$8.99 cleaner shrimp from Petco

jiffyjhn · Jul 2, 2021

Having a Aiptesha infection in my 75G so went to get a peppermint shrimp at Petco. Asked the staff for a peppermint shrimp and got this instead for $8.99

Gonna put him in my new AIO. Still need to get an actual peppermint shrimp.

CarleyFreeman · Jul 2, 2021

Thats a $40 shrimp

PR_nano · Jul 2, 2021

Well you got a good deal as it looks like a cleaner shrimp vs a peppermint

Jedi1199 · Jul 2, 2021

That is a skunk cleaner shrimp. Very attractive and nice addition to any reef. It won't help with your aptasia problem, but it will be more active during the daytime than a peppermint. You got a good deal on him for $10. My LFS sells them for $24.

jiffyjhn · Jul 2, 2021

Jedi1199 said:
That is a skunk cleaner shrimp. Very attractive and nice addition to any reef. It won't help with your aptasia problem, but it will be more active during the daytime than a peppermint. You got a good deal on him for $10. My LFS sells them for $24.

$24 is cheap for a cleaner shrimp. They are generally $40 here locally

Brit’s Fish · Jul 3, 2021

You got a steal! As others said, that’s a $40 shrimp ‘round here. I wish my LFS would sometimes give me the wrong things, for cheaper.

Jedi1199 · Jul 3, 2021

Where is that Petco? I wouldn't mind grabbing a bunch of stuff on the cheap.. lol!!

NONE of the big box pet stores around here carry SW livestock at all...

Lost in the Sauce · Jul 3, 2021

CarleyFreeman said:
Thats a $40 shrimp

Or a$40 meal for a tube anenome if they go straight into the tank, across the glass and straight into a tubes mouth..

jaganshi066 · Jul 3, 2021

jiffyjhn said:
$24 is cheap for a cleaner shrimp. They are generally $40 here locally

One store here sells them for $20

CanuckReefer · Jul 3, 2021

We love the steal of a deal here.. yes we do, and you just got the steal of the day!

CanuckReefer · Jul 3, 2021

jiffyjhn said:
$24 is cheap for a cleaner shrimp. They are generally $40 here locally

40 here too....but its Canada, add on 25% lol. This fella got himself a deal and a half. Love it.

jiffyjhn · Jul 4, 2021

he’s dead

Put him in the tank yesterday. He was happy and cleaning the clowns within an hour. However I did a water change today and it died couple hours after. Currently doing a water test but if anyone can help suggest what the cause may be would be much appreciated!! Want to figure out why before tying to put another shrimp in.

the tank is a 32g aio. It’s been 2 weeks since it completed cycling. Water params. 0 amm. 0 nitrite. 10-20 nitrate before water change

hawk82 · Jul 4, 2021

Lucky deal! I paid around $35 for mine, just to end up a snack for my wrasse.

jiffyjhn · Jul 4, 2021

Tested water. Everything good. Wonder if he got chopped up when I turned the power head back on after water change. Although All his limbs are intact. So not sure what happened

Beau_B · Jul 4, 2021

How did you acclimate? Store salinity may have been quite different than what you run; shrimp are extremely sensitive to change.

Brit’s Fish · Jul 4, 2021

jiffyjhn said:
he’s dead

Put him in the tank yesterday. He was happy and cleaning the clowns within an hour. However I did a water change today and it died couple hours after. Currently doing a water test but if anyone can help suggest what the cause may be would be much appreciated!! Want to figure out why before tying to put another shrimp in.

the tank is a 32g aio. It’s been 2 weeks since it completed cycling. Water params. 0 amm. 0 nitrite. 10-20 nitrate before water change

What do you have in your tank besides clowns? He looked pretty small. I’m sorry that he died.

DDenny · Jul 4, 2021

Got my coral banded shrimp from petco for $12.99. I can tell you it’s gets upset and attacks my hand when I go to move things.

jiffyjhn · Jul 4, 2021

Brit’s Fish said:
What do you have in your tank besides clowns? He looked pretty small. I’m sorry that he died.

I only had the clowns and a mushroom. I added corals from ifs today after water change. 2 small zoa colonies. Which I dipped in sachem dip for 30min. Double rinsed with tank water after dip before putting in the tank. I should have checked the pumps before turning them on.

jiffyjhn · Jul 4, 2021

Beau_B said:
How did you acclimate? Store salinity may have been quite different than what you run; shrimp are extremely sensitive to change.

I did a quick 40 min drip to about 3x the original water before putting him in. He did not seem stressed after going in and was chasing after the fish to clean them. Salinity was 1.024 and store was 1.023. Raised it to 1.025 with water change today.