peppermint shrimp eating my green star polyps

jeffreed39 · 07/07/2012, 02:30 PM

I was watching my green star polyps open and along comes my peppermint shrimp grabing and chowing down on a few....... do they normaly eat polyps? should i add a couple of shrimp to my salad tonight?????

Atmosphere · 07/07/2012, 02:35 PM

When you think about it they eat aptasia so eating a fleshy coral isnt that far off from there diet im sure. Try and spot feed yours when you see them. Thats what I do with mine and I never have a issue.

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Windirmere · 07/07/2012, 07:44 PM

Sometimes camel shrimp get confused with peppermint shrimp @.@

mal7887 · 07/08/2012, 05:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Windirmere

Sometimes camel shrimp get confused with peppermint shrimp @.@

YES!

I have seen them mislabeled many times! Key differences

skidoctor · 07/08/2012, 06:42 AM

Mine did that, so I put him in the "naughty" section of my sump along with some damsels. Now I don't use a filter sock.

souperman · 07/08/2012, 09:13 AM

I had a confirmed peppermint shrimp attack a hammer coral almost killing it right before my eyes. Before that I had suspected them of eating the eye out of a new chalice frag killing it eventually. I caught both of mine with a trap and traded them. They can for sure turn to the dark side and turn into coral eaters.

reef4life07 · 07/08/2012, 02:28 PM

My peppermint was eating my closed brain, never again will I get them shrimps....Get rid of them IMO...

Yomidr19 · 07/08/2012, 03:42 PM

i normally keep my peppermint in my sump. then bring him out to the tank when i see pest anemone.

07/07/2012, 02:30 PM	#1
jeffreed39 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Gresham, Oregon Posts: 67	peppermint shrimp eating my green star polyps I was watching my green star polyps open and along comes my peppermint shrimp grabing and chowing down on a few....... do they normaly eat polyps? should i add a couple of shrimp to my salad tonight????? __________________ !!!!! FIJI OR BUST !!!!! Current Tank Info: 72 bowfront built into wall 30gallon refugium, 220gallon skimmer, make RO/Di water, 6 blue tip hermits, 4 turbo snails, 2 pepermint shrimp, 1 fire shrimp, 2 emerald crabs, 1 diamond goby, 2 clown's, 2 green chromis, powder blue tang, 5 nazerus snails

07/08/2012, 09:13 AM	#6
souperman Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 262	I had a confirmed peppermint shrimp attack a hammer coral almost killing it right before my eyes. Before that I had suspected them of eating the eye out of a new chalice frag killing it eventually. I caught both of mine with a trap and traded them. They can for sure turn to the dark side and turn into coral eaters. __________________ No.

07/07/2012, 02:35 PM	#2
Atmosphere Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Columbia, Maryland Posts: 134	When you think about it they eat aptasia so eating a fleshy coral isnt that far off from there diet im sure. Try and spot feed yours when you see them. Thats what I do with mine and I never have a issue. Sent from my DROID BIONIC using Tapatalk 2

07/07/2012, 07:44 PM	#3
Windirmere Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Courteny BC Canada Posts: 452	Sometimes camel shrimp get confused with peppermint shrimp @.@

07/08/2012, 06:42 AM	#5
skidoctor Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Geneva, NY Posts: 542	Mine did that, so I put him in the "naughty" section of my sump along with some damsels. Now I don't use a filter sock.

07/08/2012, 02:28 PM	#7
reef4life07 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: New Jersey Posts: 480	My peppermint was eating my closed brain, never again will I get them shrimps....Get rid of them IMO...

07/08/2012, 03:42 PM	#8
Yomidr19 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: gwinnett GA Posts: 56	i normally keep my peppermint in my sump. then bring him out to the tank when i see pest anemone.