ripped apart

[Jake9487]

In the past week ive had 3 scarlet hermits and 2 lettuce nudis be ripped apart i dont know by what they were fine when the lights turned off but the next mornings they were all torn apart i was just wondering if ne one had ne idea bc i have a small green banded goby and a small bumble bee shrimp and their just fine

[Woodstock]

Do you have a brittle star or a rouge crab in the tank?


Welcome to Reef Sanctuary!

[Jake9487]

i dont think so

[blue_eyes53813]

Are you sure the hermits arent molting?

[Woodstock]

Bumble bee shrimp?

[Travis]

Hearing any snapping noises coming from your tank?

[Witfull]

are the bodies in one area? could be a mantis or evil crab.

[Rougiem]

to RS!

Cheers!

[seabisquit2]

Hi Jake,

I had the same thing happen to me a little over 2 years ago. Fish were missing, snails missing, anything alive seem to be disappearing. Not doing any research, thinking I could handle this, I spent a lot of money on test kits (which I needed anyway) carrying water to the LFS to have tested, you name it! I had no idea what a Mantis shrimp was I had heard many tales from people about how hard it was to keep saltwater fish (not true) and I had come to the conclusion that I just could not do it. After the death of all of my fish, and $$$$$, I neglected the tank. Every now and then I would walk by it and wonder "how could I have let this happen ?" I did everything the right way, according to my dear friends at a local LFS(whom are in the business to sell things) and just cannot understand it! One night I was curious as to what was happening in the tank. I took a flashlight and started peeking around and there it was some kind of foreign object sticking its head out of a nice little hole in one of the rocks. At first I thought, Hey this is cool! Something had survived my slacking maintenance I was proud and once again got excited about this hobby. I finally got him out of his environment one day to get a good look. I began searching the "INTERNET" (brilliant idea!!!) to find out what hitchhiker has found him a new home. My heart sank when I discovered what it was. It hit me like a ton of bricks. That's where my fish went I know I'm rambling..but the moral of the story is: Had I read and understood what to look for when disaster hits, I could have saved myself a lot of grief.
See this monster at, http://www.picturetrails.com/gallery...227&uid=705851


I hope you solve your riddle, the key here is do not give up, listen to the people here and let them help.

Just wanted to share my story. Sorry about the length.


Rick

[Dragon Wrasse]

Sounds like the evil mantis shrimp......."bumble bee shrimp?"

[Jake9487]

http://liveaquaria.com/product/prod_...fm?pCatId=1969

heres a pic of it

[Woodstock]

Interesting!! I've never seen nor heard of such a shrimp! Sounds like he may be an opportunistic feeder though...Although it states that it is "peaceful", i'd keep an eye on it for sure!

The Bumble Bee Shrimp will feed upon the tube feet of echinoderms, but do not require them for survival. Offer them pieces of frozen meaty foods such as brine or mysis shrimp, cockle, or small pieces of fish. They should be offered these foods daily.

[Dragon Wrasse]

Thanks for the link with the pic Jake9487, looks to "bee" (LOL) a very cool shrimp...I might have to get a couple of them, unless of course Woodstock is right.