Suicidal Shrimp

[catgirl29]

Ok - not really suicidal (I'm hoping). I have a Nem that just continues to grow. It occupies a large portion of my 60 gallon. I recently got two small-ish cleaner shrimp. At first, they hung out at the back wall of the tank but recently, I find them hanging out "with" the Nem. They typicall stay on what I'd call the stalk of the Nem. I've seen them hanging off of the outer edges of the top of it too.

Everyone seems happy but it's all fun and games until...(well, you know.)

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[jennm]

Nice

I'm sure they'll stay out of harm's way. They probably are looking for an opportunity to steal meaty foods that the anemone catches from time to time. I've seen such shrimp rip it right off the tentacles.

Some species of shrimp and crabs live right on the anemone, likely for similar reasons, and perhaps for the protection that the tentacles afford.

Jenn