Will a peppermint eat hydroids?

Octoberfest · 11/04/2008, 11:54 AM

The reason I'm asking is because I had two hydroid fields in my tank and they are now gone. I've been looking for about two weeks all over my live rock and I don't see anywhere that they moved to. I know for sure that they were hydroids and I'm 100% positive that they are not where they were. Nothing has changed in my tank as far as equipment or feeding habbits.

I have some wild caught peppermint shrimp which demolished a couple aptasia I had in my tank and I'm wondering if they did they same.

Here is a list of the other critters in my tank, just in case they could have had part in this.

Local Critter:
Two pistol shrimp
White legged hermit crabs
Peppermint shrimp
Orange brittle sea stars
Porcelain crabs
Limpet (unsure of type)

Store bought:
Yellow Tang
Pair of perc clowns
Blue legged hermits
Cerith Snails
Astrea Snails

I'm running 260 watts of power compact on timers with lunar lights, Top Fathom 100A protein skimmer with Rio 2100 pump, Mag return pump, and a maxijet 1200 with sureflow mod for water movement.

I have 90+lbs of live rock, 90+lbs of live sand. Everything in my tank looks great. I feed 1 to 2 times a day with a mixture of things. I'm not dosing anything.

I think that will about do it.

IndyReefMan · 11/04/2008, 05:36 PM

What kind of Hydroids were they? If they are growing on rocks, they were probably Myrionema. I've never heard of Pepermint shrimps eating them, but I have heard reports of Keyhole Limpets going after them. Like many nuisance critters, Hydriod colonies have been known to just suddenly crash and disappear for no obvious reason.

11/04/2008, 11:54 AM	#1
Octoberfest Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: NC Posts: 1,350	Will a peppermint eat hydroids? The reason I'm asking is because I had two hydroid fields in my tank and they are now gone. I've been looking for about two weeks all over my live rock and I don't see anywhere that they moved to. I know for sure that they were hydroids and I'm 100% positive that they are not where they were. Nothing has changed in my tank as far as equipment or feeding habbits. I have some wild caught peppermint shrimp which demolished a couple aptasia I had in my tank and I'm wondering if they did they same. Here is a list of the other critters in my tank, just in case they could have had part in this. Local Critter: Two pistol shrimp White legged hermit crabs Peppermint shrimp Orange brittle sea stars Porcelain crabs Limpet (unsure of type) Store bought: Yellow Tang Pair of perc clowns Blue legged hermits Cerith Snails Astrea Snails I'm running 260 watts of power compact on timers with lunar lights, Top Fathom 100A protein skimmer with Rio 2100 pump, Mag return pump, and a maxijet 1200 with sureflow mod for water movement. I have 90+lbs of live rock, 90+lbs of live sand. Everything in my tank looks great. I feed 1 to 2 times a day with a mixture of things. I'm not dosing anything. I think that will about do it. __________________ 29 gallon bio-cube with 150w metal halide sunpod fixture, stock 14 gallon bio-cube

11/04/2008, 05:36 PM	#2
IndyReefMan Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 477	What kind of Hydroids were they? If they are growing on rocks, they were probably Myrionema. I've never heard of Pepermint shrimps eating them, but I have heard reports of Keyhole Limpets going after them. Like many nuisance critters, Hydriod colonies have been known to just suddenly crash and disappear for no obvious reason.