leopard wrasse blood shrimp safe?

Discussion in 'General Reef Topics' started by dumbderk, Jun 22, 2010.

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Will it eat my Blood shrimp

  1. yes

    1 vote(s)
    33.3%
  2. no

    2 vote(s)
    66.7%
  1. dumbderk

    dumbderk Purple Spiny Lobster

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    The title says it all, will a leopard wrasse eat my blood shrimp if I were to get one?
     
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  3. evolved

    evolved Wrasse Freak

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    I say no based off the genus; I love wrasses and keep quite a few, but do not have any direct experience with a leopard.
     
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  4. dumbderk

    dumbderk Purple Spiny Lobster

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    hmmm, the lfs told me they would but the mouth on them compared to the shrimp is so tiny. They do often tell customers not to buy certain fish for odd reasons so they cn purchase it themselves though. I am gonna bump this thread just because I have researched on the web that they do eat shrimp.
     
  5. loneracer05

    loneracer05 Clown Trigger

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    i think they might...ive been trying to get afew myself.from my research they usually wont but their is a chance they will.depends on the individual.
     
  6. blumoon reefers

    blumoon reefers Millepora

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    I have a kutieri leopard wrasse that has never even looked at my shrimp so I voted no based on that experience. However, I think all things have the potential to go against "normal" behavior.

    I have a pink tail trigger that is supposed to be reef safe, but she has wiped out my snail population so I consider her to be unsafe with inverts. She doesnt mess with the coral but has already eaten one cleaner shrimp as well.
     
  7. Mr.Ace

    Mr.Ace Flamingo Tongue

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    Toss up. I avoided getting one because I have two Blood Shrimp and I didn't want to risk it. But I got a Flame Hawk after the shrimp were in and he didn't go after the shrimp at all. There are no guarantees.