Peppermint Shrimp

[XNavyDiver]

I release 3 small peppermint shrimp into my 1oo gallon cube about 3 days ago. They went to the rock work and disappeared. The wife and I have yet to see hide or hair of them. Even searching at night. I don't believe anything in there is a predator. Diamond goby, firefish, citron gobys, snails. That's about it. Maybe a hermit crab?? I only have a few of those, and there pretty small.
Is this normal? Are they just shy and secretive? They've got over 75 lbs of pukani to hide in.
Thanks.

 

[Angel125]

Mine stays out at all times. Do they run out when you feed the tank? Mine runs like forest gump when it's feeding time.

 

[Pongo]

A friend with a BioCube 29 has one in his tank along with a skunk cleaner shrimp.
Sometimes he can't find the peppermint for a week at a time which seems unlikely for such a small tank, but I see the tank often and I can't find it either.

 

[XNavyDiver]

Mine stays out at all times. Do they run out when you feed the tank? Mine runs like forest gump when it's feeding time.

No, like I said, we've yet to see them since releasing them into the tank.

 

[XNavyDiver]

A friend with a BioCube 29 has one in his tank along with a skunk cleaner shrimp.
Sometimes he can't find the peppermint for a week at a time which seems unlikely for such a small tank, but I see the tank often and I can't find it either.

Ok, I'll keep that in mind. Thanks.

 

[nautical_nathaniel]

I've had peppermints that love to hide and I've also had some that love to be out and about. I do know that when they hide, they usually hide together. I also know that when they die, you want notice it for a while because everything in the tank will help eat it up.

 

[madweazl]

I had three in my 75g but can only confirm two are still alive. They've been in there for at least nine months now I imagine and they go through phases where they're out and about or tucked away in the rocks. Before going SPS dominant, they spent a lot of time around a torch coral that provided some nice cover for them but since going SPS dominant with a bunch of small frags, they stay tucked in among the rock work. Sometimes they're really bold at feeding time and other times I don't see them at all. I wouldn't be too concerned at this point.

 

[DracoKat]

I have one in my 2.7 gal and I never see it, lol. occasionally it'll come out when I feed the tank. I can imagine them hiding really well in a larger tank

 

[SDReefer]

Yeah I have one in a 16 gallon bow front and I don't see it for days on end. It usually comes out when it senses food, so maybe try dispensing food near the rocks to get them to come out.

 

[Angel125]

Check your overflow. I found mines in there also