? peppermint shrimp feeding

[reefraj]

I have 6 pep shrimp in a 75 G. After i released them into the display they hide in the rocks and once in a while i can see them eating the corals.

When I feed them they never come to eat. If I give something individually to them when I see inbeween the rocks they do accept the foods well.

What can I do to feed them well and prevent them from nipping on the corals.

 

[kkyyllee]

are you sure they are pep and not camel shrimp?

 

[reefraj]

they are peppermint shrimps

 

[celano]

Why so many peps? Do you have an aiptasia outbreak?
IME they're annoying little creatures that constanly harass every coral in the tank.

 

[ngilbert]

There's no science here. You put them in the tank and they get eaten! The tank got a $30 shrimp dinner the first time, and to show you just how stupid we are, a month later they had another feast.

 

[reefraj]

So How can I catch them ?

 

[Lotus99]

I feed mine sinking pellets that most of the other fish don't like too much. I also throw in some dried seaweed for them (I don't have any herbivorous fish). It seems to work.

When I got a hammer coral a few weeks ago, one of the peppermints attacked it, by ripping some of the polyps. I was horrified, but as soon as I threw in some pellets, it stopped.

Obviously, this isn't a good thing long term, as I'll have to feed more to the tank than I'd like. I certainly won't be replacing my peppermints when they die. And yes, I'm sure they're peppermints.