Breaking news: Another confirmed sighting (peppermints on octospawn)

Palmer · #1 09-15-2011, 02:58 PM

I think I had read in another thread someone saying that their peppermints were snacking either on their Hammers or Frogspawn. And a big discussion as to whether they are actually peppermints vs Camel shrimp.

Last night I flipped the lights on in my basement after all was dark and saw one of my peppermints snacking on my octospawn. No significant damage that I can tell but I took it out and put it in my frag tank. Seem's fine today.

My tank has been free of visible Aptasia since buying the peppermints and I have checked the stripe pattern against what camel shrimp look like and they are peppermints. (Plus I got them from a local reputible source

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It aggravated me a bit as I really like this octospawn in the display but hey what are you going to do, I am not going to catch the shrimp and struggle with aptasia again...

Palmer

fishytime · #2 09-15-2011, 04:11 PM

Well in all fairness, peps are known to occasionally snack on more than just aptaisia

Palmer · #3 09-15-2011, 04:47 PM

Fair comment

Yes it would seem so. It was a matter of debate in a post not too long ago so I thought I would tilt the scales to peppermints are indeed evil

lol j/k

naesco · #4 09-15-2011, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Palmer

Fair comment

Yes it would seem so. It was a matter of debate in a post not too long ago so I thought I would tilt the scales to peppermints are indeed evil

lol j/k

What are you feeding them before you go to bed?
If they have polished off all your aiptasia and there is nothing else they need something to eat.

MarkoD · #5 09-15-2011, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by naesco

What are you feeding them before you go to bed?
If they have polished off all your aiptasia and there is nothing else they need something to eat.

I haven't fed any of my shrimp in 8 months.... And they've never touched my frogspawn or torch

Palmer · #6 09-15-2011, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by MarkoD

I haven't fed any of my shrimp in 8 months.... And they've never touched my frogspawn or torch

Are you sure? I would have said the same thing until I checked on them in the middle of the night

shrimpchips · #7 09-15-2011, 05:49 PM

Peppermints will eat all sorts of inverts - I have had many that will go around the tank reaching into feather duster tubes (literally up the their "elbows") to get at the tasty treat inside, or catching a pod here and there and munching on it. I don't keep many LPS, but I wouldn't be surprised to find them snacking on them if there isn't much else for them to eat.

Palmer · #8 09-15-2011, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by naesco

What are you feeding them before you go to bed?
If they have polished off all your aiptasia and there is nothing else they need something to eat.

I have never target fed my peppermints. They essentially stay out of sight during the day. They occasionally come out to grab something I feed the fish but that's not an everyday thing.

naesco · #9 09-15-2011, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Palmer

I have never target fed my peppermints. They essentially stay out of sight during the day. They occasionally come out to grab something I feed the fish but that's not an everyday thing.

Thats why they went after your octo. Drop a few shrimp pellets in after dark and they should leave your coral alone.