Do Melanurus eat ornamental shrimp?

[FSU]

Had a mystery wrasse that wasn't supposed to and it ate 5 out of 6 peppermints. Now i have one peppermint left, 3 cleaners, and a Fire shrimp. Will they eat these or are they safe?

[Texreefer]

if it can catch them it probably will... I have 3 peppermints in with my rather large Melanurus and He has murdered everything BUT them.. Its a game of chance I believe. Mine likes snails but leave the shrimp alone

[Mike]

Does it eat all your snails(as in all types and sizes)?

Anyone else who has a melenarous wrasse comment on their experience.

[FSU]

Yeah worried about my 3 cleaners and a fire shrimp. Peppermints I don't care. Was just thinking since they are cleaners if it would leave them alone or not

[ErikH]

They will all be eaten.

[Mr Cob]

I have had 2 lrg melanurus wrasses in 2 separate tanks for over a year and both eat snails (I don't have crabs) but each tank also has a cleaner shrimp and they have never bothered the cleaner. The snails they eat seem to be any that reveal flesh.

[FSU]

Thanks for the reply guys....I would like to get one, but think I will pass. I don't want to take the chance.

[justahobby]

My experience is the same as Rob's. Nerites and turbos are safe since they are almost always covered.

[ErikH]

Mine ate two cleaners and a fire shrimp the first week. My wife asked me why all of the sudden it had grown whiskers. :)

[Mr Cob]

Mine ate two cleaners and a fire shrimp the first week. My wife asked me why all of the sudden it had grown whiskers. :)

because you don't feed your fish and you had wimpy old cleaners

[Gseclipse02]

they will eat the shrimp .... but there not as bad as other wrasse

[FSU]

they will eat the shrimp .... but there not as bad as other wrasse

lol, if they both eat the shrimp...is there a difference? :P

[350gt]

I've had mine since gabe opened the new shop on culebra and it hasn't eaten any of my shrimp.

[phrog]

Mine eats everything but fish and coral. Beautiful fish but ravenous.

[BSJF]

Not sure who is eating my shrimp, but someone did. Both cleaners are gone, and most peps. He also has taken a liking to both crabs and snails.