Peppermint Shrimp

bergshawn

Member
Had some fun hand feeding my peppermint shrimp last night. Had never tried it before. Had read about people feeding theirs by hand on here so figured I'd give it a shot. He spends 99.9% of his time under a rock in the bank of the tank stuffying his little face all day long, never roaming to the front of the tank. As soon as I stuck my arm in the front of the tank he crawled out, looked at it for a sec, and jumped right on and started picking at my arm. He had not interest what so ever to get off. I then smeared some flake food on my arm and he picked it right off, lol. In any case, a friend was over and watching me and said "Don't they sting?". Never heard of shrimp (especially this guys size) stinging. Is it true that peppermint shrimp can sting you? I can't imagine him doing much damage as you can barely feel him when he is picking at your arm. I was sure it was just something he had heard from somebody who has no idea what they're talking about, just wanted to confirm.
Thanks!
Shawn
 

bang guy

Moderator
Nope, they can't sting. Although it can smart a bit when they find a cut or scrape and attempt to clean it out for you.
 
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