peppermint shrimp disturbing coral?

[Saltghost2k25]

soo i purchased a coral frag(my 1st ever for my tank" and my shrimps keep disturbing it and making it recoil..is that good and alright?

 

[Saltghost2k25]

help plse

 

[tlkng1]

I can't help much as I haven't reached the coral stage , but, I do notice that Peppermints tend to be curious. They will pick at something a few times before deciding it isn't good to eat or they get bored.

Hopefully omeone else has a better take..I'd like to know as well since I have two Peppermints in my tank.

 

[mrvincent]

I have the same problem too, I found why my frogspawn coral is always closed... It's because the peppermint shrimp always disturb it... I find it often on my zoas and mush that are closing too...

Can I feed it or do something that will stop it from harrasing corals ?

Help ?

 

[Scaravian777]

My peppermints usually leave my coral alone. The get meaty food once every two days And algae once a day. I also dose invert food to ease them down. I've seen em go near my coral but usually it's to clean up the dead ones.

 

[Scaravian777]

Try putting a piece of criddle in there and see how they react usually they just go crazy on it.

 

[mrvincent]

The shrimp go on my duncan, so it retract... It use it's long arms to find food Into my closed duncan mouth...

So shrimp pellet food should do the job ?

 

[Scaravian777]

It's worth a shot! To make it more attractive buy it with garlic in it! It's good for them as well