Feather Dusters - eaten by shrimp?

schnebbles · 12/12/2016, 09:19 AM

would shrimp (peppermint) eat these? I got a new one and it was actually 2 and those damn shrimp seemed to be after it, moving it about the tank. I don't see either of the heads so I think it's gone. They were immediately after it and it looked healthy. I wish I hadn't gotten those bad boys. Not too fond of them.

Betaktical · 12/12/2016, 09:32 AM

Definitely. My 3 ate every duster in my tank around 100 in 3 days

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scooter31707 · 12/12/2016, 11:39 AM

Yep, it can happen. IME, also they have started nipping at coral once the aiptasia was gone.

schnebbles · 12/12/2016, 04:08 PM

Well that sucks. I need the be rid of them. I saw one after a mushroom coral one day too. I got 4 of them.

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CrayolaViolence · 12/12/2016, 04:13 PM

I made the mistake of getting peppermint shrimp. Had them destroy some very expensive corals. No more for me.

jmcdaniel0 · 12/12/2016, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by schnebbles

would shrimp (peppermint) eat these? I got a new one and it was actually 2 and those damn shrimp seemed to be after it, moving it about the tank. I don't see either of the heads so I think it's gone. They were immediately after it and it looked healthy. I wish I hadn't gotten those bad boys. Not too fond of them.

Yes if not fed enough, those buggars will eat just about anything...

Tanthaitrung · 12/12/2016, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Betaktical

Definitely. My 3 ate every duster in my tank around 100 in 3 days
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Originally Posted by CrayolaViolence

I made the mistake of getting peppermint shrimp. Had them destroy some very expensive corals. No more for me.

Terrible, do you have aiptasia? Or the PS eats corals and feather dusters after killing all aiptasia?

I'm looking for some PS to treats aiptasia

schnebbles · 12/12/2016, 10:01 PM

No aiptasia. I got the stupid things because I just like shrimp. Dammit!

I'm going to have to feed more I guess. I got krill and the shrimp seem to like small pieces of that.

crankbait09 · 12/18/2016, 06:35 PM

Hmmm, what corals are the peppermints eating? I have had mine for about 1-2 months. I bought 4 of them, they plowed through my aiptasia, but have not touched anything else in my tank, including the feather duster.

Wonder if it's just a "matter of time". I'll have to keep an eye on them. I see them from time to time on top of my Duncan coral, but they are picking around the base, not so much eating the coral itself. Unless they are and I don't realize it yet.

schnebbles · 12/19/2016, 04:21 AM

They were on a mushroom in my tank. I feed them krill now.

12/12/2016, 09:19 AM	#1
schnebbles Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Posts: 475	Feather Dusters - eaten by shrimp? would shrimp (peppermint) eat these? I got a new one and it was actually 2 and those damn shrimp seemed to be after it, moving it about the tank. I don't see either of the heads so I think it's gone. They were immediately after it and it looked healthy. I wish I hadn't gotten those bad boys. Not too fond of them.

12/12/2016, 09:32 AM	#2
Betaktical Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Posts: 363	Definitely. My 3 ate every duster in my tank around 100 in 3 days Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

12/12/2016, 11:39 AM	#3
scooter31707 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Virginia Posts: 4,971	Yep, it can happen. IME, also they have started nipping at coral once the aiptasia was gone.

12/12/2016, 04:08 PM	#4
schnebbles Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Posts: 475	Well that sucks. I need the be rid of them. I saw one after a mushroom coral one day too. I got 4 of them. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

12/12/2016, 04:13 PM	#5
CrayolaViolence Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,867	I made the mistake of getting peppermint shrimp. Had them destroy some very expensive corals. No more for me.

12/12/2016, 10:01 PM	#8
schnebbles Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Posts: 475	No aiptasia. I got the stupid things because I just like shrimp. Dammit! I'm going to have to feed more I guess. I got krill and the shrimp seem to like small pieces of that.

12/18/2016, 06:35 PM	#9
crankbait09 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 932	Hmmm, what corals are the peppermints eating? I have had mine for about 1-2 months. I bought 4 of them, they plowed through my aiptasia, but have not touched anything else in my tank, including the feather duster. Wonder if it's just a "matter of time". I'll have to keep an eye on them. I see them from time to time on top of my Duncan coral, but they are picking around the base, not so much eating the coral itself. Unless they are and I don't realize it yet.

12/19/2016, 04:21 AM	#10
schnebbles Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Posts: 475	They were on a mushroom in my tank. I feed them krill now.