killer blood shrimp

[lasgringo]

just seen my blood shrimp annihilate two hermits,rolled them about in its legs like a crocodile death roll(to disorientate them?),then yank them from there shells and eat them,c'est la vie

[oakwell]

:D .......sounds like yer blood shrimps a barnsley fan and 2 leeds hermits just walked past!

never heard of that happening before :confused:

[lasgringo]

hehe,yeah hes deffo a red:D

[Gillybaby]

Yikes - might be worth target feeding shrimpy to keep him off your hermits. When I can I give my guys some chopped clam or mussel. Never heard of one yanking out hermits and eating them though :eek:

[Tom2006]

That is one nasty shrimp! :D

[moorish]

is this normal behavior for a blood shrimp,seems quite unusual.derek

[lasgringo]

was talking to macca about it,think hes just hungry as the fish dont let much get to the bottom,might have to target feed like gilly says:)

[Macca]

Have witnessed this behaviour before in shrimps where the mollusc / crustacean is of minute size compared to the shrimp.

James

[Kev]

My old cleaner shrimp picked a couple of hermits off. Mind you, it was more opportunity than anything I think, it was when the cleaners were molting, out of the shell for a moment and vulnerable.