dawneanddonv
Reefing newb
I moved my condy to a 30 gal tank today and as soon as I put it in my 2 peppermint shrimp they seemed to attack it. It looked like they were pulling pieces of his tenticles off. Should I remove them from my tank?
Peppermint Shrimp Help
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yote
In Memoriam
It would probably be a good idea.
ndepratt
Equipment Junkie
that is very odd actually... peppermint shrimp don't usually harm sessile invertebrates... but they CAN occasionally do odd things.... i mean it happens with all our aquarium stuff, they have minds of their own (I once saw a yellow tang that destroyed an entire shipment of cleaner shrimp....)
you might try moving the condy... see if that helps... are they actually tearing it apart or had you just fed and they were tearing food away from it?
how is the condy doing? is he good and healthy?
you might try moving the condy... see if that helps... are they actually tearing it apart or had you just fed and they were tearing food away from it?
how is the condy doing? is he good and healthy?
dcantucson
Reef pro
That is odd indeed. I have always thought peppermint shrimp as one of the most passive and non-threatening creatures in our tanks.
I guess it shrimp cocktail time!
I guess it shrimp cocktail time!
yote
In Memoriam
Are you sure you got peppement shrimp and NOT camal shrimp?
daugherty
part time reefer
you beat me to it i was just going to ask that yote. camal shrimp are often sold as pepermint shrimps.
dawneanddonv
Reefing newb
yes I am sure that they are a peppermint. That was the first thing that I thought of. The condy is healthy and looks good. I moved one of the peppermints out of the tank and now the one peppermint is not attacking the condy anymore.
