Peppermint shrimp eat bristleworms?

[jtkld75]

mine just ate one.......i wasnt aware that they had a tastefor these guys// anyone else have any eperiences withthese two?

 

[belothsurf]

I don't think they do.......:thinking: ....they may eat a dead one. If they do eat bristleworms, then my peppermint shrimp is "not" winning........

 

[jtkld75]

oh he was alive and kicking, it was something i have never seen.

 

[belothsurf]

then that's what I call a "Hungry" pep shrimp......

 

[michelle13]

My pep ate most of my pods and bristle worms. i got rid of the pep and am trying to rebuild my populations!

 

[bang guy]

Yep, most reef omnivores will eat Bristle worms if they are hungry and can catch them.

 

[spline9]

Yeah, just last weekend I saw my cleaner pick up a tiny bristleworm and try to eat it. The thing curled up into a little ball and the shrimp kept spinning it around at his mouth like it was a corn cob.
My cleaner is such a pig and hes a spaz about it. He was in such a frenzy he dropped the worm and lost it. Heh.
He's always stealin food from the other guys in the tank. Its no wonder why hes getting so big so fast.