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Yes I have a pepper mint shrimp. But have not seen him in a while. If I see him I will definitely get him out
Salinity
Alk 8.7
pH 8.1
Phos 0.1
Cal 474
Mg1408
Nitrite 0
nitrate 25
FYI I also did a mailorder water test to rule out everything else before peppermints as my BF didn't want to believe peppermint shrimp would eat hammers..... In my case, it was our peppermint shrimp eating our hammers :(Your parameters listed above are nearly spot on but wondering salinity and temperature parameters. I wouldn't chase the alk and calcium levels as they likely come down on their own thru corals use. It makes me think peppermint.
IF peppermint is what you are also thinking, bait trap to get it out and move to sump. I had my hammer garden decimated by my three peppermints. I waited a long time to ensure my hammers were unable to come back from peppermint eatings, before finally tossing leftovers in trash. Recently replaced eaten hammers.
To catch peppermints we used an icecap fish trap, but google fish traps as there are many DIY solutions including bottle you likely already have in your recycling/trash and just need to clean & cut-up.
Thanks for the input. When I get back home from my trip I will make the trap and send out a icp testFYI I also did a mailorder water test to rule out everything else before peppermints as my BF didn't want to believe peppermint shrimp would eat hammers..... In my case, it was our peppermint shrimp eating our hammers :(
see my build thread if you want info on mail order water test I used. This was a link that helped me narrow down my search options:
https://www.marinedepot.com/blog/20...-water-testing-which-service-is-right-for-you