Boxing Shrimp Aggressive?

[dnsfpl]

1 of my clown's tail has been bitten off

boxing shrimp master piece or pairing aggression?

tankmate: 1 golden angel, 2 black clown, 1 boxing shrimp, 1 turbo snail, 3 nassarius Snail

who is the culprit?

[vurbul]

My guess would be boxing shrimp. Use to have one. Real gangster. He thinks he owns the tank.

[tench1]

Hi Alvin, I doubt it's Boxer's fault. Should be something else.

I used to own one, but its really a big bully for its size. But had nv injured my clown before.

[dnsfpl]

manage to capture a better shot

is this good enough to deduce the cause?

thanks

[iskay]

if the shrimp was recently added and no other variable can attribute to the damage, it's likely to be the shrimp. I gave away my CBS long time ago because of it's aggressiveness.

Doesn't look like fin rot as the other fins are fine.

[poomoon]

did you notice any agression between your clowns or any other fishes previously ? coz one of my clowns had a similar fate, this time one of the pectoral fins, almost chopped off, but caught in the act, was bitten by the other clown.

[dnsfpl]

when purchased, both of them are pretty aggressive in the bag

after introducing to the tank, the aggression is greatly reduced

i dont think is the golden angel

the only possible culprit other than the other clown is the CBS

thankfully both are eating and swimming well

hopefully it will recover asap

thanks

[mitlancer]

Most like its the clown, not the shrimp... the shrimp may b well known for its aggressiveness, but that is usually only if fish wanders into it's territory... boxer will just snap to just to chase them away, but definitely not damage the tail to such extent....Moreover, the damage is at the upper region of the tail, the boxer usually like to face upwards, which means any attack should be at the bottom part of the clown.

Just based on my experience with my boxer, flase clown n clarkii clown.

[dnsfpl]

thank goodness, i couldn't bear removing the CBS

its really cute to look at

[dnsfpl]

saw my clown jumping when i off the main light(not tank light)

could this be the cause?

i have installed a moon light, hopefully it helps

thanks

[Underwater]

Likely to be the other clown.

[mitlancer]

thank goodness, i couldn't bear removing the CBS

its really cute to look at

the CBS is cute when small, but when reaches the size like mine, ard 3 inch (head to tail) and feelers as long as 4 inch, it's no longer cute. It's a bully... and close up look like Alien vs Predator!!!! Haha....

Do not put feather duster worm or tube worm, my past exp was CBS love to decapitate them!!!! Mine was being decapitated, the whole head part of my tube worm was severed from the remaining body....tat's how strong their "tongs" are!!! But I am still keeping my CBS....still in my tank, strong survival....

[seanewbie]

I've had bad experiences with these and i'm quite sure they are the culprit. Though they do not eat on LS...shrimps are known to be territorial. I reckon your clown must have swim within its territories and got nipped.

[dnsfpl]

tail has grown back, but both of them are still skinny

[tench1]

Bro, so you have a concluding culpit?

[dnsfpl]

definitely not the golden angel

unlikely the boxing shrimp

culprit should be the other clown or self injury