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Caught peppermint shrimp eating an acan


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Yes, the polyp may have been sick or dead. And of course all kinds of shrimp are sold as "peppermint shrimp." No one knows. I tend to give shrimps and crabs the benefit of the doubt. But this little guy has won a free one-way trip into the refugium. Ironically, my emerald crab, which I have been following around like a store detective, has been a model citizen. Cleans all day, and the only time it touches a coral is when it sits in them.

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Yup. I love them for their aiptasia eating ability, but given that aiptasia belong to the same class as corals and anemones, I guess we shouldn't be too surprised.

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I always had to make sure I fed mine, usually some pellets. Mine stripped one of my favorite green birdsnests. Threw him into a pot of gumbo.

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I've used them to eat some aiptasia that I can't get to, but as soon as the aiptasia is gone, so are the peppermints. Yeah, if they're not well fed, then everything is fair game to them.

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Well, they seem very happy in the refugium. They are grazing on the filter sponge, and they are welcome to do that for as long as they live. Should I ever have aiptasia again, I will grant them a quick vacation in the tank.

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reefernanoman

Peppermint shrimp have eaten all kinds of corals on me. And yes, they were "peppermint shrimp". Those little bastards will never be inside my tanks.


I always had to make sure I fed mine, usually some pellets. Mine stripped one of my favorite green birdsnests. Threw him into a pot of gumbo.

Even if you feed them directly, they can go crazy all of a sudden.

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