Melanurus Wrasse vs Peppermint Shrimp...

[andi02]

I just bought a Peppermint from my lfs about 2 hours ago and as soon as I drop the little guy in, my Melanurus devoured him like there was no tomorrow... T.T

 

[BluRocket3]

Should have added your shrimp at night, allows them to find a place to hide before the wrasse comes to get them. My frag tank I only see my shrimp at night because they stay in a small rock cave during the day to hide from my melanurus

 

[andi02]

I had a peppermint until last week, guy decided it was okay to play in the nem.. So I assumed it was okay to just him in since my wrasse never bothered any of my other shrimp.

 

[KarL]

Once the melanarus has claimed the tank, any shrimp added after is fair game

 

[lowbudget]

not really, tangwich gave me a mel wrasse and i had shrimp inside the tank. no problem.

 

[cowboycove]

Sorry to hear Andi. I always learn the hard way too. Lol. I once added 3 small mccoster wrasses all at once. Then I realized they don't live together unless its a male and female. all disappeared within a week. My dumb as$ also dipped some shrimps once. Didn't know I'm not suppose to dip inverts. Lol most expensive shrimp ever that I couldn't eat.

 

[BeanMachine]

Added a shrimp during the day he just thought u treated him to a steak dinner with all the fixings.