Question about peppermint shrimp

[coankas]

I was wondering if someone knew about peppermint shrimp i ordered five of them and i have alot of rock work and they are real small. Ok the question is I never see many of them do they come out at night? I think they are deep in the rockwork and are real shy i see one every now but its only him? oh where are my shrimp, i have these types of fish, 2 blue devil damsels, 2 yellow tail dams, 2 scooter blennies, and a yellow tang. If you could give me some info i would be glad.

 

[reefnut]

They are mostly nocturnal. They will come out at night to feed. When mine gets hungry he will come out at feeding time also.

 

[coankas]

they never come out to eat? maybe they are scared or sumthin

 

[koolaid]

I have two of them and the only time I see them is at night. If I look hard enough I can find them in the rock work (sometimes).

 

[coankas]

cool maybe when they get bigger i will see em more, and are all shrimp nocturnal?

 

[kreach]

We almost never see our peppermint shrimp... just often enough to say "Hey, he's still alive!"
Coankas... if you are wanting a shrimp that is out and visible a lot of the time, you might consider getting a scarlet cleaner shrimp. They are very active and don't hide all the time... great personality too.

 

[bang guy]

Not all Shrimp are nocturnal. Peppermints are though. If you hand feed them they will learn to be a lot more friendly and you'll see them out all the time.

 

[iechy]

I always had the same experience with my peps and since I haven't seen them in a while I assume that they are no longer in there. I second the idea about a scarlett cleaner. Mine is always out doing something crazy when i feed them he scurries upside down across the top of the water and snatches some food and attacks my hand every time I put it in the tank. Come to think of it, I guess they can use the cleaning.

 

[steelchromis]

My pep-o is 50/50, some days I see him, some days I don't.