My Cleaner Shrip killed my new mandrin goby?

[Danno]

I have a year old tank that has a overabundand population of inverts. I mean hundreds of the creatures. I Have been watching a Mandrin Goby for 3 weeks and appeared healthy. Brought him home, let him climatize for 20 min. netted and relaeses. Was acting fine. I did notice my cleaner shrimp go after him once and I figured just making friends.Half hour later he was crusing the tank acting fine.The cleaner shrimp is really interactive with my Tang and 2 clowns. I come back an hour later and the cleaner shrimp is making lunch of him. This was a 2.5" fish. Why would the cleaner shrimp kill him? Did I miss something here. :x I'm totally pissed at the cleaner shrimp for his $18 lunch but nature is nature. What's the Deal has anyone else had problems like this?

 

[madrefkepr]

I have a Coral Banded Shrimp that REALLY wants to get hold of my Scooter Blenny. Even chases after it. I've been keeping a close eye on it, but I didn't think it could actually hurt it. Now you make me wonder.

 

[Tremelle]

IMHO you did not acclimate the fish long enough. Most people acclimate their fish at least 45 minutes adding water to the bag every five minutes. This is after floating the bag for 15 minutes to equalize the water temp. The shrimp was probably picking on the dead fish and not actually killing it.

 

[Danno]

I don't know about being dead then getting munched. When I first released him the cleaner shrimp made a bee line for him and latched on.
He swam off and hide on a rock. I did see the shrimp chasing him one time after that but just figured it was a "my space" issue The pepermint shrimp and cleaner do this all the time. I really think he hunted him down.The shrimp was twice his size. What can I put in here to help with the invert population?

 

[Panagiotakis]

Hi i seriously don`t believe the shrimp could kill the fish.
It will chow on anything found in the tank dead though.
you have caught him cleaning up the body and are assuming he killed the fish.The shrimp was probably trying to remove a juicy parasite attached to the new fish when you saw it lunge for the fish.

 

[reefNewbie]

actually i watched at my LFS a bloodred shrimp kill and eat 3 small ocellarious and 1 damsel.