Peppermint Shrimp Attacking BubbleTip Anemone

[TampaWater]

Hey all, I was hoping to get some information on something I've searched around for and have never seen. I have been slowly building up my 90g reef tank and has been home to 2 peppermint shrimp. I recently added a Rose BTA which almost immediately one of the shrimp started to bother and clean. Upon further inspection, it would seem it's actually eating or at least tearing it apart :angryfire:. It has been happening on and off for 3 days. When I see the anemone getting injured, I cover it with a mesh box to keep the shrimp away. Just when I think the shrimp will lose interest, it comes back. I am attaching a video as I think it might be useful for people to study. Any thoughts?

http://vimeo.com/70420841

 

[InvertCrazy]

Are you feed your shrimp enough? The only thing I've heard that peppermint shrimp eat are aiptasia or glass anemones. Worst comes to worst I would move the anemone

 

[barry_keith]

They will eat other coral as well. I've seen them eat lps, acan and Duncan.

 

[Cubanpete]

I had the same thing. Beautiful Rbta. Evicted the shrimp. He was attacking two anemone of mine. Both closed up for about a week. Once the shrimp, cool as he was, was gone, anemone back to normal. Gotta send him packing.

 

[Cubanpete]

The last straw was when I saw him yanking on the RBTA's tentacles. Yanking. Hard. Lol.

 

[650-IS350]

Shrimps are just food for my fish LOL

 

[TampaWater]

Thanks all... I have been keeping it under the protection of a mesh dome and it seems to be doing better again. I think I will pull the shrimp out for the moment and hopefully, if I can get the clownfish to host it, the clown will defend against future attacks. I'll try and post a picture later.
Also, how much should I be feeding the shrimp? And what foods are going to be the best?

 

[zmanLSU]

I just pulled out my peppermint shrimp I got about 5 days ago. I noticed my frogspawn had a head pulled in. This morning, the other heads were mostly gone and I could see the glowing in the shrimps mouth. The other one I had about 2 months never ate by coral.