Missing Pepermint shrimp.

I hadn't seen the peppermint shrimp for a while and cannot find any remains in the tank. Is it possible the seabe anemone had it for dinner? Everybody else seems to be doing fine. Just LOST the shrimp. I thnk it was a retallitary strike from the anemone since the shrimp would move it around.

 

they hide real good and they dont like to be seen for some odd reasons.the sebae ate him?doubt it.the shrimps to fast for him. but if he was eaten the anenome would have spit out his remains.

 

They are shy.

Lost all mine in overtemp disaster.

Will replace again in time.

 

Sorry for your loss...

 

As stated below, they do love to hide real good, give it a couple more days before you have the funeral. Also, what kind of fish do you have, you may have a shrimp eating fish and not know it. Was it a single or did you have two of them. If you have/had a pair, when mating they like to hide. If indeed he died, sorry for your loss.

 

It was a single. We have a tank raised clown and a few hermits.

 

After my shrimp molts, it goes deep inside of the rock (for protection) while its new shell is hardening. Hopefully your shrimp will appear again soon. Kas

 

Do you by any chance have any hitch-hiking mantis shrimps in your tanks?
My black mithrax vanished about two weeks ago and i suspect it's one of my mantids.
Troublesome little blighters at times.

 

Has been about a month...but I just spotted one of my "missing" peppermints.

They can be very elusive. :-/

 

There does not seem to be any hitchhikers in the tank. I think it is just a goner and it might be time for me to bring in the reverand to give last rights and have the funeral