Frogspawn attacked by shrimp

[wuster77]

My new frogspawn that I just added today is being attacked my one of my peppermint shrimp. Anyone heard of this? I thought peppermints are reef safe.

What should I do?? It's really hard to remove the peppermint.

Please help!!

 

[misiek]

yep my peppermint shrimp has been caught eating my hammer frag also so i move him to my refugium

this is how i catch shrimps

you will need a container that you can see through, a net that will cover the top. container should be deep, 5-6 inches,dosnt have to be very wide, maybe 3 inches. lay net back to provide an opening into the container,place some fresh squid or clam (couple small pieces into the container and then just wait and when the shrimp goes in move net over the top and you have a shrimp

Good Luck

 

[acrodave]

imo peppermints are 50/50 reefsafe

 

[Sk8r]

Peps investigate anything new. They do little damage, and usually forget their target in about 3 days. Worst I've ever had them do is swipe an sps polyp (poci) and then give up. Leave them alone and they'll get bored.

 

[wuster77]

Just an update: the peppermint hasn't been back this morning yet and the frogspawn almost completely opened back up. Unfortunately, I see a little damage on its tissue and a few of the purple tips are missing. Hopefully it will recover soon.

Thanks everyone

 

[JEFFR259]

the tissue damage should heal In a couple days, no worries.

 

[roblack]

I say fry em! Peppermints are not to be trusted IME.

 

[Guygettnby]

IMO peppermints are not reef safe and can not be trusted. they have destroyed many things in my tanks and my buddy lost his entire colony of frogspawn and hammer. i also had peppermints eat my RBTA.

 

[thecichlidpleco]

I have never had peppermints attack anything, they only come out at night now, but they would always "investigate" new corals, but never ate anything.

 

[wuster77]

I think the shrimps lost interest and haven't been back since the first day I placed the frogspawn into the tank. Other than a few damaged tentacles, I think the coral is healthy. Thanks everyone for you inputs

 

[E.intheC]

same thing happened with me TONIGHT actually.. newly acquired frogspawn frag.. I went down to take a look at the tank.. and boom.. it's being pounced on by my peppermint shrimp.. no fun at all

 

[ducklabdad]

I have personally witnessed a large peppermint shrimp, totally destroy one head of a duncan colony, at first I could not believe what I was seeing and then sat there for a short while, watching and this peppermint was actually pulling the head apart and eating it.

Needless to say that shrimp got removed and fed to a much appreciative lionfish!!

 

[wuster77]

I guess it really might depend on the individual peppermint shrimp. On my first day when my peppermint was picking on the frogspawn, my other peppermint just stood by the one picking at the coral and watched. It didn't seem to show any interest.

 

[thecichlidpleco]

It is going to be similar to how some peppermints eat aptasia and some do not.

 

[newreefer2]

At IMAC in 2007 a speaker spoke about the various varieties of peppermint shrimp and that there is one variety that likes to eat aptasia and the others do not. Perhaps there is a variety that is not reef safe and others that are. He showed photos of the various varieties and where the are found....Probably somewhere on the web still.

 

[E.intheC]

my peppermint completely leaves the aiptasia alone, and bothers my frogspawn.. I should definitely take him outta there

 

[reef321]

my peps. ate all my aptasia, and have never touched any coral, i don't see them that much, but they will immediately eat any aptasia put in the tank.

 

[E.intheC]

I wish I had your peppermint shrimp!... geeez

 

[jbird69]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14205228#post14205228 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ducklabdad
I have personally witnessed a large peppermint shrimp, totally destroy one head of a duncan colony, at first I could not believe what I was seeing and then sat there for a short while, watching and this peppermint was actually pulling the head apart and eating it.

Needless to say that shrimp got removed and fed to a much appreciative lionfish!!

So you introduce incompatable species together and make the animal pay with its life?
Pretty irresponsible IMO

 

[E.intheC]

+1 Jbird69