Arrow Crabs?

[czieler]

So I was reading about arrow crabs... it says they eat bristleworms. It also said they like meaty food.... so I was wondering if they can be kept with shrimp...or if they would kill them?

Anyone have them in their reef tank?

[Dancofishtails]

They will kill ornamental shrimp if they catch them......we had a couple in the store and somehow they got mixed in with the peppermints and before we knew it they killed most of them....

[czieler]

Ok... that is what I was afraid of

Is there anything that will eat BIG bristleworms that won't kill ornamental shrimp?

[marineduud]

Melanurus Wrasse will and the at flat worms too.

http://www.marinecenter.com/fish/wra...lanuruswrasse/

[raycityboy1]

They sure do love bristleworms. I had mine in with 2 peppermints for 6 months and they did fine; however, he had hundreds of bristleworms at his disposal for wrangling each day, until a few months later when I noticed my bristleworm population was diminished to next to nothing. When I would feed or at night when the bristleworms came out he would just wait and start picking them off. I guess that was an easier meal than chasing the peppermints.

[czieler]

Yeah I bought a few peppermint shrimp..but they were so little that I think my valentini puffer ate them....haven't seen them since. I have one large peppermint shrimp..but he has no interest in bristle worms.

I have a christmas tree rock...will the Melanurus wrasse eat those too?