$8.99 cleaner shrimp from Petco

[jiffyjhn]

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]

Thats a $40 shrimp

 

[PR_nano]

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

 

[Jedi1199]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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

One store here sells them for $20

 

[CanuckReefer]

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

 

[CanuckReefer]

$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]

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]

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

 

[jiffyjhn]

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]

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

 

[Brit’s Fish]

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]

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]

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]

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.

 

[Lasse]

Are your sure is dead? A molt after a WC is a classic thing. If it has molt - you will see him/her in a couple of days from now.

Sincerely Lasse