2 peppermint shrimp gone missing, who is the suspect?

nathenvan · 12/12/2007, 08:20 AM

like the title says I have 2 peppermint shrimp that I added and never see seen. The following list are all the fishes that I have in my tank. to the best of your knowledge, which fish might have made the 2 shrimps a nice thanksgiving feast. thanks

2 percula clowns
pseudoromis
cornis yellow wrasses ( not sure if it really reef safe)
yellow tank
yellow tail damsel
six line wrasses
fire fish

stingythingy45 · 12/12/2007, 08:24 AM

How do you know something ate them?
I added 2 a couple weeks ago and din't see them for a week and then low and behold I spotted one the other night.
And I have a very large CBS in my tank.

Sk8r · 12/12/2007, 08:38 AM

Possible culprits, at least in scaring them into hiding, if not eating them: anything in your tank but the firefish.

reggiepe · 12/12/2007, 09:08 AM

I just put two in my tank last week. After the third day of not seeing them I went on a midnight mission to find them. They were safely under the rocks doing their little sway to and fro dance. When they get braver, I assume that I will be seeing more of them.

Tiduch · 12/12/2007, 09:41 AM

I added 10 to my tank 3 weeks ago and never see them unless I use flash light when all the light are off.

huskyrider · 12/12/2007, 09:56 AM

when they start picking on coral you'll wish they were still hiding

george1098 · 12/12/2007, 10:13 AM

yea they disapear like crazy. search the tank abotu 2 hrs after the lights go out with a red flashlight

Agu · 12/12/2007, 10:51 AM

Pseudochromis are known shrimp eaters. They'll attack shrimp twice their size.

bkoz · 12/12/2007, 11:06 AM

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Originally posted by Agu
Pseudochromis are known shrimp eaters. They'll attack shrimp twice their size.

Yup I added 2 peppermint shrimp to my tank and watched my Pseudo grub them both within minutes. When I upgrade after xmas that little dudes outa there, as much as I do like him.

adambaron · 12/12/2007, 11:30 AM

At one point mine dissapeared for like a month whithout me seeing him. I was convinced he was dead untill one day he comes strolling out.

DaveG99 · 12/12/2007, 11:32 AM

I added three saturday and one died the next day. The other two are missing.

sabazerehi · 12/12/2007, 03:04 PM

i added one to a tank of mine to take care of aiptasia and there are no other inhabitants in the tank. still won't come out. i was also convinced it died right after i put it in, until i looked behind some rocks three weeks later and saw him doing the dance thing. i'd say they're probably in there, looked behind some rocks.

bkoz · 12/12/2007, 07:37 PM

Funny thing is I had 2 peppermints in the DT and 1 in the sump, never saw them EVER. I noticed aptacia starting to come back (after I put the pseudo in the tank) a bit and thought maybe the peppermints died so I got a couple more. Thats when I saw him with one of them in his mouth and realized why my shrimp were gone and my aptacia was coming back. They may be hiding but with that pseudo in there???

nathenvan · 12/12/2007, 08:02 PM

yeah pseudochromis are aggressive son of a &*^%. after xmas mine is outa there too. :-)

demonsp · 12/12/2007, 08:05 PM

Any stars?

poppin_fresh · 12/12/2007, 08:05 PM

my sixline ate my peppermints.

JoeMomma · 12/13/2007, 08:25 AM

My Carribean peppermints are out the minute I feed and fight my cleaner shrimp for food. Might depend on where they come from.

deucetowe · 12/13/2007, 09:31 AM

I added 2 peppermint shrimp about 4 months ago. They always came out when they were fed, then all I saw was one for about a month. I have a overflow box with a screen that leads down to my skimmer/fuge(return area)/fuge. About 1 month later, I was checking on my chaeto and there he was in the fuge. I have no idea how he go there. I used some food in a glass to lure him in and got him back in the main display. Checked the screen in my overflow, and everything was good for another month. He's now disappeared again... I've tried the skimmer area, the return area, the fuge and midnight search in the main display with no luck. Hopefully he's still around.

As far as livestock, I've got a cleaner shrimp, a sail fin tang, and 1 peppermint shrimp other than my little Houdini... in a 75 gallon, 18 month old tank.

My gut tells me that he tried to "hope the fence" into the overflow to get back down in the fuge, but lost his balance and found the floor.... where my dogs and cat keep a watchful eye on things...

12/12/2007, 08:20 AM	#1
nathenvan Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Abingdon Posts: 454	2 peppermint shrimp gone missing, who is the suspect? like the title says I have 2 peppermint shrimp that I added and never see seen. The following list are all the fishes that I have in my tank. to the best of your knowledge, which fish might have made the 2 shrimps a nice thanksgiving feast. thanks 2 percula clowns pseudoromis cornis yellow wrasses ( not sure if it really reef safe) yellow tank yellow tail damsel six line wrasses fire fish __________________ Nate!!!! Current Tank Info: Nuvo 10 SPS

12/12/2007, 08:24 AM	#2
stingythingy45 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: MA Posts: 3,296	How do you know something ate them? I added 2 a couple weeks ago and din't see them for a week and then low and behold I spotted one the other night. And I have a very large CBS in my tank. __________________ Bob Current Tank Info: 90 gallon,mixed Reef,2-250 watt Optix 3 pendants(Phoenix 14K)2-54 watt T5 Super actnics ,ASM G-2 Gate/recirc mods,70 gal. basement sump,20L ref

12/12/2007, 08:38 AM	#3
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Possible culprits, at least in scaring them into hiding, if not eating them: anything in your tank but the firefish. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

12/12/2007, 09:08 AM	#4
reggiepe Seriously? Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Newburg, Pennsylvania Posts: 332	I just put two in my tank last week. After the third day of not seeing them I went on a midnight mission to find them. They were safely under the rocks doing their little sway to and fro dance. When they get braver, I assume that I will be seeing more of them. __________________ Rich Current Tank(s) Info: 75 mixed Reef, 6 x 54 ATI T5, ReefBrite Blue LED, (2) Ecotech MP40, (2) Ecotech MP10, 15 gallon sump, Bermuda Rogue Skimmer, 500ml Bio pellet Reactor.......30 Breeder, Current NEP w/ ATI bulbs, 10 gallon sump, Eshopps Skimmer, CPR Aquafuge w/ cheato........28 JBJ CF Nano......yep, that's it.....but it still isn't enough :-)

12/12/2007, 10:13 AM	#7
george1098 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Halifax NS Canada Posts: 1,336	yea they disapear like crazy. search the tank abotu 2 hrs after the lights go out with a red flashlight __________________ I'm not as think as you stupid i am Current Tank Info: None at the moment

12/12/2007, 09:41 AM	#5
Tiduch Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: California Posts: 54	I added 10 to my tank 3 weeks ago and never see them unless I use flash light when all the light are off.

12/12/2007, 09:56 AM	#6
huskyrider Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Troy OH Posts: 26	when they start picking on coral you'll wish they were still hiding

12/12/2007, 10:51 AM	#8
Agu Registered Member Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Sarasota, Florida Posts: 30,279	Pseudochromis are known shrimp eaters. They'll attack shrimp twice their size. __________________ Less technology , more biology . Current Tank Info: 30 gallon half cube and 5.5, both reef tanks

12/12/2007, 11:30 AM	#10
adambaron Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Pooler, GA Posts: 208	At one point mine dissapeared for like a month whithout me seeing him. I was convinced he was dead untill one day he comes strolling out. __________________ "In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and has been widely regarded as a bad move." -Douglas Adams Current Tank Info: 180 reef, 55gal african cichlid

12/12/2007, 11:32 AM	#11
DaveG99 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Forney Texas Posts: 1,597	I added three saturday and one died the next day. The other two are missing.

12/12/2007, 03:04 PM	#12
sabazerehi Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Los Angeles, 90049 Posts: 2,491	i added one to a tank of mine to take care of aiptasia and there are no other inhabitants in the tank. still won't come out. i was also convinced it died right after i put it in, until i looked behind some rocks three weeks later and saw him doing the dance thing. i'd say they're probably in there, looked behind some rocks.

12/12/2007, 07:37 PM	#13
bkoz Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Anderson, CA Posts: 163	Funny thing is I had 2 peppermints in the DT and 1 in the sump, never saw them EVER. I noticed aptacia starting to come back (after I put the pseudo in the tank) a bit and thought maybe the peppermints died so I got a couple more. Thats when I saw him with one of them in his mouth and realized why my shrimp were gone and my aptacia was coming back. They may be hiding but with that pseudo in there???

12/12/2007, 08:02 PM	#14
nathenvan Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Abingdon Posts: 454	yeah pseudochromis are aggressive son of a &*^%. after xmas mine is outa there too. :-) __________________ Nate!!!! Current Tank Info: Nuvo 10 SPS

12/12/2007, 08:05 PM	#15
demonsp Moved On Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: el paso tx Posts: 7,634	Any stars?

12/12/2007, 08:05 PM	#16
poppin_fresh Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Vermont Posts: 1,982	my sixline ate my peppermints. __________________ PBITAWA! Current Tank Info: None now. Past- 180g w/ 100g basement sump and 20g 'fuge. H & S skimmer, T'5s & Tunze

12/13/2007, 08:25 AM	#17
JoeMomma Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 619	My Carribean peppermints are out the minute I feed and fight my cleaner shrimp for food. Might depend on where they come from.

12/13/2007, 09:31 AM	#18
deucetowe Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Lexington, Ky. Posts: 42	I added 2 peppermint shrimp about 4 months ago. They always came out when they were fed, then all I saw was one for about a month. I have a overflow box with a screen that leads down to my skimmer/fuge(return area)/fuge. About 1 month later, I was checking on my chaeto and there he was in the fuge. I have no idea how he go there. I used some food in a glass to lure him in and got him back in the main display. Checked the screen in my overflow, and everything was good for another month. He's now disappeared again... I've tried the skimmer area, the return area, the fuge and midnight search in the main display with no luck. Hopefully he's still around. As far as livestock, I've got a cleaner shrimp, a sail fin tang, and 1 peppermint shrimp other than my little Houdini... in a 75 gallon, 18 month old tank. My gut tells me that he tried to "hope the fence" into the overflow to get back down in the fuge, but lost his balance and found the floor.... where my dogs and cat keep a watchful eye on things...