Sakura shrimp eating CRS alive

[Summer]

One of my crs died recently.Then few days later, we manage to find the real culprit and to our surpise it was one of our red sakura shrimp. she was seen on top of the crs, happily chewing and eating the crs alive. Both the shrimp are of the same size. The beautiful sakura had just given birth no long ago .Did anyone seen such thing before?? . so scary and shocking.

[catohcat]

I think that there's something in your water parameter that makes your CRSs weak enough to be eaten by other shrimps. Or he/she has just moulted and became others' food =D

[Summer]

Ya you are very right - the crs had just moulted before it was attacked.

[hwchoy]

the CRS would be dying in order for a cherry/sakura to eat it, even having just moulted. however the Yamatoes (Caridina multidentata) are a lot bigger and aggressive and will catch and eat any cherry/CRS sized shrimps that has just moulted.

[Summer]

for info, my crs was not weak and water parameter was ok. Both shrimp of the same size too.

[trevally]

Haha next time don't mix them together. Btw is your tank over crowded with shrimps ?

[Summer]

my tank is small - actually i have few crs, cherry and one fat sakura. Total of 7 shrimps only, hee hee

[simontay78]

Sakura Zombie Shrimp? This is scary! I got like so many cherry shrimps mixed with Sakura!!

"Siao liao"...don't know how to differentiate them from each other haha..

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[Summer]

I think it is ok as long as there is no casualty in your tank or dying without a reason.

[eugene_syh]

Sakura Zombie Shrimp? This is scary! I got like so many cherry shrimps mixed with Sakura!!

"Siao liao"...don't know how to differentiate them from each other haha..

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You have so many cherry shrimps, you won't be able to tell if their numbers are dwindling. cheers.

[stormhawk]

Um.. Sakura Shrimp are pretty aggressive. I had one kill a smaller Cherry sometime back.