Peppermint Shrimp HELP

[bonniem]

Hello
We have a 70 gallon reef aquarium, and we have a bit of Aiptasia....So we decided to try our luck with Peppermint Shrimp....We bought 4 from our local shop cause thats all they had left...We put them in and next day I look for them the whole day, I dont see them anywhere....
can someone please tell me where you think they are?

I told my husband I think they went in the overflow box, and maybe got stuck in the trickle filter..
So to soothe my mind, he looked, they arent in there.....

They are just GONE...in 1 night.....
HELP
Bonnie

 

[Anonymous]

I can think of quite a few things.
Did you acclimate them?
What other critters do you have in the tank?
They could be molting.
Have you checked the floor?
Try checking with a flashlight about 3 hours after lights out, that's normally when they'll be out.
Give them a few days to become used to their new surroundings and hopefully they'll all be out at feeding time.

mario

 

[bblundell]

They are hidding! Wait a few days and when you feed your tank you may see them. Eventually they get quite tame and will crawl on your hands and take food from your fingers!

 

[Devildog]

Some perpermint shrimp are completely nocternal and you may never see them during the day but the willl still do there job. I have been lucky mine hve taken up residence in the left front coner of the tank and can be always seen.

 

[Devildog]

Some perpermint shrimp are completely nocternal and you may never see them during the day but the willl still do there job. I have been lucky mine hve taken up residence in the left front coner of the tank and can be always seen.

 

[Anonymous]

You can say that again!