Peppermint shrimp and fan worms

[EQCM2B]

Are peppermint shrimp known to eat fan worms? I have noticed that since adding the peppermints to the tank to get rid of my aptasia problem that along with the aptasia being gone so are a number of fan worms that were infesting the tank.

 

[LeslieH]

Yes, they're quite fond of fan worms.

 

[EQCM2B]

Crap! I did not know that. Thanks for the information.

 

[reef4me2]

Yeah, I just got rid of my two peppermint shrimp because I wanted a FD worm. Last time I bought one (with the shrimp) they attacked it and devoured it in about a minute, ripping off it's tentacles and reaching down into the tube. Poor little worm. But now I have two skunk cleaner shrimp and two very happy FD worms!