Peppermint shrimp eating corals?

ardabaran · Jul 23, 2021

Recently I bought a peppermint shrimp but he seems to be picking st my corals. Not entirely sure if its peppermint shrimp or camel. Very hard to tell.
Also not sure if he is cleaning up something or nipping the corals.
Thanks!

BanjoBandito · Jul 23, 2021

Peppermint shrimp, or "PEPPIES" as my daughter calls them, usually only eat aptasia, but will nip and pick at "dead or dying" coral flesh. I've heard of them (never one of my own) eating softies? So it can def. happen.

Uncle99 · Jul 23, 2021

Some say no, some say yes.
For me Never again, not consistently trustworthy, twice.
Banned!

Bsnow0053 · Sep 4, 2021

Uncle99 said:
For me Never again, not consistently trustworthy, twice.

oh yea just put 2 in my tank about a month ago, went to town on the my torch tentacles and have been giving them the benefit of the doubt and just moving the torch now they have moved out of their old hide towards the torch and caught the one today littler ripping live flesh from my ricordia mushroom. Needless to say ill be evicting them here soon

zuri · Sep 4, 2021

Uncle99 said:
Some say no, some say yes.
For me Never again, not consistently trustworthy, twice.
Banned!

lol nothing quite like an $8 shrimp eating a single polyp acan priced at $200

tehmadreefer · Sep 4, 2021

Shrimp doing what shrimp do. Your corals, especially any lps are goners.

Isopod80 · Sep 4, 2021

Peppermints are hit or miss in my experience. The problem is that there are several varieties that all look very similar yet don't necessarily behave the same. Camels on the other hand are definitely not reef safe. They have a much sharper angle to their backs (almost triangular) than peppermints. If you Google it you'll see what I mean. If it's a camel get it out.