Peppermint predator?

spawn · #1 12-09-2010, 04:43 AM

What is Reef safe that will hunt & eat Peppermint shrimp?

whatcaneyedo · #2 12-09-2010, 04:53 AM

So you want something that wont eat coral but will eat shrimp and crabs? Eels, triggers, puffers, scorpionfish etc...

reefwars · #3 12-09-2010, 04:58 AM

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Originally Posted by spawn

What is Reef safe that will hunt & eat Peppermint shrimp?

My snowflake eel would make quick work of them He ate 5 cleaner shrimp in one night lol alot of wrasses will destroy any shrimp

monocus · #4 12-09-2010, 05:27 AM

+1 on the wrasses and especialy the snowflake-went to the asian market and bought 5 lbs. of live prawns-5 survived the trip home-put them in the tank and they were gone in 5 minuites-he swallowed them whole and they were 6-7 inches long

paddyob · #5 12-09-2010, 07:07 AM

Long Nose Hawkfish. And cool looking.... but may eat ALL shrimp you add.

But what is the issue wit your peppermints?

dsaundry · #6 12-09-2010, 05:32 PM

Why do you want to feed the peppermint shrimp to predators? Do you have too many, they are not bad to have in a tank. Or are you breeding them as a food source?

don.ald · #7 12-09-2010, 08:02 PM

im in the same boat. the peps are picking on my acans now. damn things are molting and growing. cant catch them.

reefwars · #8 12-09-2010, 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by dsaundry

Why do you want to feed the peppermint shrimp to predators? Do you have too many, they are not bad to have in a tank. Or are you breeding them as a food source?

alot of people have problems with peppermint shrimp and corals, ive never had any problems but a friend of mine got rid of his because it was " picking" it didnt hurt anything but it made some of his coral stop opening up when they wetre picking at it.

spawn · #9 12-09-2010, 08:27 PM

I want to get them out because they've developed a taste for My seriatopora/yellow tipped birdsnest. This is the second time starting to lose this type of coral, but the first time that I'm aware of the cause since I witnessed the shrimp eating it. I would prefer to get rid of them manually, however doing so is not without it's challenges, I've got alot of sps frags that are happily planted and staring growth that I don't want to jeopardize by trying to catch a shrimp.