Peppermint shrimp in refugium.

UrbanSage · 12/26/2006, 04:40 PM

I have a few peppermint shrimp in my display tank and apparently also one in my refugium. It must have made the trip through my overflow etc.

Can I leave it there? Or will it eat pods/worms/anything other than algae? and aptaisia.

Thanks

Tripspike · 12/26/2006, 09:01 PM

I banished my three peppermint shrimp to my refugium because I caught two of them munching on my green stylo's polyps. I caught them and placed them in the fuge. They seem to be doing good although I only see two at once which means one may have passed...

Trip

scrmbld33 · 12/26/2006, 09:08 PM

he ll be fine in there, he will just scavange for food and such, i dont think he could eat enough to cause any damage to your fuge, if you feel bad for him give him a few flakes of food everynow and again

affableamerican · 12/26/2006, 09:53 PM

I'm sure the peppermints will eat anything living they can find down there, including pods, mysids, etc. Not a bad thing unless you try to use the 'fuge to send food up to the MT.

Tripspike · 12/26/2006, 10:17 PM

I do feed some flake every day in the fuge..just a little and they love it. I have watched them in the fuge for a couple months now. They don't seem to go after the pods and such in the fuge.

Trip

12/26/2006, 04:40 PM	#1
UrbanSage Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Tea, SD Posts: 1,657	Peppermint shrimp in refugium. I have a few peppermint shrimp in my display tank and apparently also one in my refugium. It must have made the trip through my overflow etc. Can I leave it there? Or will it eat pods/worms/anything other than algae? and aptaisia. Thanks __________________ You can't control the wind, but you can adjust your sails. Current Tank Info: 270 gallon reef.

12/26/2006, 09:08 PM	#3
scrmbld33 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: south jersey 08050 Posts: 2,394	he ll be fine in there, he will just scavange for food and such, i dont think he could eat enough to cause any damage to your fuge, if you feel bad for him give him a few flakes of food everynow and again __________________ a left over shrimp shedding is not "a sicilian message meaning luca brasi sleeps with the fishes" fish are friends, not food Current Tank Info: 90gal salt, 2 250mh 14k hamiltons 2 110 actinic, 127lbs LR,50lbs tonga 70lbs indonesia 7lbs tonga branch asm g3

12/26/2006, 09:53 PM	#4
affableamerican Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Redmond, WA Posts: 118	I'm sure the peppermints will eat anything living they can find down there, including pods, mysids, etc. Not a bad thing unless you try to use the 'fuge to send food up to the MT. __________________ I am an American aquarium drinker Current Tank Info: 45g Oceanic cube, 15g sump/fuge

12/26/2006, 09:01 PM	#2
Tripspike Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bristol, CT Posts: 875	I banished my three peppermint shrimp to my refugium because I caught two of them munching on my green stylo's polyps. I caught them and placed them in the fuge. They seem to be doing good although I only see two at once which means one may have passed... Trip

12/26/2006, 10:17 PM	#5
Tripspike Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bristol, CT Posts: 875	I do feed some flake every day in the fuge..just a little and they love it. I have watched them in the fuge for a couple months now. They don't seem to go after the pods and such in the fuge. Trip