Fender963 Posted August 11, 2002 Share Posted August 11, 2002 Anyone else have peppermint shrimp/s? I currently have 1 in my 10 gallon and he is so darn shy. He like never comes out and it is very rare that he will stay out long enough for me to get a good glimpse of him/her. Sometimes I won't see him for 2 days and then suddenly he'll stick his head out but woala. It is gone again!!! Would he be more frienldy if I added another one? Kyle Link to comment
hhasty79 Posted August 11, 2002 Share Posted August 11, 2002 When I had two peppermints, they would often come out of hiding to grab food, clean my hand, investigate new additions to the tank...but one died not too long ago and the other stays hidden. So you may be right that a friend is all he needs. -h Link to comment
jdiver Posted August 11, 2002 Share Posted August 11, 2002 Add a feather duster and some polyps and your peppermint will be out all the time... killing them. At least that was my experience. Here's how it went: Day 1: Shy and hiding Day 2: Shy and hiding Day 3: Shy and hiding Day 4: Molt and hiding Day 5: Relentlessly attacking my feather duster and eating my polyps Later in Day 5: In a pitcher of salt water waiting to go back to lfs My advice would be to return the peppermint and get a skunk cleaner. Link to comment
Korbin Posted August 11, 2002 Share Posted August 11, 2002 My peppermint used to be out pretty often. He would even take food from my hands. And when I fed my corals, I would have to fend him off with a pair of tweezers. I think it all depends on the shrimp. Oh, and mine never touched my polyps. Link to comment
Fender963 Posted August 11, 2002 Author Share Posted August 11, 2002 Originally posted by jdiver Add a feather duster and some polyps and your peppermint will be out all the time... killing them. At least that was my experience. Here's how it went: Day 1: Shy and hiding Day 2: Shy and hiding Day 3: Shy and hiding Day 4: Molt and hiding Day 5: Relentlessly attacking my feather duster and eating my polyps Later in Day 5: In a pitcher of salt water waiting to go back to lfs My advice would be to return the peppermint and get a skunk cleaner. Let's just hope this isn't the case for me!!! Link to comment
tyoberg Posted August 12, 2002 Share Posted August 12, 2002 Mine experience was similar to jdivers only I lost an open brain coral to the shrimp. Most of them are reef safe, but definitely not all. Ty Link to comment
NaNO ReeFiN Posted August 12, 2002 Share Posted August 12, 2002 I had a peppermint shrimp. Day 1: Out and about without a care in the world (without harming corals!) Day 2: Look at Day 1 And was like this everyday until it died about a month ago... :*( I've since gotten a skunk cleaner, awesome shrimp as well. Link to comment
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.