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Mark9
11/20/2013, 01:58 PM
I bought a peppermint shrimp to clear out the aiptasia, which he has done, but now when I spot feed the corals, he steals all their food.
I feed him first, but he just never seems to get full, or stop eating.
Now I have to catch the bugger and do something with him.
patsfan1130
11/20/2013, 02:04 PM
I've used strawberry containers to feed corals/nems for this very reason in the past
salgas
11/20/2013, 02:08 PM
My amboinensis does the same!!! :-D
They're natural born thieves!
I usually keep watch, I feed pelts to my corals with a pvc rod and use it to chasse the shrimps away with until the.corals finish eating
;-)
sharkks
11/20/2013, 02:12 PM
Wow, I never see any of my peppermints so i almost wish they would do this. I always assume they are long gone and then a month or two later i catch a glimpse of one deep in the rock.
CoralReeForrest
11/20/2013, 03:08 PM
Do you have a refugium? If so put him in there.
autigers34
11/20/2013, 03:20 PM
Wow, I never see any of my peppermints so i almost wish they would do this. I always assume they are long gone and then a month or two later i catch a glimpse of one deep in the rock.

Mine will hop on my finger when I put my hand near them in the tank.
Mark9
11/20/2013, 04:11 PM
Do you have a refugium? If so put him in there.

Good idea, do they eat pods?
CoralReeForrest
11/20/2013, 04:19 PM
If you have a big enough pod population I personally wouldn't think it would be a problem.
Sethjamto
11/20/2013, 05:55 PM
Send him to me! I need one!
salgas
11/20/2013, 09:38 PM
Mine will hop on my finger when I put my hand near them in the tank.

Peppermint shrimp???
Or lysmata amboinensis?

Usually peppermint shrimps are.really seen especially is you have few of them....
Rilelen
11/20/2013, 11:14 PM
My cleaner shrimp love to steal food....I stand watch with my turkey baster and fend them off or distract them by offering my hand to clean if they're being extra persistent. I swear my shrimp are so OCD they would rather pick at my skin than eat....
Mark9
11/21/2013, 06:34 AM
Bottom left corner, waiting to pounce.

http://i1090.photobucket.com/albums/i375/bigmark9/Aquarium/P1060646_zpsaf1e82a1.jpg
Salty Dog24
11/21/2013, 10:54 AM
I also rarely see my peppermint shrimp, once every few months, i see it early in the a.m. before i leave for work, i shine a flash light in to do a quick inspection.