BBMarlin Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 I noticed one of my peppermint shrimp nipping at my treasured wellso last night. I’ve noticed over the past few weeks the wellso has not inflated as much as it has in the past. Are peppermints nippers? If they can be, anyway I can mitigate this? I've had the peppermints for 8-9 months and that are pretty large, probably around 1.5 - 2". I've cut back my feeding significantly over the past few weeks due to a diatom outbreak, I'm wondering if maybe the peppermints are hungry and have turned to my corals? Water parameters are in check: ELOS -------- KH 7.5 Ca 420 NO3 2 PO4 0 thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VooDoo Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 i know my peppermint demolished my dragons breath, fortunately he hasn't touched anything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+etannert Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Yes, I had a bad experience with a peppermint tearing into both a frogspawn and into some yellow colonial polyps. Feeding levels could be correlated but I personally will never put another pepp in one of my tanks, too much risk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBMarlin Posted March 4, 2011 Author Share Posted March 4, 2011 Arg, well that sucks. Guess I'll try to drop them a krill or something and see if that helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derekreefer Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 I have a sand bed full of Acans, mine do not touch them at all ........so far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Alvarado Posted March 5, 2011 Share Posted March 5, 2011 My peppermint was attacking my 5" mini/maxi carpet anemone. He had to go, my other one has been on good behavior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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