YHSublime August 7, 2013 Share August 7, 2013 I recently rehomed an orange spot tang that was in my tank to help controll some of the algae. While she was in there, I also had 15 peppermint shrimp added. I realize that peppermints usually stay out of sight, but it just dawned on me this morning that I have not seen a peppermint shrimp in my tank for months now, is it possible that the tang feasted? Granted, after adding the 15, I usually only saw 1 or 2, but my tank isn't huge... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Der ABT August 7, 2013 Share August 7, 2013 look at night /lights out with a flashlight after dropping in some frozen food. probably wont see em during lights on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sachabballi reef August 7, 2013 Share August 7, 2013 Peps are magical things....you can put a boat load in the tank and literally never see them again or their carcasses and yet the aptasia will mock you from the rocks. I think aptasia eats them not tangs ha ha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coral Hind August 7, 2013 Share August 7, 2013 How big was the tang? I know my 10" vlamingii eats ghost shrimp which are about the size of a peppermint. If you have a sump check down there because mine always seemed to end up in the sump and skimmer pump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHSublime August 7, 2013 Author Share August 7, 2013 It was 3-3.5". I have been looking at the tank in the dark, but have yet to drop food in at that time. I've found all sorts of things i didn't know existed. Pods almost the size of pennies, urchins (I have never put urchins into my tank) bristle worms! It's quite a show. I have done work on the sump recently, and not seen them down there, just pods and snails in the cheeto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coral Hind August 7, 2013 Share August 7, 2013 I doubt a tang that size would eat them. I would like to see pics of the penny size pods, that sounds kind of huge for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holedup82 August 7, 2013 Share August 7, 2013 I got a skunk for free with a purchase at A1 a while back......Completely forgot that I had a pistol shrimp until he was parading around with the skunks head. Not a Tang, and a sad series of events but in retrospect the mental image of the pistol is hilarious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHSublime August 7, 2013 Author Share August 7, 2013 I doubt a tang that size would eat them. I would like to see pics of the penny size pods, that sounds kind of huge for them. So, there is a slight exageration there, they are not round like pennies, but they are definitly almost the length, almost look like little underwater grasshoppers. I got a skunk for free with a purchase at A1 a while back......Completely forgot that I had a pistol shrimp until he was parading around with the skunks head. Not a Tang, and a sad series of events but in retrospect the mental image of the pistol is hilarious. So good call here. I do have a pistol shrimp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sachabballi reef August 7, 2013 Share August 7, 2013 So, there is a slight exageration there, they are not round like pennies, but they are definitly almost the length, almost look like little underwater grasshoppers. . Ok that's hysterical as I think we all went what the H-E-double hockey sticks does Isaac have in his tank?? As we glanced at a penny.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howaboutme August 7, 2013 Share August 7, 2013 Isaac, I've read on some forums that some nems can eat peppermints if they get too close....maybe someone w/ more experience can chime in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallreef August 7, 2013 Share August 7, 2013 I've got 4 peps in with my 3 bta's...never eaten one...they've eaten molts...and I've had my maxi minis eat one that mistakenly tried to walk across one,lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holedup82 August 7, 2013 Share August 7, 2013 So, there is a slight exageration there, they are not round like pennies, but they are definitly almost the length, almost look like little underwater grasshoppers. So good call here. I do have a pistol shrimp. Now this was in my 30 and hiding places were at a premium but just thought FYI. And still picturing the pistol wearing a skunk cleaner hat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zygote2k August 8, 2013 Share August 8, 2013 A client put 12 P.S. in his tank with a jumbo Hippo and it gobbled them up one after the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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