Peppermint shrimp reef safe????

[LAreefguy]

Woke up this morning to see 2 peppermint shrimp going to town on my acans. Are they just eating slime or are they doing damage? Here's a pic but it's not great cell pic and in moonlights. Let me know what I should do !!!

 

[Vnghost]

Yea they can eat coral. I've seen mine rip up sps.

 

[Six2seven]

caught him red handed!

 

[Tangwich]

hard to tell from the picture but are you certain that it's a pep shrimp and not a somewhat similar looking camel shrimp? camels are well known for eating certain types of corals while peps usually just eat either dying or dead flesh or also known as scavengers that will try and rip food away from coral polyps

 

[BeanMachine]

Camel shrimps are pretty distinct looking... the red and white bands are pretty solid where as the peppermint shrimps have a transparent look to them.

But yeah I think they are opportunistic... maybe getting food or waste from the acan but could also do some damage in my opinion.

 

[Tangwich]

Camel shrimps are pretty distinct looking... the red and white bands are pretty solid where as the peppermint shrimps have a transparent look to them.
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not in shnitzelvision they aren't. look above..i don't even think shnitz himself can say for certain what kind of shrimp it is in the pic.

 

[SchnitzelReef]

not in shnitzelvision they aren't. look above..i don't even think shnitz himself can say for certain what kind of shrimp it is in the pic.

I only see blue

Forget what these guys say, it's a great pic. Colors really POP. Lol

 

[LAreefguy]

So anyone know any tricks to catch these fellas

 

[oredith]

So anyone know any tricks to catch these fellas

find some FOB taiwanese peeps..

unfortunately, i've been here for 27 years, and don't know that art.

 

[Reefomeez]

find some FOB taiwanese peeps..

unfortunately, i've been here for 27 years, and don't know that art.

Don't lie...

 

[ns311]

So anyone know any tricks to catch these fellas

Take a small plastic water bottle cut a third of the way down from the top. Flip the piece you cut off and tape it back onto the bottle. Put some pellets in there and leave it in your tank. Works best at night

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[LAreefguy]

caught em just put a frozen cube in a net and they just went right in!!! Dummies ima keep them in my sump. they can keep it clean.

 

[Vnghost]

I put a pep in my sump and he found his way to the return pump and u know the rest of the story.

 

[LAreefguy]

Haha that does it Ima have to take em to my Lfs