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    Omg... tiger eating cherries alive

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    No joking guys. I was in front of my STank, then i saw a juve cherry finished molting. And the tiger just grab him and try to digest his eyeball!!!!!!
    weird because the juve is just lying there letting himself get eaten. I kick with tweezer then only they break up.

    The day before i also saw a healthy shrimp just dead and get eaten. I suspect the same case now. And getting worried now

    Is this likely to happen?
    I feed nightly. Like 8 - 10 pcs of hikari crab.
    Population is like 30++ cherries, tigers, green and yellows.

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    Re: Omg... tiger eating cherries alive

    Need more hiding place bro .. i think is part of nature that they will be attacked when molting .. You cant really do much .. Put more plants and wood ..

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    Re: Omg... tiger eating cherries alive

    have a lot already... so it does happened.
    I guess the juve cherry's fault molting wrongly.
    Lol


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    Re: Omg... tiger eating cherries alive

    hi dummy's question - do you mean that when a shrimp molts its almost like it is dead?i.e. not moving?

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    Re: Omg... tiger eating cherries alive

    Was the molt complete? Or was the shrimp stuck in the shell?

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    I am not sure. But clearly besides the kid i saw a similar sized skin. And then he just lying there while tiger chomp chomp his face. Should have taken pics.
    I tought the kid had died. But after i kick them with tweezer both of them break and run separately.

    I have a pic of canibal fiesta. Let me find for upload.
    The tank becomes horror now hahaha

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    Re: Omg... tiger eating cherries alive

    Quote Originally Posted by mkt View Post
    hi dummy's question - do you mean that when a shrimp molts its almost like it is dead?i.e. not moving?
    I notice this as well before. A shrimp lying alnost motionless. Half molted. I tought dead. Went to get tweezer and pinch the molted skin then i saw its paddles still moving. So i toss it to the side.
    Go to library come back then left skin only lol
    Lucky didnt pinch the head.

    Weird tank.


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    Omg... tiger eating cherries alive

    Hey bro, might be an attempt at breeding or the juvenile was a little weak and had some difficulty getting out of its old moult. I've seen shrimp behave as you describe, but more often than not they swim off rapidly after a moult. Some of them even manage to moult while midwater! But seeing as it was a tiger that was doing the eating, well, not surprised haha. Opportunistic cannibals those.

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    Re: Omg... tiger eating cherries alive

    below is example of what i am scared of
    The shrimp color doesnt look so dead yet. still looked rather fresh, despite that they are torn pieces by pieces.


    btw looked like red vs green all you can eat cannibal contest lol

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