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So would my 6 line hunt peppermint shrimp until they were extinct:/??
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Shrimp and wrasses
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I've never had a problem with my sixline and any inverts.
I have a melanarous and banded shrimp and various others with no issues.
I had no issues with a 6 line and shrimp.
I will say that I set my tank back 3 months pulling all the rock work out bc I had a six line kill a peppermint shrimp. I watched him do it, and reacted. Knowing what I now know, he would have just stayed. It was a new shrimp and I thought he was really cool, but now I scratch my head and wonder why I did that.
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I have a melanurus a sixline and a cleaner shrimp with no problems
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ThNks folks .
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Short answer: Depends.
More elaborate answer: If the shrimp are present first, and if they have a bit of size to them, usually it's not a problem. There are exceptions to every rule, but in general, that works.
If the wrasse is a larger specimen, and/or the shrimp are tiny and/or the wrasse was there first, you pay your money and take your chances.
Same applies to most 'reef safe' wrasses. They can all give in to temptation on a small shrimp.
Jenn
More elaborate answer: If the shrimp are present first, and if they have a bit of size to them, usually it's not a problem. There are exceptions to every rule, but in general, that works.
If the wrasse is a larger specimen, and/or the shrimp are tiny and/or the wrasse was there first, you pay your money and take your chances.
Same applies to most 'reef safe' wrasses. They can all give in to temptation on a small shrimp.
Jenn
Roger that
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I had a melanarus that ate them like candy. Also had a yellow coris wrasse that would partake at times. If the peppermint was too big to eat whole, they would grab it by the head and break it in half against a rock and chomp! If I hadn't seen in happen within 3 seconds I never would have known for sure.
