small pistol shrimp preditor

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I know this is probably a bit ask but are there any reef safe
animals that will eat baby pistol shrimps. Im guessing the existing
ones i have have reproduced now i have about 100 of the little
critters roaming around which i guess eventually will become bigger
critters and cause me some pain.

[Ross Bagley]

writes:

> I know this is probably a bit ask but are there any reef safe
> animals that will eat baby pistol shrimps.

Shrimp larvae, like most living things of about that size, are an
ideal food source for almost any marine fish with a nonspecific diet.
I.e., not a herbivore, not a piscivore (fish-eater), etc.

Just about all of the reef-safe fish in a reef tank are likely to
enjoy a shrimp larvae snack.

> Im guessing the existing
> ones i have have reproduced now i have about 100 of the little
> critters roaming around which i guess eventually will become bigger
> critters and cause me some pain.

Possibly, but really unlikely unless your tank is almost empty or only
contains herbivorous fish.

Regards,
Ross

-- Ross Bagley http://rossbagley.com/rba
"Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature...
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing." -- Helen Keller

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Thanks for the reply Ross. The pistol shrimps are about 1cm long and
have sighted about 10 of them bit i think there's a heap more. Im just
a bit concerned what they might do when they grow up. Yep ive only got
angels and tangs in my tank neither of which ive seen eat any of the
small pistol shrimps.


On 27 Mar 2004 03:34:37 -0500, (Ross Bagley)
wrote:

writes:
>
>> I know this is probably a bit ask but are there any reef safe
>> animals that will eat baby pistol shrimps.
>
>Shrimp larvae, like most living things of about that size, are an
>ideal food source for almost any marine fish with a nonspecific diet.
>I.e., not a herbivore, not a piscivore (fish-eater), etc.
>
>Just about all of the reef-safe fish in a reef tank are likely to
>enjoy a shrimp larvae snack.
>
>> Im guessing the existing
>> ones i have have reproduced now i have about 100 of the little
>> critters roaming around which i guess eventually will become bigger
>> critters and cause me some pain.
>
>Possibly, but really unlikely unless your tank is almost empty or only
>contains herbivorous fish.
>
>Regards,
>Ross
>
>-- Ross Bagley http://rossbagley.com/rba
>"Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature...
>Life is either a daring adventure or nothing." -- Helen Keller

[Rod]

Are you sure that they are not amphipods/gramara shrimp insteadof Mantis
shrimps?

>
>Thanks for the reply Ross. The pistol shrimps are about 1cm long and
>have sighted about 10 of them bit i think there's a heap more. Im just
>a bit concerned what they might do when they grow up. Yep ive only got
>angels and tangs in my tank neither of which ive seen eat any of the
>small pistol shrimps.
>
>
>On 27 Mar 2004 03:34:37 -0500, (Ross Bagley)
>wrote:
>
writes:
>>
>>> I know this is probably a bit ask but are there any reef safe
>>> animals that will eat baby pistol shrimps.
>>
>>Shrimp larvae, like most living things of about that size, are an
>>ideal food source for almost any marine fish with a nonspecific diet.
>>I.e., not a herbivore, not a piscivore (fish-eater), etc.
>>
>>Just about all of the reef-safe fish in a reef tank are likely to
>>enjoy a shrimp larvae snack.
>>
>>> Im guessing the existing
>>> ones i have have reproduced now i have about 100 of the little
>>> critters roaming around which i guess eventually will become bigger
>>> critters and cause me some pain.
>>
>>Possibly, but really unlikely unless your tank is almost empty or only
>>contains herbivorous fish.
>>
>>Regards,
>>Ross
>>
>>-- Ross Bagley http://rossbagley.com/rba
>>"Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature...
>>Life is either a daring adventure or nothing." -- Helen Keller
>

Rod Buehler
www.asplashoflife.com

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They are definately pistol shrimps ...They have one slightly larger
claw than the other..

On 27 Mar 2004 12:55:46 GMT, (Rod) wrote:

>Are you sure that they are not amphipods/gramara shrimp insteadof Mantis
>shrimps?
>
>>
>>Thanks for the reply Ross. The pistol shrimps are about 1cm long and
>>have sighted about 10 of them bit i think there's a heap more. Im just
>>a bit concerned what they might do when they grow up. Yep ive only got
>>angels and tangs in my tank neither of which ive seen eat any of the
>>small pistol shrimps.
>>
>>
>>On 27 Mar 2004 03:34:37 -0500, (Ross Bagley)
>>wrote:
>>
writes:
>>>
>>>> I know this is probably a bit ask but are there any reef safe
>>>> animals that will eat baby pistol shrimps.
>>>
>>>Shrimp larvae, like most living things of about that size, are an
>>>ideal food source for almost any marine fish with a nonspecific diet.
>>>I.e., not a herbivore, not a piscivore (fish-eater), etc.
>>>
>>>Just about all of the reef-safe fish in a reef tank are likely to
>>>enjoy a shrimp larvae snack.
>>>
>>>> Im guessing the existing
>>>> ones i have have reproduced now i have about 100 of the little
>>>> critters roaming around which i guess eventually will become bigger
>>>> critters and cause me some pain.
>>>
>>>Possibly, but really unlikely unless your tank is almost empty or only
>>>contains herbivorous fish.
>>>
>>>Regards,
>>>Ross
>>>
>>>-- Ross Bagley http://rossbagley.com/rba
>>>"Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature...
>>>Life is either a daring adventure or nothing." -- Helen Keller
>>
>
>Rod Buehler
>www.asplashoflife.com

[Wayne Sallee]

Pistal Shrimp are rarley a problem. It's the manits shrimp that are bad.

Wayne Sallee
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