Peppermint shrimp and hawkfish?

[recliner]

I'm wanting to buy some peppermint shrimp (5-6) to kill off the aiptasia I can't reach to kill on my own. I've treated my entire tank twice now but those bastards just repopulate from the few I cant reach.
I have a falco hawkfish and am worried about the peppermint shrimp being an expensive meal. I have a blood red shrimp that's been fine for a couple months now, but it is about the same size as the hawk.
Will my hawkfish (Hank) eat/kill the peppermints?

 

[Steveg229]

The hawkfish are known for eating shrimp, but every fish is different. I had a falco hawkfish and just traded him because I wanted to get some shrimp as well. I didnt want to give him an expensive meal either. The peppermint shrimp are also hit or miss with eating aptasia from what I have read too. Decisions, decisions.... Either way, Good luck.

 

[recliner]

Maybe it'll come down to how big the shrimp are at the store. If they're near the size of my blood red shrimp I'll give them a go

 

[Steveg229]

Thats probably what I would do. Try to get the biggest ones they have and hope for the best. The size of your tank might give them a better chance too.

 

[Northstar24]

I think its more that the blood shrimp and cleaner shrimp have white antenna, which is what signals to fish that they are potential cleaners. I had the same issue in my tank. I had a Melanurus wrasse that was ruthlessly efficient at finding any peppermints I tried keeping in the tank, but it was totally fine with cleaners and blood shrimp

 

[little_fish]

If you do still want to try the peppermints, I would put them in the tank after the lights have been out for awhile, and put them directly on the rocks

 

[Bifferwine]

Peppermints won't get as big as a fire shrimp. They stay pretty small, unfortunately.

 

[recliner]

I went to the closest store and they only had really small peppermints so I passed. I'm going to a different store on Friday that sells 5 for $25. They get their shipments on friday morning and open to the public at 2pm. Hopefully they'll be some big ones for me to get if I'm the first one in.

 

[Bifferwine]

What size are you looking for?

 

[recliner]

Bigger then an inch.

 

[Kelz88]

My falco hawkfish ate the biggest pep I had. Boyfriend didnt believe me that they love shrimp, and put him in that tank. He was gone in about 30 seconds with the lights off.

 

[Ulta]

lol.

I had some live for a while with my falco hawk, but not too long XP

They have a chance if they get up in the rocks in the dark.