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March 9th, 2008, 05:23 AM
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Pepermint Shrimp
I go a peppermint shrimp 3-4 days ago to eat all the apitasia but so far he hasn't touched any...is this one of those things where its 50/50 chance that they will eat them?
All he does, is follow my fire shrimp around. Do these two types of shrimp get along this well? Current Aquarium(s) Description: 80 Gal. Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 2 years Other Intrests: Drums, sports, camping, astronomy and computers. 
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March 9th, 2008, 05:28 AM
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Re: Pepermint Shrimp
I have been doing some reading on this latley, and have found that carmel shrimp are sold as peps, but do not eat apstasia. You can tell be a color differnce, just google each and you will see. I just got some apstasia from a frag I got, went to the LFS and got a pep that looked just like the pic and in the next two days they were gone.
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March 9th, 2008, 05:33 AM
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Re: Pepermint Shrimp
Damn i think you're right...The shrimp i have has the same lines but is a lot darker...you can barely see the lines...
So what, i didnt get a peppermint shrimp? Current Aquarium(s) Description: 80 Gal. Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 2 years Other Intrests: Drums, sports, camping, astronomy and computers.
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March 9th, 2008, 05:41 AM
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Re: Pepermint Shrimp
I don't know. I would have to see a pic.If it is a carmel then it could eat some types of coral like yellow polyps. That where peps get their bad name.
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March 9th, 2008, 05:47 AM
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Re: Pepermint Shrimp
Bobby is right, a lot of fish stores "accidentally" sell camel shrimp as peppermints. Even if you do get a peppermint, not every one will eat aiptasia, which is why I recommend getting more than one. Then there's a better chance that at least one of them will take a liking to the pests.
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March 9th, 2008, 05:49 AM
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Re: Pepermint Shrimp
Impossible to take a pic...he only comes out at night.
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March 9th, 2008, 05:51 AM
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Re: Pepermint Shrimp
Some distributers can't tell the difference and sell camels to LFS.They themselves aren't always knowledgeable either.I find that they get around to after sometime.I have some Pepermints that gone to work on some aips but still after months haven't gotten to them all.Camels have a much more pronounce hump than peppermints plus more white and less transluscent if that makes sense.
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March 9th, 2008, 05:51 AM
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Re: Pepermint Shrimp
You can get a pic at night. That's how I took the one of my foxface.
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March 9th, 2008, 05:54 AM
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Re: Pepermint Shrimp
well he has no white and is very transluscent...if that helps
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March 9th, 2008, 05:57 AM
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Re: Pepermint Shrimp
OOk yea its a peppermint for sure...i just checked here Melev's Reef - Visual Identification and it looks exactly the same.
I guess i'll buy a few more of them. I cant let the aipts take over... Current Aquarium(s) Description: 80 Gal. Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 2 years Other Intrests: Drums, sports, camping, astronomy and computers.
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