Pepermint Shrimp How to Remove it?

[raylost]

Hi,

I got four pepermint shrimp that i want to move from my main tank, since they ate all the aiptasia in my tank and now are trying to eat some of my corals.
They hard to catch! Any idea is well appreciate it.

Thanks

[Whisperer]

It is going to be a challenge to catch them. How big is your tank? A predator like a wrasse, hawkfish or cardinal can remove them for you. :D

[Just2Many]

Catch at night. Use a Rods food or something bring it out to front with MANY nets behind. No lights just a flashlight.

[canrio]

Mine come out for a small piece of silverside.

[Sk8r]

Easy. Take in hand a piece of frozen raw shrimp, cup your hand against the glass and wait for the shrimp. When he goes for the bait, gently close your hand and move the shrimp on.

[Wolverine]

Take a plastic soda bottle, cut the top off and invert it into the bottle, so it's like a funnel. Put some food inside the bottle, weigh the bottle down and put it somewhere that it will be easy for the peppermints to get to it. The shrimp can easily get in, but they have a hard time finding their way back out. Then you just go and pull out the bottle. Not guaranteed, but a lot less effort, and you can just leave it sitting there overnight, since that's when they'll come out to feed. You may have to do it a few times to get all of them.

[Wolverine]

Oh, and I'd remove 3 of them, not all 4. You haven't seen any aiptasia, but that doesn't mean there aren't any. I've seen many times that people think they're tank is clean, only to find a bunch once they remove the shrimp (or stop paying attention if you're removing them yourself).

[raylost]

It is going to be a challenge to catch them. How big is your tank? A predator like a wrasse, hawkfish or cardinal can remove them for you. :D

Are those also going to attack other shrimp like coral banded gold.

Thanks

[raylost]

It is going to be a challenge to catch them. How big is your tank? A predator like a wrasse, hawkfish or cardinal can remove them for you. :D

I will try it, thanks

[raylost]

Easy. Take in hand a piece of frozen raw shrimp, cup your hand against the glass and wait for the shrimp. When he goes for the bait, gently close your hand and move the shrimp on.

Thanks, i will try that to!

[david00061]

I didnt think pepermint shrimp would bother the coral

[raylost]

Take a plastic soda bottle, cut the top off and invert it into the bottle, so it's like a funnel. Put some food inside the bottle, weigh the bottle down and put it somewhere that it will be easy for the peppermints to get to it. The shrimp can easily get in, but they have a hard time finding their way back out. Then you just go and pull out the bottle. Not guaranteed, but a lot less effort, and you can just leave it sitting there overnight, since that's when they'll come out to feed. You may have to do it a few times to get all of them.

Great one! For shore I try this one.

Thanks

[Chris27]

Easy. Take in hand a piece of frozen raw shrimp, cup your hand against the glass and wait for the shrimp. When he goes for the bait, gently close your hand and move the shrimp on.

+1 Remember, a hungry shrimp (they always are) has no fear and will do just about anything to get a bite. I've had them walk across urchins and anemones with ease just for a small piece of food...or large piece!

[raylost]

I didnt think pepermint shrimp would bother the coral

They have eat some of my zoas, they tend to hand or be to close to frogspawn and hammer.

[raylost]

Oh, and I'd remove 3 of them, not all 4. You haven't seen any aiptasia, but that doesn't mean there aren't any. I've seen many times that people think they're tank is clean, only to find a bunch once they remove the shrimp (or stop paying attention if you're removing them yourself).

My plan if to remove them keep two in my sump and give the other to a friend, thanks!

[david00061]

I dont think they are eating the corals. They are just eating the debris around them

[Lynnmw1208]

I used a net, put some pellets in it and waited. they were such pigs that I caught them in no time at all :) they are now in my sump since they developed a taste for my pink hammer :mad2:

[Sk8r]

Doubt they will eat zoas.
Coral banded shrimp will eat other inverts AND fish.

[snorvich]

Doubt they will eat zoas.
Coral banded shrimp will eat other inverts AND fish.

Yes they will.

[david00061]

Doubt they will eat zoas.
Coral banded shrimp will eat other inverts AND fish.

Yes they will.

I really don’t think they will eat zoa's, frogspawn, or any other coral, but if you feel better about getting them out of there. Then get them out. In a few weeks you will more than likely want to add them back to the tank.

[Lynnmw1208]

I really don’t think they will eat zoa's, frogspawn, or any other coral, but if you feel better about getting them out of there. Then get them out. In a few weeks you will more than likely want to add them back to the tank.

My peppermints did this over night.

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-MYl8eLzqH2c/ThdX1xUT6VI/AAAAAAAAFqI/zYMI_2cOPU4/s800/DSC_0831.JPG

After I took them out, this coral has recovered wonderfully. Still not back to what it was when I first got it, but getting there!

[raylost]

Ok Already one got out!

http://i965.photobucket.com/albums/ae133/raylost/photo-1.jpg

[Wolverine]

I really don’t think they will eat zoa's, frogspawn, or any other coral,

If they're hungry enough, they will. I have seen them eat zoas. Alternatively, what they'll sometimes do is tear apart the corals to get to food the coral has eaten. Either way, the result can be death of the coral.

[Wolverine]

Ok Already one got out!

http://i965.photobucket.com/albums/ae133/raylost/photo-1.jpg

Glad to see it worked (even more glad to see you were able to interpret my rambling explanation to get to what I had in my head).

[raylost]

Thanks a lot Wolverine! Excellent idea, two to go!

[Circleofdocs]

i used the food and net method... worked great!

[Netofficer3710]

I got mine out by sprinkling a bit of flake food in a net and holding it in front of the shrimp.

When the shrimp goes all the way in SLOWLY raise the net up to the surface.
It takes a few tries but it works and it's fast.

[Wolverine]

Thanks a lot Wolverine! Excellent idea, two to go!

Glad it's working. Wish I could take credit for the idea. Someone else taught it to me back on one of the old BBs before RC existed.

[raylost]

With the same method I just took out a Pudin wrasse!!