I immediately went into rescue mode and pulled the poor guy off and went and grabbed the little breeder tank that I use to acclimate new stuff and put him in there. Now he is alive and moving but he doesn't look good. He's laying on his side. Any suggestions on hope here? Or is he pretty much a lost cause?
Full Version: Help..cleaner shrimp sucked by MP10
So like any other feeding, I went to feed the tank earlier and put the MP10 on feed mode like always. I watched for about five minutes and everything was happy. I went to the kitchen to fix myself a sandwich and when I got back the MP10 was back on rest crest mode and my cleaner was sucked and stuck to the side of the MP10 prop housing..this is bad I immediately went into rescue mode and pulled the poor guy off and went and grabbed the little breeder tank that I use to acclimate new stuff and put him in there. Now he is alive and moving but he doesn't look good. He's laying on his side. Any suggestions on hope here? Or is he pretty much a lost cause?
I immediately went into rescue mode and pulled the poor guy off and went and grabbed the little breeder tank that I use to acclimate new stuff and put him in there. Now he is alive and moving but he doesn't look good. He's laying on his side. Any suggestions on hope here? Or is he pretty much a lost cause?
hmm.... i say just wait it out. do you have any pics of him???
also see if you can get him eating
also see if you can get him eating
QUOTE (Nanobuds @ Oct 29 2009, 09:11 PM) 
hmm.... i say just wait it out. do you have any pics of him???
also see if you can get him eating
also see if you can get him eating
Unfortunately he didn't make it
QUOTE (Nanobuds @ Oct 29 2009, 09:11 PM)
hmm.... i say just wait it out. do you have any pics of him???
also see if you can get him eating
also see if you can get him eating
Unfortunately he didn't make it
IMO anytime anything highly motile like a fish or shrimp is weak enough to get sucked into a powerhead and can't free itself, it's probably going to die soon anyways.
FWIW, I have my MP-20 on 100% reef crest, and my jawfishes, sixline and shrimps can all escape it's undertow - they've all started to get sucked in by it, coming within mere milimeters of it, but they can all swim away.
FWIW, I have my MP-20 on 100% reef crest, and my jawfishes, sixline and shrimps can all escape it's undertow - they've all started to get sucked in by it, coming within mere milimeters of it, but they can all swim away.
QUOTE (nematoad @ Nov 3 2009, 01:27 AM)
IMO anytime anything highly motile like a fish or shrimp is weak enough to get sucked into a powerhead and can't free itself, it's probably going to die soon anyways.
FWIW, I have my MP-20 on 100% reef crest, and my jawfishes, sixline and shrimps can all escape it's undertow - they've all started to get sucked in by it, coming within mere milimeters of it, but they can all swim away.
FWIW, I have my MP-20 on 100% reef crest, and my jawfishes, sixline and shrimps can all escape it's undertow - they've all started to get sucked in by it, coming within mere milimeters of it, but they can all swim away.
My starry blenny likes to rest on my Koralia 3
He can always swim away, but needless to say it always scare the $HIT out of me. 
Reesies, sorry he didn't make it
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