After addition of Valentini Puffer, my cleaner shrimp has lost his antenna and is hiding in the rock

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Before the addition of my Valentini Puffer, my cleaner shrimp would roam the tank with my 2 clownfish and all was well. Then when I added my Valentini Puffer, the shrimp now hides between two rocks and seems to have lost all his antennas (rn they are all very small).
 

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Is that just a statement or is there a question in there or is it a warning that your Valentini Puffer is trying to eat your cleaner shrimp?
 

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After the antennae, the legs, and last a delicious meal of scrimp sushi! Puffers don't mix with any crustaceans, sorry to say.[emoji52]
 
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After the antennae, the legs, and last a delicious meal of scrimp sushi! Puffers don't mix with any crustaceans, sorry to say.[emoji52]
I heard they were fine with cleaner shrimp cuz they realized how helpful they were in getting rid of pests
 

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yeah, shrimp are on the puffers natural food diet. Some times cleaner shrimp can be alright for awhile with invert eating fish, but usually they will eventually be dinner.
 
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