Killer shrimp!!

[Saltydrip]

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I'm missing my skunk cleaner and a chromis. I caught him with a hermit crab in his clutches earlier today...

If I evict him to my fuge I'm afraid he will eat too many pods that my mandarin needs. What would you do?

[TonyHNYC]

that looks like a banded coral shrimp? They are generally reef safe. is it possible that the skunk and chromis died and he picked them up?

[Ryan2013]

I had the same issue with my CBS a while ago. He was tiny when I got him and he grew exponentially as my chromis and CUC numbers thinned. I caught him and traded him to my LFS for store credit.

[snorvich]

They are not fish safe.

[Saltydrip]

I'm thinking store credit towards a new skunk sounds good.

When the coral banded is in hunting mode it has a good 6 inch reach. Plenty big enough to become a serious predator. I have seen nips and injuries on my fish from time to time but didn't think he would ever take anyone down but he's been busy this week.

[Spork3245]

that looks like a banded coral shrimp? They are generally reef safe. is it possible that the skunk and chromis died and he picked them up?

Reef safe, no fish safe. :(

CBS personalities seem to be incredibly random. There's horror stories of people seeing them catching one of their fish live-stock right before their eyes, and plenty of stories from people who have kept "model citizen" CBS for years in their tanks. Personally, I chose not to get a CBS after delving into a deep research-mode before buying one as I'd rather not risk my live stock becoming an expensive CBS meal, even if there's a chance of the CBS being a "good guy". This is also why I didn't get an arrow crab as the majority turn out to be jerks even if there are a few good reports from people.
However, I've heard that they are generally pretty darn territorial with other shrimp species, so your Cleaner is likely gone.

[johnike]

Not in my tank, nope.
All my little Gobies would hate me.

[TonyHNYC]

That's pretty impressive catching a chromis and ripping a hermit out. You think it can take on a damsel? :)

Anyways, put him in the fuge and see if anything else drops dead in your tank. If so, you may have other predators in there.

[SaltieG]

My coral banded will try and catch my fish as they swim by his cave. I have never seen him catch any but I have had a sixline wrasse and royal gramma mysteriously disappear and both had coincidentally taken up home by his cave so I am suspicious it was his work.

[Sugar Magnolia]

Sleeping fish are easy prey for CBS.

[Saltydrip]

He is in the fuge until I head to the LFS this weekend.

[snorvich]

Sleeping fish are easy prey for CBS.

Yes. Which happens all the time.

[NYCBOB]

my cbs eats skunk cleaner shrimps, but fish safe. hasn't touches my mandarin or any small fish.

[greenskull]

I have kept these shrimps for years without problems. The key is to not house with other shrimps and to make sure they get enough to eat. I feed mine a small piece of grocery store bought raw shrimp once a week along as well with making sure some leftovers are available at daily feedings. With that said, maybe best not house with small blennies/gobies just in case!