Peppermint shrimp

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I'm supposed to have 4 of these guys in my tank I say "supposed to have" because I haven't seen them in over a month They took off and hid in the LR as soon as I put them in the tank but I occasionally would see one now and then at night. Do these guys ever come out of hiding or have they gone to the great fish tank in the sky???:confused:
 
Mine used to emerge like little demons at mealtimes. Over a few years, they disappeared one by one. Never found the bodies, so I don't know what happened to them. There's a great, if somewhat disturbing, sequence of photos on saltreef.com, showing a pep being devoured by bristleworms after a molt. Who knows what really happens in the rockwork of our tanks.
 
They do hide so I really wouldn't worry too much. What I would do is feed some cyclop-eeze after lights out with a red light flashlight shining in your tank. Use a turkey baster to get under some of the rocks. Mine come out every night for dinner so I really don't know what else to suggest. Hell, mine even come out to clean my hand if I'm in the tank.
 
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