Shy peppermint shrimp

[Pinky77]

Hi there as the title suggests i bought a single peppermint shrimp last saturday now he has settled in fine at on point i thought he had died because i hadnt seen him for days at last i seen him last nite purched under a peice of rock were my watchman goby lives when i went close to the glass he took of and hid again i only have a common clown in along with the goby is this the case with these shrimps or does it take a little bit of time for them to get used to yhere new pad lol .......

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[austinsdad]

Peps act that way. Mine were never out in the open. That's very normal for them.

 

[Pinky77]

Yea cause the guy in my lfs had trouble catchin him there like lighting quick i thought that maybe he freaked him a little .......

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[iDream]

Mine did the exact same thing, I thought he'd been dead for a week or so. Next time I pulled out the algae scraper he decided to get friendly and came out to see me, or he was defending his territory.. not too sure.

Either way they hide quite a lot

 

[austinsdad]

That is true, I had one fight me one day over a dying fish. They can be pretty agressive that way when a fight presents itself I believe. But still shy for the most part. In my 155g, they were NEVER sitting out in the open. Had 3-6 of'm and no one came from under the rocks ever.

 

[Pinky77]

I take it they feed on scraps etc if they wont readly come out for food .....?

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[austinsdad]

They'll find food, scraps of food, or any dead oragnism you'll likely never see.

 

[joy13]

I have one that is a pest when I have my hand in the tank she thinks it should have food for her. It really depends on the shrimp and how comfortable they are with human contact.

 

[Azn_gq]

I have two in my tank. They were really shy at first. Been a month now.. They are out all the time now. Even clean my hand when I stick it in!!