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Reef Discussion => Inverts => Topic started by: Heinbaughb on September 24, 2017, 16:10:17

Title: Peppermint shrimp
Post by: Heinbaughb on September 24, 2017, 16:10:17

I had bought 3 peppermint shrimp for Aptasia control. Found one head of my green hammer mysteriously 90% dead over night and then I caught a shrimp making a buffet out of a head of yellow hammer yesterday morning. I’ve been keeping feeding minimal so maybe they were just getting hungry but thought I’d make a PSA to add them to your tank with caution. All three have since been moved to my refugium.

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Title: Re: Peppermint shrimp
Post by: SweetReefOH on September 24, 2017, 19:27:49

I'm sorry to here that. If I had known you were getting them, I would have warned you. I bought a pep just cuz it was cheaper than the fire shrimp lol. He was in the DT less than 5 minutes and he got on my Stylophora and started ripping the polyps out. He's been in the sump since. Bad little dudes...

Title: Re: Peppermint shrimp
Post by: Heinbaughb on September 24, 2017, 20:41:04

Seems like some people have better luck than others. At least my aptasia is gone.


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Title: Re: Peppermint shrimp
Post by: SweetReefOH on September 24, 2017, 20:45:17

He did eat the aiptasia?

Title: Re: Peppermint shrimp
Post by: Heinbaughb on September 24, 2017, 20:58:05

As far as I can tell..yes.


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Title: Re: Peppermint shrimp
Post by: SweetReefOH on September 24, 2017, 21:28:03

Wow, that's good. Makes sense why they have a taste for corals too