my shrimp

 

[Miller535]

I get that, thank goodness it's not what it is. Thanks for all your input, I'll keep searching for my shrimp

Hope you find them. Let us know.

 

[Phycodurus]

For some reason when I saw your title I expected a picture of shrimp eating your tangs .

hehe ... same here. perhaps "shrimp-eating tangs" as the working title (respectfully said).

if the shrimp recently molted, it'll have good reason to hide well until the shell hardens up. i would expect it won't take longer than a day.

if there was no cloud of "debris" while the tangs picked at the shell, then it's an empty molt. if there was a cloud of "debris," that would be the poor shrimp's insides. (sorry, not trying to be gruesome). ;Yawn;Inpain

 

[User1]

Tend to agree with others. That appears to be the molt they are messing with. Not really a source of food so it could be a dead shrimp they are trying to pick at. Having said that here is a trick you can do.

Wait about 1 hour after lights out and the room is dark take a flashlight and scan the tank. Chances are high that you will find your shrimp moving about the tank. Camel and peppermint shrimp are nocturnal.

 

[jeffrey750750]

I will definitely do that tonight

 

[clm65]

Any luck?

 

[jeffrey750750]

All three camel shrimp missing still

 

[clm65]

All three camel shrimp missing still

Sorry to hear that. i was hoping for better news.