Peppermint shrimp

[Stogey]

Everytime I put shrimp in my tank they disappear. I have nothing that would kill them. The only thing I have that is some what aggressive is a dotty back. Just wondering of anyone else has had this problem.

 

[bjohanson1234]

Have you tested for either copper or stray voltage? Inverts are very suceptable to both. Also check nitrates.

What are your exact water parameters?

 

[315hottuna61]

Most shrimps need pristine water conditions

 

[Smitty]

Are you acclimating them properly? And where are your nitrate levels at?

 

[SarahSmile]

Any type of shrimp or peppermint shrimp specifically?
I have had a scarlett cleaner for months and love him. I added a peppermint shrimp and never saw him again. So, yes, I had the same issue as you with a peppermint.

 

[SarahSmile]

Also, at my LFS last night I was eyeing a dottyback and the manager asked if I had shrimp, I told him I did and he told me I wouldn't want a dottyback then. I had never heard of this before.

 

[Smitty]

Yeah, they can pick with smaller ornamental shrimp sometimes.

 

[Pastor Salty]

I have 2. Havent seen them but once since I put them in 2 weeks ago. They like to hide under the rock cliffs and pick.

 

[AdamC]

I have the same issue i had 12 at one time. My nitrates and all my levels were fine. They start to disappear. Now I will say I didn't drip acclimate one batch of 10. But my first batch of 10 I did and they all seem to die either way. I never even see a dead body.

Now my LFS told me their aptasia kept eating the the shrimp which I don't believe but maybe I am wrong. I do have some big ones that the never finished off and now I have smaller ones popping up again.

I am not sure what would eat them as I have an array of fish and inverts. Pepper shrimp are the ones I have trouble with. Rest of the inverts are fine

 

[spikegillen]

I put 2 peppermint shrimp and 2 cleaners in about a month ago. one of the peppermints disappeared after the first day, never saw a body or anything. But I still have the other 3 and the peppermint loves to hide, I only see him every once in a while.

 

[Angelajean]

I have 2 peppermint shrimp. We started out with 3 one died. We added another one so we had 3. I read somewhere you should have them in odd numbers. Then one died so we have stayed at 2. We see them all the time. They are so hilarious.

 

[AdamC]

yeah I know they like to hide but I can't even see them at night. I have even taken a flashlight in there.
Only thing I can think of is that my green brittle star ate them or anemoe stung them and something else thought it was dead and ate it as well.

 

[315hottuna61]

Peppermint shrimp eat aptasia,i think your lfs is incorrect.