Do Clown plecos eat Amano shrimp?

[Mooch28]

Because mine hides under a rock, and jumps out at them when they come close. although he hasent caught any yet, im worried he may snake on all of them in time.

Now i did just come back from a 5 day vacation, where the fish (cardinals) were feed flake foods, and the pleco has a small cucumber to snack on for 5 days, nothing else. Is it possible hes just hungry?

I threw in some spurlina tabs, and hopefully that will stop him from trying to kill my amanos, but does anyone know for sure?

 

[wataugachicken]

my plecos don't really like the shrimp, and will flick their tails or do something else to scare them away. i haven't seen any get eaten, but sometimes bigger plecos do develop a taste for them. i recommend a daily head count.

 

[Mooch28]

my plecos don't really like the shrimp, and will flick their tails or do something else to scare them away. i haven't seen any get eaten, but sometimes bigger plecos do develop a taste for them. i recommend a daily head count.

The thing is, hes not even big. Probably no more then 1.5 inches.

 

[MargieMay06]

It's quite possible that he was just hungry. I'd keep a close eye on him to see if it continues while making sure he's well fed.

 

[Mooch28]

It's quite possible that he was just hungry. I'd keep a close eye on him to see if it continues while making sure he's well fed.

Yep, that was it. Hes stopped doing it today, after i fed him a spurlina tablet yesterday. Atleast i know hes eating....

LOL!