Tyrenlds
01/27/2009, 10:29 AM
Found the body of my harlequin blowing around the tank yesterday. I think I've narrowed the cause of death down to two options, care to give your opinions on this?
First cause may be that I had two males and not a mated pair. The shrimp that died came in with a missing claw, and the two never hung out together, always on opposite sides of the tank (they'd also fight over food). This leads me to believe they were both males and that the damage seen could have been from fighting while at the LFS. So I'm thinking they finally had a fight to the death and the healthier shrimp won.
Second cause may have been the Neon Dottyback introduced last week. I've not seen him pay any interest to the Harlequins but have heard they can be aggressive toward shrimp.
What do you guys think? I'm at a loss and want to figure out the cause before I find a mate for the remaining shrimp.
First cause may be that I had two males and not a mated pair. The shrimp that died came in with a missing claw, and the two never hung out together, always on opposite sides of the tank (they'd also fight over food). This leads me to believe they were both males and that the damage seen could have been from fighting while at the LFS. So I'm thinking they finally had a fight to the death and the healthier shrimp won.
Second cause may have been the Neon Dottyback introduced last week. I've not seen him pay any interest to the Harlequins but have heard they can be aggressive toward shrimp.
What do you guys think? I'm at a loss and want to figure out the cause before I find a mate for the remaining shrimp.