sk187 April 12, 2016 Share April 12, 2016 (edited) I just got some peppermint shrimp in today to control some of the aiptasia in my tank and I just caught it rip a tentacle off the plate coral. Shocked, I moved the coral to the other side of the tank and decided to just keep watch for now. Has anyone else has problems with peppermint shrimp eating coral? (And yes I am sure that I got peppermint shrimp Lysmata wurdemanni) Edited April 12, 2016 by sk187 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flooddc April 13, 2016 Share April 13, 2016 Are you sure you have peppermints? They might be camelback shrimps. Sometimes mistake for peppermints since they are a bit similar to peppermints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greengalaxy April 13, 2016 Share April 13, 2016 Are you sure you have peppermints? They might be camelback shrimps. Sometimes mistake for peppermints since they are a bit similar to peppermints. Do camel back eat corals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flooddc April 13, 2016 Share April 13, 2016 Do camel back eat corals? http://saltaquarium.about.com/od/shrimpcare/p/prcamelbackshrimp.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sk187 April 13, 2016 Author Share April 13, 2016 Yea the place I bought them from says they are peppermint shrimp. I also checked them myself. They don't have the hump nor bright coloration camels do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angel not fish April 13, 2016 Share April 13, 2016 If its peppermint, it may be just cleaning some algae on top of the coral. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greengalaxy April 13, 2016 Share April 13, 2016 Do you have a picture of the shrimp? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WishNewFish April 13, 2016 Share April 13, 2016 My skunk cleaner shrimp harasses my anemone, when the clowns are not around I saw it rip one of the tentacles! I never read anywhere that a shrimp can be capable of doing this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDiver April 13, 2016 Share April 13, 2016 (edited) peppermints are a hit or miss on aiptasias...your best bet and surefire solution would be berghias! Edited April 13, 2016 by DDiver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunWyrm April 13, 2016 Share April 13, 2016 I've seen peppermints do some damage to acans, wouldn't put it past them to go after other corals. Ofc there are several species that are included in the peppermint category. Not even including camel shrimp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sen5241b April 17, 2016 Share April 17, 2016 My skunk cleaner shrimp harasses my anemone, when the clowns are not around I saw it rip one of the tentacles! I never read anywhere that a shrimp can be capable of doing this. Mine pokes my plate coral until it spits out its food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sk187 April 22, 2016 Author Share April 22, 2016 Update: I haven't seen the peppermint shrimp attacking the plate coral again. Aiptasia in the tank seems to be mostly gone. Still keeping a careful eye just in case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greengalaxy April 23, 2016 Share April 23, 2016 Update: I haven't seen the peppermint shrimp attacking the plate coral again. Aiptasia in the tank seems to be mostly gone. Still keeping a careful eye just in case. Sounds good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sk187 June 5, 2016 Author Share June 5, 2016 So I have concluded that peppermint shrimp should be removed after aiptasia is gone. They have I think been picking on my BTA, and just the other day eat my torch coral. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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