Do peppermint shrimp eat...........

[jdnumis]

Acans and Zoos?

I am curious to know because ever since I place the peppermints in my tank for the aiptasia problem, I noticed some poly's missing and my acans look like their dying.

I am gonna test my water now to see whats up.

Thanks everyone

~james

 

[ryangrieder]

ive got 3 in my 29g bio cube and none of them ever even touch my zoos or acans...

but ive also never had one even come close to touching apitasia

 

[KathyC]

Are you 100% sure it is a Peppermint shrimp? (who don't eat coral)

Camelback shrimp are fairly similar to Peppermints but Camelbacks DO eat coral ...especially zoas

 

[jdnumis]

Thanks for the replys everyone. I just noticed some heads missing on one colony and all my other zoos are fine. I bought the peppermints from Tropical Island Aquarium, and Mike to me is trust worthy.

I will look into it though Kathy!

 

[lfsmarineguy]

post a pic of the suspect

 

[fishman1069]

+1 to what Kathy said. I'd like to also add that peps wont eat aptasia unless they came from the Caribbean. The ones from the Indo-pacific dont eat apitasia.

 

[jdnumis]

They did their job alright!

Aptasia free

 

[fishman1069]

Nice!!!!

 

[jdnumis]

Kathy its definatley peppermint shrimp. Just viewed some pics on google.

 

[jdnumis]

Here are my parameters

Nitrate/Trite-0
Ammonia-.50 (just fed)
Phospate-0
Calcium-460
KH-8
Salinity-1.027 seems a little high anyone know how to bring back down?

 

[Master Shake]

ok first of all theres 2 main types of peppermint shrimp. One wont even look at aptasia, the other will possibly think of eating it. They will both eat coral

 

[jaa1456]

Anything that will eat aptaisa is suspect to eat other corals and anenomes as well. Although camel shrimp are notorious for eating zoas.

 

[jdnumis]

Should I get them out now?

 

[SaltyFlip]

I lost 3 heads of Hammer Coral because of those shrimps, then they started eyeing an Acan I bought; they had to get out.

 

[ryangrieder]

Should I get them out now?

What size tank is it? Have fun trying to get them out. Better off borrowing someones grouper lol

 

[jdnumis]

how did you get them out?

I lost 3 heads of Hammer Coral because of those shrimps, then they started eyeing an Acan I bought; they had to get out.

How did you get the shrimp out, because I think they are the ones doing them in.

 

[jdnumis]

Its a 90

What size tank is it? Have fun trying to get them out. Better off borrowing someones grouper lol

Would the grouper eat the other shrimp that I have? I have a cleaner shrimp and 2 fire shrimp

 

[fishman1069]

A grouper would eat every shrimp in your tank. Plus they get huge! Try a soda bottle fish trap. Cut the top of the bottle and invert it. Place it in the bottom section and add a lil crazy glue gel. Just tack it on so you can get it off later. Fill it with tank water and put some food at the bottom and place it in the tank. Those shrimp will be in there quick! Do it at night and try to watch so they arent trapped in there to long.

 

[TRIGGERMAN]

I never had problems with peppermint shrimp as far as I know. Acans have always been fine. Zoos disappeared a few times but I found a ton of asterinas and I'm still trying to get them all out. I literally have seen the asterinas on top of the zoo wrapping around it then it would be gone so I know it was them. You might have asterinas eating your zoos. I think a lot of the time it depends on the individual animal. Sometimes animals that are supposed to be very aggressive are actually very tame. Most of the info out there is a guide line.

 

[jdnumis]

I probably noticed......

I never had problems with peppermint shrimp as far as I know. Acans have always been fine. Zoos disappeared a few times but I found a ton of asterinas and I'm still trying to get them all out. I literally have seen the asterinas on top of the zoo wrapping around it then it would be gone so I know it was them. You might have asterinas eating your zoos. I think a lot of the time it depends on the individual animal. Sometimes animals that are supposed to be very aggressive are actually very tame. Most of the info out there is a guide line.

1 asternia star in my tank, and that was just recently. It even missing a few limbs when I saw it.

I will post a pic up tomorrow of my acan and zoos

Thanks for all the help everyone

~James