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Thanks! Looks like the CB Shrimp gets ousted!!!!
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Well I caught the CB shrimp!!! Took him back to pet store & got 2 Peppermint Shrimp. We'll see what happens.
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Good luck. I have heard that you should feed sparingly and try to keep the peppermint shrimp from getting any if you want them to eat the glass anemones, so you may want to try that. Let us know how it goes.
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I wouldn't feed at all for at least 3-4 days. (Apparently aptaisia aren't as tastey as some prepared foods are.) Then still keep feedings infrequent until most of them are gone. Probably take 3-4 weeks.
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Just an update. I put the 2 peppermint shrimp in, and have not seen them since. I will feed very sparingly for the next 48 to see if they come out of hiding and what they do. Besides their red striping, they look similar to ghost shrimp. Which I feed to the tank once a week. I hope they are hiding, and did not become a snack for the other tank mates.
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They hide a lot...I never see mine except when I look in at night with a red light. They're very skittish shrimp compared to most other species.
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When I had the 125g with the +/- 20 in it, the were visible for most of the time once they got use to their surroundings. Some times 6-7 of 'em would come out and clean my arm while I was working in the tank. (Very cool)Mostly they would hang upside down on the bottom of the liverock.
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I have placed 5 peppermints in the tank and never see them. They must be alive, because I have noticed a decrease in the glass anenomes. The large ones that were highly visible appear to be gone! Thanks for the help.
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Very cool. Glad they took care of the problem. If the ones you could see are gone, the ones you couldn't are most likely gone too. The shrimp will eat the ones they can get to and still stay hidden first. They also tend to leave the bigger ones till last.
So many species, so little money!
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