Peppermint shrimp eating my frogspawn

[Cadiz.Jonathan]

Ok so I purchased 3 peppermint shrimp to take care of my pest anenome and now I've caught it pulling hard on my frogspawn. Is it attacking it or cleaning it off? It looked like it was attacking it but I wasn't sure if it was possible cause I read they are reef safe.

 

[Og Drogon]

Ok so I purchased 3 peppermint shrimp to take care of my pest anenome and now I've caught it pulling hard on my frogspawn. Is it attacking it or cleaning it off? It looked like it was attacking it but I wasn't sure if it was possible cause I read they are reef safe.

Yep I doubt it, there's probably some dead arms (that's what I call the tentacles) I've never heard or read them doing that .....but hey you never know ;-)


Fix Your Fin Or Get Your Fin Fixed!

 

[greenycrew]

I've seen peppermint shrimp bother zvoanthid polyps like that... Never a frogspawn though, but I am sure it is possible.
As far as attacking vs cleaning, I think a better word would be bothering. Will it kill the frogspawn, probably not, but the frogspawn will probably be a lot happier without the shrimp.

 

[Cadiz.Jonathan]

Ok just wanted to make sure
Thanks

 

[DREUTZ]

I'm had a peppermint shrimp eat torches before.

http://www.manhattanreefs.com/forum/reefs-beginners/70497-peppermint-shrimp-vs-torch.html

 

[Jakef150]

yeah mine tried to eating acans !!! GRR!

Jake

 

[coralnut99]

Are you sure it's peppermint and not a camel shrimp?

 

[dubs]

pep shrimps are weird I had one that attack my frogy/hammer they def attack coral even tho they say reef safe I would def keep an eye on them

 

[rookie07]

I have had them attack acans and chalices. They always went after the colorful acans first also, I hate Peppermint shrimp, and will never trust them again in a tank with coral.

I am not surprised to hear about them attacking your frogspawn....sorry to hear this and good luck removing them.

 

[Zoous]

Yeah, the 3 peppermint shrimps were eating my acans. How often do you feed your tank? Because if they are hungry they will eat almost anything.

 

[Cadiz.Jonathan]

Every day i feed. But since the pepemint shrip been feeding about a cube a day just to keep them happy