Rockwork is not glued, but has a ton of coral that is. Removal is not an option for a few aptasia. Rockwork is solid, though, stacked on eggcrate prior to sand. Fred has dug around them a bunch, and created a bunch of places for the peps to hide. Maybe one of these days I will see them again... I already did the Aptasia X, and it worked great!
Peppermint Shrimp Warning
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Floyd79
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I won't ever have peppermints again.
Mine were definitely peppermints, camels look completely different.
The first tank they never came out and when they did, they did nothing.
The second time I had them, they tore apart and ate 2 acans and a favia, I witnessed it occur.
Many have had issues with them going after corals. They eat aiptasia, why wouldn't they eat coral?
Mine were definitely peppermints, camels look completely different.
The first tank they never came out and when they did, they did nothing.
The second time I had them, they tore apart and ate 2 acans and a favia, I witnessed it occur.
Many have had issues with them going after corals. They eat aiptasia, why wouldn't they eat coral?
slay
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As an aside, my Peppemint shrimp seem to be sexually attracted to my MP40s. I had been using the foam covers until a decided they caused too much reduction in flow, so I took them off - and within a week I lost three shrimp 
Lesson being either spend $50/week on (I asssume on (lol) non-edible shrimp) or cover your propeller designed pumps with the included foam covers, unless you want to lose little guys.
Was really sad too - one morning I turned my main lighting program on/ my morning water perimeters on, which was the clue for my six or so shrimp (3 peppermint, 1 cleaner, 2 blood) to wake up, and an hour later, two of the three newest (three peppermint shrimp) had already made a disheartening "thunk, chip, whirrrr! and had been through my Ecotechs. Reason didn't come to me yet, so I left things alone and the next week, almost exactly after lights/pumps on a third true peppermint shrimp "made the voyage". I was rather sad because this was a living creature that my Ecotechs, especially this time, decided to peel like he was a shrimp at a buffet for humans
In the end, I have my two blood shrimp, no peppermints. IMO covering my MO40's with the foam guard really does reduce flow, so I"m at an impasse - most poeple with MP40s/Vortech return pump keep shrimp, and while I've got the two blood shrimp going fine, I'd love to hear about what others are keeping without reducing your MP40 via the foam cover. I have a 180 gallon tank plus sump for reference.
Lesson being either spend $50/week on (I asssume on (lol) non-edible shrimp) or cover your propeller designed pumps with the included foam covers, unless you want to lose little guys.
Was really sad too - one morning I turned my main lighting program on/ my morning water perimeters on, which was the clue for my six or so shrimp (3 peppermint, 1 cleaner, 2 blood) to wake up, and an hour later, two of the three newest (three peppermint shrimp) had already made a disheartening "thunk, chip, whirrrr! and had been through my Ecotechs. Reason didn't come to me yet, so I left things alone and the next week, almost exactly after lights/pumps on a third true peppermint shrimp "made the voyage". I was rather sad because this was a living creature that my Ecotechs, especially this time, decided to peel like he was a shrimp at a buffet for humans
In the end, I have my two blood shrimp, no peppermints. IMO covering my MO40's with the foam guard really does reduce flow, so I"m at an impasse - most poeple with MP40s/Vortech return pump keep shrimp, and while I've got the two blood shrimp going fine, I'd love to hear about what others are keeping without reducing your MP40 via the foam cover. I have a 180 gallon tank plus sump for reference.
SAT
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Update... After a couple of weeks the damaged poci was about 80% recovered. Then I started noticing damage on the newer poci. I blamed my tang, which has been known to pick at gorgonians. Since then both poci have been almost picked clean, despite moving them to more sheltered locations.
This evening I discovered another fiendish peppermint in the tank! Amazing what can hide in there. My tang has been vindicated! I captured the shrimp. With a little luck, that will be the end of it.
This evening I discovered another fiendish peppermint in the tank! Amazing what can hide in there. My tang has been vindicated! I captured the shrimp. With a little luck, that will be the end of it.
Jeramirez85
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Yea those shrimp are hit or miss. They would be good for awhile but what it seems if they start picking in something they won’t stop and maybe move on to other Corals inverts as well
