steve214989
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my coral banded shrimp was sucked into my modded maxi 1200. Sea flow or sure flow. Not sure which one it is. How can I prevent this from happening again?
intake cover for modded maxi 1200? Sucked in coral banded. :-(
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jcallesano
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GOOD call..i get nervous whenever i see the skin floating around the tank..lol
does the skin produce amonia by chance. I take it out right when I notice it, but just to be safe????
steve214989
Non-member
no it was the shrimp. Just added him to the tank last night. Half the body and feelers were stuck on the outside of the intake holes.
jcallesano
Non-member
gotta put one of those grated covers on it so save your creatures. I remember when I bought my first cleaner shrimp. Didnt get sucked into anythings, just died. 17 bucks....GONE
RIP to our shrimp
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steve214989
Non-member
it's a propeller mod and don't know how to cover the sides where it sucks in water without restricting it too much.
afboundguy
Acan's are inedible candy
That sucks. I remember the first time I saw a molt of my shrimp I was sad until I realized it was the molt...
jcallesano
Non-member
window screen maybe
or
that stuff they use to patch a sheet rock wall. the mesh stuff they put on before they plaster over it
stingythingy45
Well-Known Member
Get a bigger shrimp that wont fit through the grid.
I've had a Coral Banded for 1 1/2 yr. and it never goes near PHs.
It's always hanging out in the same area defending it's turf.
I've had a Coral Banded for 1 1/2 yr. and it never goes near PHs.
It's always hanging out in the same area defending it's turf.
steve214989
Non-member
maybe I will try the Sheetrock stuff. Just don't want something that's going to rust.
steve214989
Non-member
I have no idea how or why it got near the PH. It's in the top rh corner of my tank on the opposite end of all my rockwork.
stingythingy45
Well-Known Member
That's odd.
The only time mine climbs the glass is to scare fish or the cleaner away from it's territory.
The only time mine climbs the glass is to scare fish or the cleaner away from it's territory.
jcallesano
Non-member
They make the screen stuff in plastic so no worried for the rust. It probably more safe that the sheet rock stuff too
jcallesano
Non-member
well my peppermint shrimp swim all over my tank, even up to the top, so I can see if the PH is powerful enough to drag it in there how that would happen
RiverReefer
Toothless Reefing
that is a horrible death....
poor little shrimp chopped up like putting a man in a wood chipper fargo style...eww..
but than again i guess it could beworse...could have been fried up mozambique style--mmm that sounds good...
poor little shrimp chopped up like putting a man in a wood chipper fargo style...eww..
but than again i guess it could beworse...could have been fried up mozambique style--mmm that sounds good...
stingythingy45
Well-Known Member
I took my Maxi-mod right out of my tank.I got sick of it pulling vortex's from the surface and when lowered,creating sand storms.So it makes a nice powerful saltwater mixer.
steve214989
Non-member
wow. I was wrong. Looked in my tank today and found my coral banded under a rock defending his territory! I'm so shocked. I swore I saw his whole body chopped up. It didn't look like normal moulting but I was wrong. Picked up some plastic screen anyway. Now I just need to figure out how to get a damsel out of my owerflow. LOL. Been in there swimming around for days now.
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