peppermint shrimp vs sexey's

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  1. proreefer

    proreefer Feather Star

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    Originally Posted by MrAnderson [​IMG]
    If i were to purchase a peppermint shrimp, would it mess with my sexies? Or any corrals?


    hey guy'sand gal's has anybody got the answer???
     
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  2. 2in10

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    Both will go after corals if they are not well fed. Peppermints seem to go after LPS corals and sexys after all most likely, we know from our members they go after SPS and softies.
     
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  3. starfish2217

    starfish2217 Horrid Stonefish

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    Dont wanna jack the thread but I have a quick question then, can the sexy shrimp be kept in a fish only tank without any corals? so they don't eat them haha
     
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  4. Mr. Bill

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    You'll need to be careful what kind of fish you put them with-- even some wrasses are known to eat shrimp. In fact, it was only yesterday that someone posted that a wrasse ate their skunk cleaners.
     
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  5. starfish2217

    starfish2217 Horrid Stonefish

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    Im starting the bio cube up again I was just gonna do fire fish and a pistol/goby pair. but im thinking I want a few sexy shrimp but I thought they lived in anemones I don't want them eating my corals in my 40. I didn't know peppermint shrimp would eat corals either...
     
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  6. Mr. Bill

    Mr. Bill Native Floridian

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    You should be fine with the sexy shrimp in the bio-cube.

    Peppermint shrimp will also attack certain species of delicate, short-tentacle anemones, as well.
     
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  7. proreefer

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    I'm really lucky I quess, I don't have any short tentacle nems, I try to keep at the lowest point 5 pepps in my 220g right now there 40 to 50 now i keep them well fed, anything would eat anything if it was hungry enough i quess in most cases, all i know for sure is, i'm glass nems free hey, Mr.Bill your right, they do eat short tentacle nems. James
     
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  8. insanespain

    insanespain Ocellaris Clown

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    Aiptasia killas!

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  9. Corailline

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    I had peppermint shrimp eat my maxi mini anemones. They were a nightmare to catch, honestly I would rather have a couple aiptasia than peppermint shrimp. I have also heard they eat LPS at times regardless of if you feed them daily.
     
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  10. Va Reef

    Va Reef Giant Squid

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    then theres skunk cleaners that go after featherdusters -.-
     
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