Peppermint shrimp and anemone

[MidWestMike]

For starters, I have no idea what kind of anemone I have. It was for sale at my lfs under the name "anemone". It had clownfish hosting in it at the shop, but my clowns seem uninterested in it. So any clues to its ID would be nice. Anyways I had my first aiptasia outbreak, and followed advice from this forum to purchase a few peppermint shrimp. They made quick work of the aiptasia, and began picking at my good anemone. It's come to the point that its almost perpetually closed up. I'd really prefer not to remove them as my kids have become fond of them. I have a CPR hob refugium, but it's only been set up one day now and has nothing but mud and sand at the moment. Any ideas of how to keep them in the display tank and stop this behavior?

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[revsgirl]

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Tonya

 

[Trex]

It appears to be an E. quadricolor (( BTA )), was say I am 95% certain of this ID.

There is a reason I won't keep peppermint shrimps with hosting anemones -- what you are seeing. I would do my best to remove the shrimp.

 

[cet98]

I keep BTAs along with Peppermints and Blood Shrimp without any issue...
how long have you had the nem?
how long has your system been running and what are you water parameters?

 

[Otter_rs]

Unfortunately, once a peppermint shrimp gets a taste for something, they will be relentless to eat it. I have seen them do this with acanthastreas. Nothing you can do except remove the shrimp or the anemone. Peppermints are very individualistic in what they bother, you just had bad luck with yours. Maybe you can trade the shrimp for different ones?


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[SNAKEMANVET]

I agree it looks like a gbta,and I would remove the peps.I have seen them grab the tentecles of my rbtas and pull off small pieces.Some peps will do this and others are great tank mates.l

 

[GratefulReef]

My peppermint doesnt touch aipstasia or my nems lol.

 

[Otter_rs]

My peppermint doesnt touch aipstasia or my nems lol.

Might not be the Caribbean species then. There is a Pacific variety that looks real close to the same, but won't touch aptasia, which is a Caribbean anemone.


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[KevsReef]

sometime it is because the anemone is in peppermint shrimps territory. It is hard to catch pep. than relocating anemone.

 

[rajkovich207]

Catching my pep shrimp was easier than fishing out a coral. Try feeding them pellets, once they take a liking to them (if not immediately) cut the top off a plastic water bottle put a pellet in there, drop it in front of the shrimp, when he goes to the back to get it, let him nibble then slid a net in front of the opening (I actually didn't even have to) voila, shrimp has been caught.

 

[Isoprene]

some pep shrimp eat out of my hand when i target feed, ive lost all mine tho, my wrasse does not like them for some reason.

 

[reefingBeAmazin22]

Unfortunately, once a peppermint shrimp gets a taste for something, they will be relentless to eat it. I have seen them do this with acanthastreas. Nothing you can do except remove the shrimp or the anemone. Peppermints are very individualistic in what they bother, you just had bad luck with yours. Maybe you can trade the shrimp for different ones?


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Yeah I think I’ll try to get a cleaner shrimp