scottflanagan
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is there a down side to having pepermints in your tank. do they mess with orther fish or coral?
Aptasia
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The big downside to pepermints or any other shrimp is that they will eat all the small critters in your rock and sand. These guys are very important in cycling waste/detritus and nutrients.
If you run a big skimmer and don't care about little crawly things, there is no real downside.
Fred
If you run a big skimmer and don't care about little crawly things, there is no real downside.
Fred
ADA33
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8788597#post8788597 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Fredfish
If you have something like a sun coral that you are trying to target feed, shrimp can be a pita becasue they are fast and never seem to stop feeding.
I always wondered if I just kept feeding a shrimp if it would keep eating until it exploded.
Fred
LMAO:lol:
RedSonja
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8788597#post8788597 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Fredfish
If you have something like a sun coral that you are trying to target feed, shrimp can be a pita becasue they are fast and never seem to stop feeding.
I always wondered if I just kept feeding a shrimp if it would keep eating until it exploded.
Fred
LOL
They might eat until they have a "forced" molt.
-Sonja
