Peppermint shrimp - California vs. Florida origin

zmanLSU · 07/26/2013, 09:03 PM

Is there a difference on a peppermint shrimp depending on where they come from - california vs Florida? Your thoughts??????

So I had a new peppermint shrimp (not a camel) tear into my health frogspawn. This was after i noticed several zoa polyps missing. My old one had been keeping the aptasia in check until it died. The old one only harassed a few corals but only while I fed them.

So I tell my LFS and he asked if I had got it from him. He says the California peps are NOT reef safe and eat corals. He also says the Florida peps cost more by the only ones he gets because they ARE reefsafe and won't eat coral.

Your thoughts???? Anyone else heard of this?

ingtar_shinowa · 07/26/2013, 10:30 PM

good food for thought. Peppermint shrimp have eaten alot of my lps too over the years. I have yet to lose a coral to aptaisia.

organism · 07/27/2013, 12:39 PM

California peppermint shrimp come from water that's 60-70ish degrees, I've seen them at 48 degrees. The difference is they don't last too long in a reef tank, you definitely want Atlantic ones.

KSzegi · 07/27/2013, 04:54 PM

I will guarantee not all Florida peppermint shrimp are reef safe either!! Have had some terrible coral munchers - and they came directly out of the Gulf!

nlgill13 · 07/27/2013, 04:57 PM

Im at the point where I think done with peppermint shrimp....I do still have one but they don't eat any of the apitasia and are just a nuisance to corals and nems.

cubsFAN · 07/27/2013, 04:57 PM

Get some ora peps

07/26/2013, 09:03 PM	#1
zmanLSU Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 3	Peppermint shrimp - California vs. Florida origin Is there a difference on a peppermint shrimp depending on where they come from - california vs Florida? Your thoughts?????? So I had a new peppermint shrimp (not a camel) tear into my health frogspawn. This was after i noticed several zoa polyps missing. My old one had been keeping the aptasia in check until it died. The old one only harassed a few corals but only while I fed them. So I tell my LFS and he asked if I had got it from him. He says the California peps are NOT reef safe and eat corals. He also says the Florida peps cost more by the only ones he gets because they ARE reefsafe and won't eat coral. Your thoughts???? Anyone else heard of this?

07/27/2013, 12:39 PM	#3
organism code monkey Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: south bay Posts: 6,223	California peppermint shrimp come from water that's 60-70ish degrees, I've seen them at 48 degrees. The difference is they don't last too long in a reef tank, you definitely want Atlantic ones. __________________ I don't always grow frags... but when I do, I prefer Dos Acros

07/26/2013, 10:30 PM	#2
ingtar_shinowa Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Billings MT Posts: 1,610	good food for thought. Peppermint shrimp have eaten alot of my lps too over the years. I have yet to lose a coral to aptaisia.

07/27/2013, 04:54 PM	#4
KSzegi Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 278	I will guarantee not all Florida peppermint shrimp are reef safe either!! Have had some terrible coral munchers - and they came directly out of the Gulf!

07/27/2013, 04:57 PM	#5
nlgill13 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Boulder,CO Posts: 1,291	Im at the point where I think done with peppermint shrimp....I do still have one but they don't eat any of the apitasia and are just a nuisance to corals and nems.

07/27/2013, 04:57 PM	#6
cubsFAN Moved On Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: South Lake Tahoe Posts: 1,550	Get some ora peps