Peppermint Shrimp

[marting83]

I am considering a couple peppermint shrimp in my new aquarium. What do they require? What do they eat? Good with clownfish?

 

[newreefers]

really the only requirement is a place in the rock to hide. They scavenge for food that hits the bottom. If you check my tank list and have these and clowns, no problems

 

[marting83]

Since peppermint shrimp eat uneaten food on the sand bed, they are actually an advantage to an aquarium? Cool!!
Sorry guys - I meant to post this message in the "Fish Discussion" forum. Oh well, I got my question answered anyway. Thanks!

 

[marting83]

One more question...
Since shrimp are scavengers, do they count in the bio-load?

 

[ekclark]

No, they don't, just that they do in that they need room to hide. They like to be kept in groups so get a few, and from those they will likely spawn. The ones I have can be bold will even try to steal food from my fish.

 

[doe5ia14]

Don't expect to see much of them though. I have 5 and have only seen 1 during the day. They usually come out at nights.

 

[megadon]

Peppermint shrimp are pretty shy in the beginning, after about 2 months mine come out and try to catch flakes as the drift by, they walk around quite a bit when I approach the tank. Mine also love it when I throw in the frozen fish, Silversides or shrimp.

 

[jonthefb]

do you know if they are rathbunae shrimp versus wurrdmani? noth are types from the caribbean, both are great to have in a tank, however if you are lookign to control apitasia, the wuurdmani shrimp seem to do a better job at eating the pests, than the rathbunae, however oth will go after them. both specise are simultaneous hermaphrodites, so if you get a pair, one will turn into a male, the other a female. this usually takes about 19 days, and after that they will mate and spawn, which is great because it is a constatn source of food for your fish and corals!
good luck
jon

 

[tigershark]

How sensitive are these shrimp to water parameters as cleaner shrimp are? I've seen these a lot cheaper than the cleaners and heard about a lot of people losing cleaners right away. My tank has been up for 2 weeks, with 45 LBS LR, its cycled and my 3 clowns have been doing great for the last week. I need to add some scavengers now.