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12/07/2009, 10:09 PM
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cleaner shrimp enemy?
I just added my first cleaner shrimp and was wondering if my pepermint shrimp will attack him? Seemed like I saw him try to go after him twice today, not sure exactly?
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12/07/2009, 10:11 PM
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You could get a ticket!!
 
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wow I have pepp shrimps so I'll follow this
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12/07/2009, 10:17 PM
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In my 10 gallon I have a cleaner shrimp, two peppermints, and a variety of snails and two small fish. My params are very stable and there seems to be no signs of crowding or stress. That being said, my peppermints and cleaner shrimp get along dandy. I have never seen them fight for food nor have I ever seen them even near one another. I guess you could call it respect. The peppermints also did an amazing job destroying the aiptasia in my tank.
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12/07/2009, 10:21 PM
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I'm amazed you even see your pepp shrimp. It seems I can only catch mine with a flashlight at night.
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12/07/2009, 10:36 PM
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Its so cool, I just saw my cleaner shrimp on top of my rabbit fish cleaning and hanging out... almost like riding a bull haha
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12/07/2009, 10:39 PM
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I've seen people on here say that their peppermint killed a cleaner, but it is pretty rare as far as I know. It also usually involves the peppermint being quite large and the cleaner being much smaller. As long as they have food and enough room they should be fine.
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12/07/2009, 10:41 PM
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^totally agree.
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12/07/2009, 10:43 PM
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My two pepermint shrimp never do anything to the cleaner shrimp, in fact they never do anything lol
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12/07/2009, 10:45 PM
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You could get a ticket!!
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So if I get new cleaner it'd be up against a decent size peppermint (w 2 smaller pepps) and a small pistol shrimp....what are the odds?
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Try to keep in mind that we are all human...mistakes do happen! Be kinder than necessary because every one you meet is fighting some kind of battle. Current Tank Info: 40 breeder - started 9/2011 - platinum perc and sanjay's black photon clownfishes; sps and lps, and soft corals; 250w MH, 20 long sump w Bubble Magus Nac 3.5 skimmer 12g nano cube -serpent star, mini carpet anemones, w 6 sexy shrimp, 150w MH, maxi je |
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12/07/2009, 10:47 PM
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My peppermint and cleaner shrimps got along with some hostility. Having a larger tank probably helps, allowing each a territory.
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12/07/2009, 10:48 PM
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what the heck??? haha... now i just seen the pepermint shrimp ontop of the rabbitfish... he didint seem to care.. he went back for seconds???
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12/07/2009, 10:49 PM
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Peppermint shrimp will "clean" fish, in my experience. Not a problem.
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