peppermints and feathers

[joshinjosh]

i know peppermints are notorious for eating feather dusters, will eat/harm my pink coco worm?

 

[morgan]

not sure but thewy eat aptisa if u have a fan population like i do a few being eaten isnt a bad thing

 

[syddakyd]

i did not know they eat feather dusters, that sucks

 

[Llarian]

They do? None of mine have ever touched any of my feather dusters.

It might be hit and miss I guess.

-Dylan

 

[returnofsid]

I have several peppermint shrimp in my tank with featherdusters and they've never bothered any of it. Although, they never touched the single aiptasia that I had growing either. Had to murder it through other means...muhahahahaha.

 

[DonW]

They do? None of mine have ever touched any of my feather dusters.

It might be hit and miss I guess.

-Dylan

Heck mine never eat aptasia. He now lives in one on my overflow with all his aptasia friends.

Don

 

[steve-s]

i did not know they eat feather dusters, that sucks

Hit and miss but yes they will, often depends on available secondary foods. See my reply below, might also be a case of mistaken ID.

Heck mine never eat aptasia. He now lives in one on my overflow with all his aptasia friends.

Don

Don, I have seen several times "look alikes" being sold.
http://www.reefs.org/library/article/hopkins_redfield.html

Also Lysmata Seticaudata and a Pacific species I think....:?:

Cheers
Steve