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stevewieters
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Hello all, How long do Peppermint shrimp live in captivity? Normal life span in a 40 gallon tank. They are already one year old and 1-1/2 inches long. Very healthy little buggers.
meowzer
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WOW....only 2-3 years.....hmmmm.....I am glad when I order from Swf they are small....so I know they are young......most of the time they will hide and you won't see them until they are bigger anyway (and at night)
for example.....I had added 5 to my 54G while it was remaining fallow ....never saw them again....figured they died
this was a couple of months ago
LO AND BEHOLD.....last night I was checking out things after dark....and saw a peppermint shrimp haha...so there MAY be more......who knows...
for example.....I had added 5 to my 54G while it was remaining fallow ....never saw them again....figured they died
this was a couple of months agoLO AND BEHOLD.....last night I was checking out things after dark....and saw a peppermint shrimp haha...so there MAY be more......who knows...
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stevewieters
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I got them from SWF and they were really tiny. I got them to eat Aptasia on the live rock and they did a good job of it too! Never saw another Aptasia. Now I have 7 of them and they are very aggressive and attack anything I put in the tank. I have to feed them silver sides to distract them if I put a new animal in my tank. They will even steal food from my bubble tip. They try to dig up cleaner clams even.
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siptang
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wow... should have grabbed smaller ones,..
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stevewieters
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I got a skunk cleaner with a few Hermits about 5years ago. He is still hanging in with the rest. It shows no sign of slowing down .
bang guy
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Originally Posted by stevewieters http:///t/390200/peppermint-shrimp#post_3454658
I got a skunk cleaner with a few Hermits about 5years ago. He is still hanging in with the rest. It shows no sign of slowing down .
Originally Posted by stevewieters http:///t/390200/peppermint-shrimp#post_3454658
I got a skunk cleaner with a few Hermits about 5years ago. He is still hanging in with the rest. It shows no sign of slowing down .
tirtza
Member
hmmm....I wonder how old mine is? He's already full grown. I'd love to add some more shrimp, but I'm afraid that unless they are the same size as him then he'd kill them. He's pretty aggressive and doesn't seem afraid of anything!
Do you think I should risk it and add a couple of full grown Peppermints or let him remain king shrimp of his little kingdom?
Do you think I should risk it and add a couple of full grown Peppermints or let him remain king shrimp of his little kingdom?
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siptang
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Nope, I wouldn't add anything smaller then him. From what I have heard and read, it will attack what's smaller then himself usually.
Correct me if I'm wrong as always.
Correct me if I'm wrong as always.
tirtza
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I had some baby shrimp hatch...they were everywhere and they were eaten in one night, it was a peppermint shrimp feast...none of little ones survived
Yikes, it's certainly survival of the fittest in our aquariums! I'm glad that the baby shrimp hatched in your aquarium, and that it wasn't a situation where you spent money on them at the LFS only to be an expensive feast
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I got a skunk cleaner with a few Hermits about 5years ago.
How big was the skunk cleaner when you got him?
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Slightly smaller is probably safe.
Thanks Bang Guy! I guess the only thing that concerns me is if I find some slightly smaller Peppermint shrimp, they'd still have to be full grown....then I wouldn't really know how old they were and if they'd croak in the near future. I guess I'll just have to weigh my options and if I happen to find a good deal on some full grown (but hopefully not to old) Peppermints.
I had some baby shrimp hatch...they were everywhere and they were eaten in one night, it was a peppermint shrimp feast...none of little ones survived
Yikes, it's certainly survival of the fittest in our aquariums! I'm glad that the baby shrimp hatched in your aquarium, and that it wasn't a situation where you spent money on them at the LFS only to be an expensive feast
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I got a skunk cleaner with a few Hermits about 5years ago.
How big was the skunk cleaner when you got him?
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Slightly smaller is probably safe.
Thanks Bang Guy! I guess the only thing that concerns me is if I find some slightly smaller Peppermint shrimp, they'd still have to be full grown....then I wouldn't really know how old they were and if they'd croak in the near future. I guess I'll just have to weigh my options and if I happen to find a good deal on some full grown (but hopefully not to old) Peppermints.
flower
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Originally Posted by tirtza http:///t/390200/peppermint-shrimp#post_3455035
Yikes, it's certainly survival of the fittest in our aquariums! I'm glad that the baby shrimp hatched in your aquarium, and that it wasn't a situation where you spent money on them at the LFS only to be an expensive feast
LOL...I noticed little somethings swimming all over and the shrimp catching them. I knew I saw eggs in the abdoman of one of the shrimps and figured that must be what it was. I don't do baby anything, they always become part of the food chain. Baby seahorses really bother me to see die...but no way can I save them.
Originally Posted by tirtza http:///t/390200/peppermint-shrimp#post_3455035
Yikes, it's certainly survival of the fittest in our aquariums! I'm glad that the baby shrimp hatched in your aquarium, and that it wasn't a situation where you spent money on them at the LFS only to be an expensive feast
LOL...I noticed little somethings swimming all over and the shrimp catching them. I knew I saw eggs in the abdoman of one of the shrimps and figured that must be what it was. I don't do baby anything, they always become part of the food chain. Baby seahorses really bother me to see die...but no way can I save them.
flower
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Originally Posted by tirtza http:///t/390200/peppermint-shrimp#post_3455412
Oh no, really!? How come they can't be saved?
Well for one they get sucked into a normal filter, so you would need a special designed tank or tub to put them in...for two they require round the clock care to feed them newly hatched baby brine shrimp, and for three they have to be weaned onto frozen and you lose them by the hundreds. TeresaQ managed to keep some of her babies alive, I think 6 made it in the end. They are so teeny, tiny when they are born.
I really admire anyone who can keep baby seahorses alive.
Originally Posted by tirtza http:///t/390200/peppermint-shrimp#post_3455412
Oh no, really!? How come they can't be saved?
Well for one they get sucked into a normal filter, so you would need a special designed tank or tub to put them in...for two they require round the clock care to feed them newly hatched baby brine shrimp, and for three they have to be weaned onto frozen and you lose them by the hundreds. TeresaQ managed to keep some of her babies alive, I think 6 made it in the end. They are so teeny, tiny when they are born.
I really admire anyone who can keep baby seahorses alive.
florida joe
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IMO there is no answer for a normal life span of anything we keep in our home closed systems. There are just too many variables from tank to tank to have any reliable guide lines