Peppermint shrimp bites the dust

[seahawkjohnny]

Bought a couple of Peppermint shrimp at the LFS, and I left for an hour and than found them both dead, and one of them was being eaten by my colony of red leg hermits, I dont think the crabs did it, the other one was dead also and no crabs near him, all my parameters are right on, my temp is @83 degs though, I had got them for the aiptasia, but what was cool was my brittle star came out of the LR, and with one of his arms muscled the entire carcass from the hermits, and went back into the rock....what a scammer....but at least the hermits got a meal....I think I am going to try that "Stop Aiptaisa" stuff I have seen I will try to inject into the aiptasia....

[socal surfer]

One of my peppermints recently died as well i have no idea why my water params were perfect...My friend told me high iodine levels can kill them.

[seahawkjohnny]

Originally posted by socal surfer
One of my peppermints recently died as well i have no idea why my water params were perfect...My friend told me high iodine levels can kill them.

Hey Social...

How do you like your skimmerless system, I have been thinking about converting over.....I presently have a Remora HOB skimmer on a 20 gal.....I think the skimmerless would leave me with no bubbles, and would be a lot quieter......

[Alice]

Bummer about the shrimp. I don't think your tank temp was the problem. How did you acclimate them?

[cath]

Oh man,I'm sorry to hear about your pepps And I've lost four of em, and have no idea what actually got them.

But confound those hermits! That's a whole other debate....