Do pepermint shrimp eat feather dusters?

Freddy Twotimes · 02-04-2007, 01:57 PM

I bought two pepermint shrimp yesterday to try and do something about the colony of glass anenomies that are sprouting up everywhere in my tank.

The new 55 gallon tank I have is ready for coral and I have put nothing in there but a variety of snails and the two shrimp in the past 4 weeks.

Anyway, there is a feather duster [that came with the rock, not one that I purchased] that grew to the size of a nickle. The Shrimp looked like it was cleaning it and the worm extended about an inch from its tube then back in. I thought that it was being cleaned until I have not seen it since!

I really dont care if it is gone, it was not something I am worried about, I am just curious if the shrimp cleans feather dusters or if it had a good meal? Maybe it 'pulled it out!'

PurePerfection · 02-05-2007, 02:53 PM

i dont think so but i have seen stranger things happen..

02-04-2007, 01:57 PM	#1
Freddy Twotimes Citizen Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 108	Do pepermint shrimp eat feather dusters? I bought two pepermint shrimp yesterday to try and do something about the colony of glass anenomies that are sprouting up everywhere in my tank. The new 55 gallon tank I have is ready for coral and I have put nothing in there but a variety of snails and the two shrimp in the past 4 weeks. Anyway, there is a feather duster [that came with the rock, not one that I purchased] that grew to the size of a nickle. The Shrimp looked like it was cleaning it and the worm extended about an inch from its tube then back in. I thought that it was being cleaned until I have not seen it since! I really dont care if it is gone, it was not something I am worried about, I am just curious if the shrimp cleans feather dusters or if it had a good meal? Maybe it 'pulled it out!'

02-05-2007, 02:53 PM	#2
PurePerfection Tenant Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Spring Lake .MI Posts: 68	Re: Do pepermint shrimp eat feather dusters? i dont think so but i have seen stranger things happen..

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