BEWARE of the dancing shrimp!!!

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spike_501

Guest
please be carefull when adding dancing (candy) shrimp into a tank with corals, i know that all shrimps are slighty different but i had two and they both ripped the arse out of my button polyps (zoos) and i was given a loose red mushroom and bless me i was so pleased with it! and the lil ---- ate it! he left a little bit at the base but then ate that the next day so i just think that people should just be carefull in adding this shrimp to a tank with lots of corals, i eventually decided to get rid of it so i placed a trap in there but it didnt work and he lost interest with it in the end so i used my hand net and placed a Cockle in it and eventually he went in the net and i caught him! now i have many mushrooms and polpys that are doing very well.
i think this was partly due to the fact that we have a good clean up crew in a big tank and he wasnt getting much food and therefore he had to revert to eating my red mushroom
 

clarkiiboi

Active Member
You say candy shrimp, is that a pep. shrimp? Reguardless, you kinda answered you own question at the end, though it was not a question but an observation. IMO, shrimp need to be spot fed weekly at the minimum or unwanted actions may happen. It has to eat and if you aren't supplying it, I guess it will look elsewhere.
 
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spike_501

Guest
no not peppermint shrimp, dancing shrimp also known as candy shrimp, looks much like a pepermint shrimp
 

jeremyglen

Member
That is a camel back shrimp. They look exactly like peppermint shrimp, except they have a hump towards the back of their bodies. Everywhere they are sold on the web, there is a cuation because they are not reef safe. Good luck with your poylps and mushrooms now that you have rid yourself of the pesky little coral eater.
 

tigerlover

Member
That's something that has always bothered me. Peppermint shrimp are peaceful and reef-safe, but add brighter coloring and a hump on the back and you have a terror of the tank...
 
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