Sixline killed peps

scootingblenny · 11-30-2006, 08:20 PM

I recently was having some aiptasia growth so i bought three peppermint shrimp and to my surprise my sixline attacked and kiled all three. I thought sixlines were reef safe? the wierd thing is hes fine with my cleaner shrimp. What could've gone wrong?

ChrisPrusha · 11-30-2006, 08:22 PM

Sixlines wrasses, like hawkfish, will sometimes attack and kill smaller shrimp.

I am sorry for your losses.

irish02bk · 11-30-2006, 08:26 PM

I have a sixline, not shrimp yet? how big is your cleaner, just so i know what size should be okay? how small were the pepps?

scootingblenny · 11-30-2006, 08:31 PM

the peps were 1" and less. the cleaner is almost 2"

scootingblenny · 11-30-2006, 08:34 PM

correction, i wasn't looking at a ruler when i said the previous post just goin off the top of my head. Id guess that my cleaner shrimp is about 2.5" and the peps a little over 1"