Sexy shrimp eating GSP?

Well the jury is still out but this looks a little incriminating so far...

I set up this Dymax Pico at work last month. Threw in a rock with GSP from my main tank at home. After a day or so, the GSP settled in and flourished! Waves of green with extension I actually didn't see in my main tank. It stayed like this all month until I added some Sexy shrimp.

Some days/weeks after adding the shrimp I began to see 'green hair' floating around the tank occasionally. I wondered if this was from the GSP. Cut to today and the male Sexy Shrimp hangs out on the gray blob that is the GSP now. I actually saw the polyps trying to come out today and then the male shrimp moved up there and they retracted. I saw more 'green hair' in the water. There is also a rip in the GSP that I have not noticed before.

So ummm.... this looks a bit incriminating.

Anyone had a similar experience?



matt

 

Wow Matt, definitely sounds incriminating

 

sexy shrimp will eat corals if they are not fed. The Unofficial Sexy Shrimp Thread - Nano-Reef.com Forums.

Mine was feeding on zoa, so i just took it to lfs and they bought it for 6 dollars.

From the link i gave you, people seems to feed them pellets daily

 

I saw a post from reefcentral stating the poster's shrimps ate his zoas and destroyed his GSP colony. Sounds like a feeding issue though from what I saw.

 

I wonder if it is just one individual doing the eating (unless you only have one).

You could be on to something here, the cure for GSP.

 

Matt didnt i see you write a while back you were going to get rid of your GSP ? i think the shrimp heard you.

 

Wow thanks. Based on that I am wondering if they are very suited for a pico of 2 gallons if I need to feed everyday not to mention the coral munching thing.

I take full blame on this for going on 'reef safe' mentions from others and not doing enough research myself.

I am also disturbed to see a photo there that appears to be the original of a copy I used in a banner. So I either have to reach out to that person on that forum or redo it. Oy.

Thanks for the link all the same.

matt

 

ha the cure indeed. I have a male and a female. The female is content elsewhere.

Yes I moved it from my main tank to this one. I was not trying to just get rid of it. Perhaps the shrimp misunderstood.

matt

 

lol Matt

seriously i have never heard of the sexy shrimp eating corals almost added some to my tank, they are so cute . but will be rethinking that now.

 

Yeah it has me thinking too. I came to work today mentally ready to pull the shrimp out. Oddly enough the GSP is mostly open today. First time in a few days. The male sexy shrimp is on the edge of the GSP waving his tail around. I am curious to see if he moves in and they retract again.