Normal for Pepperment Shrimp to try and eat Starfish ?

tray262 · 06-22-2006, 01:50 PM

I just bought a sand sifting star, I'm super worried about him. My pepperment shrimp deciede to EAT his legs, I didn't relieze what was going on till it was too late. The star is down to one good ten. and 4 nubs !?!?! What should I do ? I've never seen anything like that happen to a star.

oktober7609 · 06-22-2006, 08:28 PM

I've never heard of a pepperment shrimp going after a starfish! Obviously you need to remove one of them from the tank...

Do you think the star will make it???

-oktober7609

tray262 · 06-23-2006, 10:26 AM

The star didn't make it

I can't believe the peperment did that.

Mini_Reef · 06-23-2006, 11:47 AM

Sorry for your loss..... I still can't believe it. I've housed two peppermints (along with cleaners) with my sandsifter, and I never had any problems.
good luck in the future.

tray262 · 06-26-2006, 09:29 AM

Yeah my friend has not had any problems with the same, but I toss a sandsifter in, and suddenly he's food ?!? I'm a little mad at the pep's but I guess it happens sometimes.

06-22-2006, 01:50 PM	#1
tray262 Council Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Maryland Posts: 355	Normal for Pepperment Shrimp to try and eat Starfish ? I just bought a sand sifting star, I'm super worried about him. My pepperment shrimp deciede to EAT his legs, I didn't relieze what was going on till it was too late. The star is down to one good ten. and 4 nubs !?!?! What should I do ? I've never seen anything like that happen to a star.

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06-22-2006, 08:28 PM	#2
oktober7609 Just Moved In Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gilbert, AZ Posts: 23	I've never heard of a pepperment shrimp going after a starfish! Obviously you need to remove one of them from the tank... Do you think the star will make it??? -oktober7609

06-23-2006, 10:26 AM	#3
tray262 Council Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Maryland Posts: 355	The star didn't make it I can't believe the peperment did that.

06-23-2006, 11:47 AM	#4
Mini_Reef Just Moved In Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Hanford,CA Posts: 48	Sorry for your loss..... I still can't believe it. I've housed two peppermints (along with cleaners) with my sandsifter, and I never had any problems. good luck in the future.

06-26-2006, 09:29 AM	#5
tray262 Council Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Maryland Posts: 355	Yeah my friend has not had any problems with the same, but I toss a sandsifter in, and suddenly he's food ?!? I'm a little mad at the pep's but I guess it happens sometimes.

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