Ya what they said lolIf you're referring to CAMEL shrimp, that is definitely not one. Camels have a much more serious hump to their tail (hence the name) and thicker, intensely white bars, along with larger claws (in males) and a thicker, longer rostrum (snout).
See the difference?
In any case, the name "peppermint shrimp" refers to multiple species in the genus Lysmata, so yes that is a peppermint, even if it looks different from your others. If he's eating your fleshy corals, he's hungry. I know that sounds obvious, but if you don't feed enough for the shrimp to scavenge what the fish don't eat, they're going to eat what's around. That's why they're good at eating Aiptasia.
At the same time, it's possible the coral was already dying, and that's why he potentially scavenged the flesh. In that first picture of the coral, the flesh is receding into the skeleton, so something it bothering it, whether that be water chemistry or the shrimp, it's not a super healthy looking coral.
My advice, feed your shrimp and check your parameters. If the parameters are good and your shrimp eats a lot when you feed, then maybe you just got unlucky with this specific peppermint; I've seen it happen. Best of luck.
Well I thought my shrimp were feed but your right I feed my fish and they came out with lights on. Usually I don’t see them till light go downIf you're referring to CAMEL shrimp, that is definitely not one. Camels have a much more serious hump to their tail (hence the name) and thicker, intensely white bars, along with larger claws (in males) and a thicker, longer rostrum (snout).
See the difference?
In any case, the name "peppermint shrimp" refers to multiple species in the genus Lysmata, so yes that is a peppermint, even if it looks different from your others. If he's eating your fleshy corals, he's hungry. I know that sounds obvious, but if you don't feed enough for the shrimp to scavenge what the fish don't eat, they're going to eat what's around. That's why they're good at eating Aiptasia.
At the same time, it's possible the coral was already dying, and that's why he potentially scavenged the flesh. In that first picture of the coral, the flesh is receding into the skeleton, so something it bothering it, whether that be water chemistry or the shrimp, it's not a super healthy looking coral.
My advice, feed your shrimp and check your parameters. If the parameters are good and your shrimp eats a lot when you feed, then maybe you just got unlucky with this specific peppermint; I've seen it happen. Best of luck.
