Peppermint shrimp dead

FraggledRock · 02/09/2015, 11:58 AM

about 2 days ago i found my peppermint shrimp no longer as peppy (pun intended) as he used to be.

I found his molt between him and my new condy anenome about 3 inches apart from either of them. it looked as though he was huddled in a hiding spot, but could have easily gotten there from the flow in the tank.

I am not sure what got him.

is it possible an anemone could have stung him and he tried molting before the toxicity killed him?

is it possible he was molting and he got too close to the anenome?

Do they die after a while?

did he run out of food? i did add more flow and maybe there was less food settling?

I didn't think much of it, but now i am just wondering if I get another pep if it would die too.

02/09/2015, 11:58 AM	#1
FraggledRock Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: New York, New York Posts: 2,185	Peppermint shrimp dead about 2 days ago i found my peppermint shrimp no longer as peppy (pun intended) as he used to be. I found his molt between him and my new condy anenome about 3 inches apart from either of them. it looked as though he was huddled in a hiding spot, but could have easily gotten there from the flow in the tank. I am not sure what got him. is it possible an anemone could have stung him and he tried molting before the toxicity killed him? is it possible he was molting and he got too close to the anenome? Do they die after a while? did he run out of food? i did add more flow and maybe there was less food settling? I didn't think much of it, but now i am just wondering if I get another pep if it would die too. __________________ “For most of history, man has had to fight nature to survive; in this century he is beginning to realize that, in order to survive, he must protect it.”― Jacques-Yves Cousteau MarineBio.org Current Tank Info: 40 Gallon Breeder w/ Bean Animal Overflow 20G Sump, Mixed Reef.