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solo

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So I go out and come home and I look at my tank and my zoos are all closed during their lighting period. I added a new inhabtant yesterday a Peppermint shrimp. I'm wondering is he eating my zoo pods, I've also noticed some pods missing off of the colony, everywhere I read i says these guys are reef safe and are peaceful any ideas :banghead:
 

finksmart

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If not well fed they will munch on polyps. They also walk on the polyps causing them to close up as well. So you have ot keep a close eye to make sure they are just walking, not munching as well.
 

Vir

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It's weird man, they look all closed up and some of the pods are missing :-\. I trust the guys from Manhattan Aquariums where I got the shrimp so I'm sure it's peppermint, it looks peppermint and not camel back.:irked:




try post a pic of shrimp i got 2 in my tank with no problem
 

TRIGGERMAN

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well it could def work it's not terrible and the crushed coral will hold alot of bacteria as well I would leave it alone just keep an eye on your params

if you move anything and start adding sand you will cause a mini cycle and could lose livestock just leave it
 

rookie07

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Some peppermints will eat corals. I have had frags of scans wiped out by peppermints.....I would remove it if possible, b/c it's not worth the risk. But that's me. I also think that in a tank that small the peppermints damage isuch more noticeable, which makes evenore sense to get it out.


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