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Hogfish stealing food

I dropped a bunch of worms in the tank the other day and one of my hairy shrooms captured a few.
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Then my hogfish stole the worms...
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mnat

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It has always been cleaner shrimp for me who steal coral food. I have to defend it with my turket baster.
 
It has always been cleaner shrimp for me who steal coral food. I have to defend it with my turket baster.

I have a blasto that won't open now because of a cleaner shrimp. It pisses me off! However I do like when I stick my hand in the tank and it cleans it.
 

Hockeynut

NJRC Member
Great pic, that middle pic would have won POTM for sure. My fairy wrasse always steels food from my coral when I spot. Feed. I always need a diversion.
 
Don't know what to do about the fish but I use to give my shrimp a piece of silver side before direct feedings of corals.
 
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