Who's eating my peppermint shrimp

[blowmecius]

I can't keep peppermint shrimp in my main tank. I bought 4 peppermint shrimp last year when I had an aptasia outbreak. They did the job but they all disappeared. Had another outbreak and bought 5 more about a month ago. The aptasia was dwindling but now its back with a vengence. The pepps were really tiny and now they all seem to be MIA.

90 gallon mixed reef running for 7 years. I have not added anything else motile in years. Suspects are: 2 ocellaris clowns,3 zebra dart fish, yellow tail damsel, lyre tail anthias, bartlets anthias, flame wrasse (who I suspect), one skunk cleaner shrimp, a large red brittle star and a large harlequin serpent star.

I also have a 40 gallon with 2 big pepps that i have had in there a couple years. Tank is aptasia free.

Should I add new peppermint shrimp or am I just feeding the residents?

 

[lolgranny]

My bets on the wrasse or they just died on their own.

Most of my pep disappear after a few months. I never have good luck with them.

Think about trying a copperband?


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[mikee b]

What you need is a file fish, will sort the problem within a couple of weeks

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[d-man]

Died on their own. Probably starved after the aptasia was gone