Large or small peppermint?

[TheReefGeek]

I have had two batches of "peppermint" shrimp, one didn't touch the stuff (probably not a real peppermint), and one batch of 3 babies that kept it well under control for me. Size did not seem to matter, although I imagine a larger pep would eat more/larger aptaisia for you.

[sumpfinfishe]

Willito,

I think with Peppermint's that size shouldn't matter too much.

Instead it's more of a 50/50 when you buy a Peppermint shrimp because it all comes down to the region/local where they are collected from. Some reefs would have aptasia and others wouldn't, so it would be more dependent on the natural surroundings.

It's like lake trout around here, trout have a natural instinct to eat flies yet depending on the area, some may eat only black flies while others will eat strictly red stripped flies

[Willito]

That's good to know guys. I guess it's just the luck of the draw and depending on the environment where they were caught in the wild. Makes alot of sense.

[GMGQ]

I recently put in a 'small' pepperminte shrimp because I wanted to watch it grow. Havent seen it since. Think it's dead :S

[TheReefGeek]

Do you have other shrimp such as a CBS that might have taken it out?

[Delphinus]

I find that when kept singly they seem to be more shy.

[BMW Rider]

Originally Posted by Delphinus

I find that when kept singly they seem to be more shy.

When I first got mine, they were very shy. I hardly ever saw them unless I really searched around. They would hide under the rocks all day long, then venture out after the lights went out. Now they are less shy, but they still hide during the daytime.

[GMGQ]

I only have 2 cleaner shrimp.

The pepperminte was tiny, maximum an inch... He lurked around after acclimation, but it's been MIA since. Been about 1.5 weeks now. Hmm...

Originally Posted by TheReefGeek

Do you have other shrimp such as a CBS that might have taken it out?