Peppermint shrimp killed hammer coral

[DKQuinn]

Need some advice here. I have a peppermint shrimp that keep chowing down on my hammer coral, but only one head. I think he has finally killed it . Should I leave the head on? Cut it off? If I need to cut it off can somebody coach me through the process? I’m very new to the coral life.

 

[fishguy242]

yes i would remove,cut off with,hacksaw blade ,is one of the easiest i have found.

 

[Hermie]

Cut the head, off the peppermint shrimp; set a trap for it using water bottles.

 

[DKQuinn]

Cut the head, off the peppermint shrimp; set a trap for it using water bottles.

oooo, I have been trying to catch the brat unsuccessfully! They are FAST! Just food in a bottle?

 

[DKQuinn]

Cut the head, off the peppermint shrimp; set a trap for it using water bottles.

Lol, as much as I want to kill the shrimp, they did what I got them for AMAZINGLY! Had a bit of an aptasia infestation and they took care of it in 2 days! Have yet to see another.

 

[clhardy5]

I had a peppermint shrimp kill one of my hammers as well. Use a homemade fish trap, with a small piece of shrimp inside. Caught him in 15 minutes!

 

[DKQuinn]

I had a peppermint shrimp kill one of my hammers as well. Use a homemade fish trap, with a small piece of shrimp inside. Caught him in 15 minutes!

Gonna try this!

 

[tjohnson3]

Movie doesn’t play for me... but looks more like a camel back shrimp... VERY similar to a pep, but they do damage to corals

 

[DKQuinn]

Movie doesn’t play for me... but looks more like a camel back shrimp... VERY similar to a pep, but they do damage to corals

That's interesting! I JUST noticed that this one has a white tail, while my others have brown/black tails. It's irritating because I got them all from the same bin marked peppermint shrimp. Thanks for bringing that to my attention. Gonna try and trap him tomorrow right before feeding.