Are Peppermint Shrimp Shy?

[chuck]

I bought 3 and hadn't seen two of them in days. Then last night I saw two on one side of the tank, and one on the other, so I know they are alive.

Just curious if they are usually shy, or nightfeeders or something?

 

[MelodyDurham]

If you had left your mantis in the tank, he probably would have found them for you.

And Mike at Aqua Addicts found us a cool green mantis. We're going to look at it tonight! Yay!

Melody~

 

[NateHanson]

sometimes they are shy. Mine are actually out most of the time now that they've been around for quite a while. They hang out in the entrance to a cave checking everyone out, waiting for me to feed the tank.

If you want to see yours more active, take a look with a red flashlight at night. You could even drop in some sinking pellets after lights out, and I'll bet they'd be all over them.

Nate

 

[chuck]

Melody, I went up to AA the other day, that place is nice.

Nate, thanks for the tip, I think I will invest in some moonlights soon...

 

[chuck]

oh, I tried dropping in some sinking shrimp pellets in the tank, before the shrimp could even come out the serpent star was all over them, that was really cool to watch