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Old November 5th 04, 09:07 AM
Knowleman
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Default Whodunnit?

Woke up to a dead partially eaten cleaner shrimp this morning (one of
three). It looks like it had been in the process of shedding. All of
the fish have an innocent "Who me?" look about them - i.e. none of
them paying the "remains" any attention.

So, was it murder or natural causes?

ANALYSIS OF SUSPECTS:

Percula clowns (x2)
- Unlikely: No time for anything but the love affair each other and
their anenome

African pigmy angel
- Unlikely: Can be a bit impatient with other fish but has been seen
being cleaned by the shrimps (could be a clever cover I suppose!)

4 spot yellow wrasse
- Unlikely: Like clockwork, he goes to bed under the sand at 6:45pm
and wakes up again when the lights come on at 7am

Little pink scooter blenny
- Nothing this cute could be associated with such a crime

Long nosed hawkfish
- Prime suspect: Has been seen "observing", some might say even
"stalking", the shrimps. Also, she is the latest addition to the tank
and has been gaining a lot more confidence.

Other than that, just a range of corels in the tank.

Opinions?

Can shedding sometimes go wrong leading to self destruction?
Are shrimps more vulnerable during shedding?
Could there be something lurking in the live rock that we don't know
about?
 




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