Whisker shrimp?

[Snow1576]

i take it its not just a molted skin?

Nope not molting skin..

 

[pixl8r]

It seems something has been killing my whisker shrimp at night and I think its my new discus. Ever since Ive put it in my tank their has been a dead whisker in the morning when I turn on the light. So far three of my largest whisker shrimp have been killed!

That is very likely. Discus, and angles, are natural predators for shrimp. It is likely that your discus will hunt down all of the shrimp in your tank.

 

[Snow1576]

That is very likely. Discus, and angles, are natural predators for shrimp. It is likely that your discus will hunt down all of the shrimp in your tank.

My other three Discus which Ive had way before Ive bought my whisker shrimp have never seemed to bother them. It must be this new one that has a taste for shrimp. Im going to end up moving the rest of my whisker shrimp in a 10 gallon that is still in the process of cycling. Ive taken a big liking to those shrimp.