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You are here: Home / Invertebrates / Shrimp / Breeding Peppermint Shrimp
An adult Peppermint Shrimp

Breeding Peppermint Shrimp

by greg.chernoff

Peppermint shrimp, or Candy Cane shrimp, are one of the most popular ornamental shrimp within the aquarium trade. In fact, they are so popular that they are intensely harvested, more so peppermint shrimp from Monacothan most other invertebrate species. With them being so popular, and their ease of breeding, we really should be working together as hobbyists to ease up on just how many we collect. These shrimp serve several ecological purposes- from controlling pest anemones, cleaning decaying organic matter from the reef, and even acting as a cleaner shrimp removing dead skin and parasites from fish. If we continue to harvest these little shrimp at the rate we currently are, who knows what kind of impact we could accidentally have on their natural habitat. Thankfully, Peppermints are one of the easier shrimp to breed and tank bred specimens are getting easier and easier to find. And, hobbyists dedicated to breeding set ups are also able to rear young. If you are up for a challenge, this is a fun project to undertake!

The Parents

First, you have to establish your breeding colony. Candy Cane shrimp are notoriously cannibalistic and aggressive towards one another, so do not expect every single one you buy to survive. It is better to start with a few extra and let them work out who is strongest and gets to be part of the colony. Typically, about 2 shrimp per 10 gallons is about where they will level out. So, if you have a 20 gallon tank to breed them in, purchasing 4 to 6 shrimp is recommended.

The Breeding Tank

In the breeding tank, place a heater, gentle filter, sand, and live rock. Most importantly, do not add any other fish or invertebrates as they will prey on shrimp larvae, which may discourage breeding. Remember to keep parameters in check, and carry out routine maintenance as if this was your main display tank. Many hobbyists who have tried breeding Peppermint shrimp have killed their breeding colony due to poor water parameters or disease when they forgot to perform proper water testing or changes. Plenty of live rock is needed to provide the shrimp territory and places to get away and hide from each other. Right after molting, the adults are vulnerable and can be easily hunted down and injured or killed by another shrimp. Many successful breeders also stress the importance of feeding the parent colony daily with a varied, enriched, and healthy diet and how much it increased their success rate.
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Larvae Hatching

From my research, there is no one answer as to how long shrimp carry their eggs before releasing them. Some have their shrimp carry for 10-20 days, while some have individuals who carry for upwards of 2 months. This is all likely influenced by the size of the colony, predators in the tank, and water parameters. But, when the eggs are ready to hatch, you will notice that they turn a more silvery color. At this point, you will need to decide how you will transfer the free swimming larvae to the larval rearing tank. Some prefer to catch the parent shrimp a day or two before they will release their young and move it to the other tank until then. Others will black out the breeding tank, and use a flashlight to attract all of the larvae to one area, and scoop them out gently with a bowl. And finally, some purchase a “larvae snagger /catcher” device online and use it to catch young for them. Make sure you plan your methods before it is too late! Peppermints release their free swimming larvae after lights go out, with most reporting 10 PM to 2 AM being the most common times.

The Larval Rearing Tank

This should be an empty tank in a darker room, with only a heater and airstone. The stone should be gently releasing air into the tank, not violently releasing a tornado of bubbles that explode everywhere and thrash the babies around. A 5 to 15 gallon aquarium is typically a good tank size to use. Airline tubing will also be needed to preform daily, yes daily, water changes. Baby Peppermint shrimp require a lot of food, and it will quickly foul the water and kill everything if you don’t do daily water changes. Airline tubing is recommended so that you can easily maneuver the tank to avoid sucking up any larvae. Water from the parent breeding tank can be used as clean water, which will encourage you to keep up on maintenance in both tanks!

How to Raise the Larvae

For the first few weeks of life, the larvae will be free swimming, unlike their parents. From day 1, you need to have a supply of brine shrimp eggs available to hatch continuously. I highly recommend having 3-4 different hatching stations. The baby Candy Cane shrimp will need to eat roughly 5 times a day, every 2-3 hours. For the first week, very very young baby brine shrimp is required. Basically, you need to have just-hatched brine ready to dump in 5 times a day. For their second week of life, slightly older brine shrimp may be used. Around 2 weeks old, feed the young small frozen foods (chopped up mysis, adult brine, krill, plankton, and any other meaty cubes you have). You can also now incorporate crushed flakes. Each of these foods should be enriched, baby brine with phytoplankton and other foods with a vitamin soak.

Larval Stages

To help you keep track of the progression while breeding peppermint shrimp, here are some major stages they will undergo on their journey to adulthood. First, they will be hatched without eye stalks. Between days 3 and 4, they will grow eye stalks and be roughly 50% larger than they were previously. Around days 6 and 7, they undergo a major morph. Long legs with paddle like ends grow at the front of the body. This is a particularly energy draining transition, and mortality rate typically increases around this time. While a few more stages are seen between this and settlement, they are small and barely noticeable aside from the size increases. Between days 40 and 65, the free-swimming larvae settle and metamorphose into actual shrimp. Now, you will see them walking around the bottom and sides of the glass. A few days after this, their white or clear color takes on the red and pink adult coloration. Now, they are ready to grow a little more and then be transferred to your grow out tank! It is important to remove them now, as younger larval shrimp make tasty snacks for their older siblings. Do not move them into the adult breeding tank, many people report that adults will bully and kill young shrimps. Most people set up a few plastic trays with rocks and airstones to allow shrimp to safely grow before being added to your reef tank, sold to other hobbyists, or traded in at the local fish store.

Conclusions

With Peppermint shrimp being such great clean up crew members, and their appetite for Aiptasia Anemones, it’s easy to understand why this invert is so intensely traded across the globe. Aside from their aggressive tendencies towards each other, there are really no downsides to be said about this shrimp. If you have a couple of spare tanks, breeding peppermint shrimp is definitely a fun, education, and somewhat easy project to work on to further your involvement in this wonderful hobby!
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Comments

  1. Sean Beaver says

    December 23, 2019 at 3:20 pm

    Awesome read. This is something I couldn’t do.

    Reply
    • Ellen Aparicio says

      December 27, 2019 at 3:05 pm

      Great article. I would never have time to raise these shrimps.

      Reply
    • Donna L Holder says

      December 27, 2019 at 6:47 pm

      really neat thing to do. i bet its hard though

      Reply
    • N L says

      December 27, 2019 at 10:35 pm

      I’ve had good results with Peppermint shrimp eradicating aptasia anemones in the past. I know it’s hit or miss for some people, but the trick is to not feed them IME. Hungry shrimp will go after the pest anemones. Once the aptasia are gone, you can feed normally.

      Reply
      • Ryan says

        January 31, 2020 at 10:06 am

        There are different types of peppermint shrimp, only one type eats aptasia

        Reply
    • Chad Smith says

      December 28, 2019 at 11:40 am

      Great post!

      Reply
    • Chad Smith says

      December 28, 2019 at 11:42 am

      Definitely might give this a try.

      Reply
    • Hugo says

      December 29, 2019 at 7:50 am

      Will like to own one some day!

      Reply
    • Mario says

      December 29, 2019 at 7:07 pm

      Interesting

      Reply
    • owais Noorzad says

      December 29, 2019 at 9:37 pm

      yeah me either

      Reply
    • Juan says

      December 30, 2019 at 12:30 am

      Cool

      Reply
    • Aidyn Hill says

      December 30, 2019 at 8:24 am

      Same I would fail miserably

      Reply
    • David says

      December 30, 2019 at 11:03 am

      Never thought about raising shrimp. I may do it.

      Reply
    • tarheelborn1982 says

      December 30, 2019 at 6:08 pm

      Merry Christmas

      Reply
    • Nghia Le says

      December 30, 2019 at 6:14 pm

      Merry chritmas

      Reply
    • bu.nghia417 says

      December 31, 2019 at 6:38 am

      Happy new year

      Reply
    • ocjake06 says

      December 31, 2019 at 9:36 pm

      Happy holidays

      Reply
    • Easton says

      January 2, 2020 at 7:40 pm

      Breeding peppermint shrimp seems cool. Loll

      Reply
    • Chris Whalen says

      January 3, 2020 at 2:04 am

      These little guys are so cool.

      Reply
    • Kyle Thomas says

      January 4, 2020 at 11:50 am

      I love seeing that more and more of the animals we keep are able to be bred I capitivity.

      Reply
    • Sondra says

      January 5, 2020 at 8:40 pm

      Love these guys!

      Reply
    • Sondra says

      January 5, 2020 at 8:41 pm

      I love these

      Reply
  2. Jerry Pearson says

    December 23, 2019 at 3:26 pm

    I never even thought of breeding them. This is some good info, I may give it a try.

    Reply
    • Jen says

      December 30, 2019 at 10:11 pm

      Totally going to try this. Great info.

      Reply
    • Nicole Douglass says

      January 2, 2020 at 11:49 am

      I have never tried breeding anything, do you think shrimp would be a good start?

      Reply
      • Austin Beach says

        January 5, 2020 at 11:51 am

        Awesome shrimp

        Reply
  3. Alex von Hochtritt says

    December 23, 2019 at 3:47 pm

    Awww. Cute shrimp!

    Reply
    • Za Fish Guy says

      December 31, 2019 at 4:09 pm

      I want 5.

      Reply
  4. Brian J Vickers says

    December 23, 2019 at 3:48 pm

    I learned alot. THANKS!!!

    Reply
  5. Ashley Zabel says

    December 23, 2019 at 3:49 pm

    I’ve never heard of peppermint shrimp! So festive! Happy Holidays!

    Reply
  6. Adam Lyndaker says

    December 23, 2019 at 3:50 pm

    I wonder if an increase in captive breeding will lead to color morphs like we see in freshwater shrimp.

    Reply
  7. Ben says

    December 23, 2019 at 3:52 pm

    My wife calls out peppermint Pierre

    Reply
    • bobbyoshi says

      January 5, 2020 at 8:36 am

      Merry christmas and happy new year

      Reply
  8. Christopher Gilley says

    December 23, 2019 at 3:53 pm

    Like

    Reply
    • Za Fish Guy says

      December 31, 2019 at 4:08 pm

      I could use some of these.

      Reply
  9. blas artiles says

    December 23, 2019 at 3:54 pm

    Happy Holidays

    Reply
  10. Darren Sung says

    December 23, 2019 at 3:55 pm

    love captive bred stuff!

    Reply
  11. Jayda Patterson says

    December 23, 2019 at 3:56 pm

    I find it so interesting how aquarium hobbyists can use livestock to balance out populations within their systems. The peppermint shrimp should be no exception (:

    Reply
  12. Jennifer Lye says

    December 23, 2019 at 4:02 pm

    Wow cool!

    Reply
    • John says

      December 30, 2019 at 6:08 am

      Is it hard to breed them

      Reply
  13. Garrett Wingo says

    December 23, 2019 at 4:17 pm

    Very informative!

    Reply
  14. Kristen Maves says

    December 23, 2019 at 4:27 pm

    Thank you so much for the info! I was actually just talking about this!

    Reply
  15. eric_flynn_8 says

    December 23, 2019 at 4:48 pm

    If I had room, I would try!

    Reply
  16. tragikzmd says

    December 23, 2019 at 4:48 pm

    Interesting read on peppermint shrimp.

    Reply
  17. zenzerhead says

    December 23, 2019 at 5:01 pm

    Merry Christmas

    Reply
  18. Joe Andolino says

    December 23, 2019 at 5:03 pm

    Great article. Thanks for the detailed info.

    Reply
  19. Gerot Melo says

    December 23, 2019 at 5:23 pm

    Happy Holidays!!

    Reply
    • Regina Delph says

      December 30, 2019 at 3:57 pm

      So much I never knew .

      Reply
  20. DANIEL SCHLAGMAN says

    December 23, 2019 at 5:31 pm

    intersting!

    Reply
  21. Zane Greay says

    December 23, 2019 at 5:32 pm

    Peppermint shrimp are far more interesting then I thought.

    Reply
  22. michael p says

    December 23, 2019 at 5:38 pm

    Interesting read, never thought about breeding them

    Reply
  23. Josh Stevens says

    December 23, 2019 at 6:01 pm

    Very interesting I want to do this in my tank.

    Reply
  24. Alexa says

    December 23, 2019 at 6:09 pm

    Happy holidays!

    Reply
  25. Kyle Hagger says

    December 23, 2019 at 6:10 pm

    Happy holidays

    Reply
  26. Kyle Hagger says

    December 23, 2019 at 6:13 pm

    Merry Christmas

    Reply
  27. Sean Simkins says

    December 23, 2019 at 6:22 pm

    Nice

    Reply
  28. Chris Buswell says

    December 23, 2019 at 6:28 pm

    Never pondered breeding these. Do they have any known detrimental impacts on corals/zoanthids?

    Reply
    • BRANDON Douglas STICKEL says

      December 23, 2019 at 7:28 pm

      I love these guys. Might have to try breeding

      Reply
  29. Jarred Tachiera says

    December 23, 2019 at 6:42 pm

    Shrimp are a necessity

    Reply
  30. Paul Cote says

    December 23, 2019 at 7:01 pm

    Good cleaners

    Reply
  31. Michael Hawco says

    December 23, 2019 at 7:14 pm

    Shramp

    Reply
  32. Dallas Tippie says

    December 23, 2019 at 7:30 pm

    What a great read. I never knew I could attempt this myself!

    Reply
  33. Ella says

    December 23, 2019 at 7:45 pm

    Amazing work

    Reply
  34. Joey Gatlin says

    December 23, 2019 at 7:59 pm

    I’ve heard somewhere they can pick at your corals so I’ve never gave a thought about keeping them.

    Reply
  35. ANTHONY CANDELORA says

    December 23, 2019 at 8:10 pm

    Sweet

    Reply
  36. Gary Passwaters says

    December 23, 2019 at 8:19 pm

    Unfortunately they’d be food for my wrasse in a matter of seconds

    Reply
  37. Houston says

    December 23, 2019 at 8:22 pm

    I don’t know that you could does this.

    Reply
  38. Michael Igel says

    December 23, 2019 at 8:22 pm

    Great for clean up, but not fire shrimp.

    Reply
  39. ekersd says

    December 23, 2019 at 8:28 pm

    Cannibalistic…never realized. Interesting article!

    Reply
  40. Derek Covatch says

    December 23, 2019 at 9:09 pm

    Are they beneficial in a reef tank?

    Reply
  41. Paul Kachirsky says

    December 23, 2019 at 9:22 pm

    Thanks for the info. I am glad to hear they eat aptasia.

    Reply
  42. Felix Roeschert says

    December 23, 2019 at 9:50 pm

    I thought breeding peppermint shrimps were way harder to breed

    Reply
  43. Leo Minegishi says

    December 23, 2019 at 10:07 pm

    Never thought about breeding these either, might be a fun thing to try.

    Reply
  44. Matt Traylor says

    December 23, 2019 at 10:12 pm

    I’ve had plenty that had eggs, but never thought of them as anything more than free fish food.

    Reply
  45. Ansu says

    December 23, 2019 at 10:16 pm

    Highly informative.

    Reply
  46. Ansu says

    December 23, 2019 at 10:16 pm

    Nice

    Reply
  47. Brian Badge says

    December 23, 2019 at 10:29 pm

    I wonder if there is opportunity to make a few dollars doing this?

    Reply
  48. Josh Gay says

    December 23, 2019 at 11:06 pm

    Happy holidays!

    Reply
  49. Blade says

    December 23, 2019 at 11:45 pm

    Good info

    Reply
  50. connorw88 says

    December 24, 2019 at 12:30 am

    I want peppermint shrimp. Thanks for the info.

    Reply
  51. Julianne Morgan says

    December 24, 2019 at 12:31 am

    Baby skwimps ? I have a peppermint shrimp and I absolutely adore him. Ill have to give this a go!

    Reply
  52. Cole B Presley says

    December 24, 2019 at 12:39 am

    Probably could breed these to make some money

    Reply
  53. Jarron says

    December 24, 2019 at 1:09 am

    Very cool

    Reply
  54. Nicholas Nevins says

    December 24, 2019 at 1:19 am

    This would be a great project for students

    Reply
  55. jason frames says

    December 24, 2019 at 1:29 am

    Would love to give this a go sounds like a fun side project

    Reply
  56. Josha Mitchell says

    December 24, 2019 at 2:54 am

    Great read!!

    Reply
  57. Eric Homan says

    December 24, 2019 at 4:15 am

    Very interesting, if I ever get some room this might be a nice project.

    Reply
  58. David Heath says

    December 24, 2019 at 4:16 am

    Cool stuff

    Reply
  59. Ashlee Smith says

    December 24, 2019 at 6:39 am

    Wow I never knew all of this awesome and important information

    Reply
  60. Chris says

    December 24, 2019 at 6:45 am

    Good information.

    Reply
  61. Laurie Gilley says

    December 24, 2019 at 7:07 am

    Great article. It really went in depth and covered everything.

    Reply
  62. Christopher Burns says

    December 24, 2019 at 8:15 am

    interesting

    Reply
    • Regina Delph says

      December 30, 2019 at 4:02 pm

      So educational.

      Reply
  63. ceg0002 says

    December 24, 2019 at 8:30 am

    Would be a cool project but these guys are usually pretty cheap and wouldn’t warrant much for trade-in value.

    Reply
  64. David DeMarco says

    December 24, 2019 at 8:57 am

    Great aiptasia eaters

    Reply
  65. Mike B says

    December 24, 2019 at 9:13 am

    Great info, actually want to give it a go!

    Reply
  66. steveszczepanowski says

    December 24, 2019 at 9:16 am

    Great read

    Reply
  67. Catherine says

    December 24, 2019 at 9:55 am

    Just ordered some of these guys!

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  68. maxbears34 says

    December 24, 2019 at 10:10 am

    Happy Holidays!

    Reply
  69. Cynthia Sedlacek says

    December 24, 2019 at 10:36 am

    Interesting

    Reply
  70. Joe car says

    December 24, 2019 at 11:25 am

    Thank you for the info!

    Reply
  71. Sheila Beach says

    December 24, 2019 at 12:29 pm

    Very interesting info, would like to try this myself

    Reply
  72. Bryan Tisdale says

    December 24, 2019 at 2:03 pm

    Need to find some. I usually just have cleaner shrimp. I like the motion/activity.

    Reply
  73. Keith McMillan says

    December 24, 2019 at 2:36 pm

    Good read

    Reply
  74. Hasan Sarsour says

    December 24, 2019 at 2:58 pm

    Very informative. Thanks!

    Reply
  75. Jose Pacheco says

    December 24, 2019 at 5:04 pm

    The best info

    Reply
  76. David Woolf says

    December 24, 2019 at 5:07 pm

    Great info!

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  77. Noah Winn says

    December 24, 2019 at 5:40 pm

    Have to try this!

    Reply
  78. Chris Tezak says

    December 24, 2019 at 6:21 pm

    Never thought about my peppermint shrimp breeding!

    Reply
  79. William franklin says

    December 24, 2019 at 9:24 pm

    Great article

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  80. William franklin says

    December 24, 2019 at 9:25 pm

    Very interesting

    Reply
  81. GODLY MoTiOnZ says

    December 24, 2019 at 9:53 pm

    I’m a huge fan , and have been into aquariums my whole life, your page with the sump and refridgum is very helpful if only I could own a setup with minimum water changes

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  82. Brad ODonnell says

    December 24, 2019 at 9:56 pm

    Amazing cleanup crew for pests

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  83. Brad ODonnell says

    December 24, 2019 at 9:57 pm

    Great cleanup crew for pests

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  84. Brad ODonnell says

    December 24, 2019 at 9:58 pm

    Great cleanup crew

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  85. Allen says

    December 24, 2019 at 10:32 pm

    Very informative

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  86. Dalbir Singh says

    December 25, 2019 at 5:42 am

    Good info

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  87. John Moyles says

    December 25, 2019 at 5:49 am

    Nice

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  88. Rena Walter says

    December 25, 2019 at 8:32 am

    They look amazing!

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  89. Ryan Smith says

    December 25, 2019 at 9:57 am

    Have had them never been able to breed though

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  90. sarah edwards says

    December 25, 2019 at 10:01 am

    awesome

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  91. jose lozano says

    December 25, 2019 at 11:48 am

    Happy holidays

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  92. Richard Varone says

    December 25, 2019 at 1:01 pm

    I’d love to breed them as a food source!

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  93. Shaun Small says

    December 25, 2019 at 2:32 pm

    Wish I were able to keep these in my Tank

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  94. Donald Carney says

    December 25, 2019 at 2:34 pm

    Do they taste like Christmas Candy

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  95. Jay says

    December 25, 2019 at 2:55 pm

    Do keep in mind that they can steal food from LPS corals. Most shrimp do but these guys are known for it.

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  96. Dennis Ashworth says

    December 25, 2019 at 4:14 pm

    Nice!

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  97. Jeremy Carter says

    December 25, 2019 at 4:28 pm

    I love shrimp

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  98. Kurtis says

    December 25, 2019 at 5:57 pm

    Here for the win!

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  99. Jennifer says

    December 25, 2019 at 6:20 pm

    Very very informative and interesting !

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  100. Joshua Wheat says

    December 25, 2019 at 6:45 pm

    I love learning new things i think ill try this

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  101. Frank Fodera says

    December 25, 2019 at 7:27 pm

    I should try this. Great info, thanks

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  102. Matthew Semonish says

    December 25, 2019 at 10:18 pm

    !

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  103. Neil says

    December 26, 2019 at 2:18 am

    This is need to have a lot of knowledge! You guys the best

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  104. John says

    December 26, 2019 at 4:57 am

    Nice

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  105. caldea says

    December 26, 2019 at 6:03 am

    Quite interesting

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  106. Ricky Dube says

    December 26, 2019 at 9:06 am

    I’ve always seen eggs then one day they disappear 🙁 maybe it would be worth breeding them

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  107. dcallahan56789 says

    December 26, 2019 at 9:26 am

    This is awesome!!!! Never even thought of it. To bad, tanks needs no fish.. I have a 20 gal with only 2 clowns I could easily do this with. Sorry Algae Barn my next order of peppermint Shrimp may be my last order.

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  108. Cameron says

    December 26, 2019 at 10:17 am

    Interesting read

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  109. Ansu Abraham says

    December 26, 2019 at 10:46 am

    Interesting

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  110. Jerry L Thompson says

    December 26, 2019 at 12:17 pm

    Very interesting, wish I had the room to do this. Be kinda cooll

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  111. Omar Pardo says

    December 26, 2019 at 12:43 pm

    Will definitely follow step by step and see if I can make this work !

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  112. Casey Whittington says

    December 26, 2019 at 12:50 pm

    Very interesting, I have some Peppermint shrimp but never tried raising babies however I”D LOVE TO 🙂

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  113. Jerry L Thompson says

    December 26, 2019 at 1:42 pm

    Wished I had the room. Be kinda cool to try.

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  114. Steve says

    December 26, 2019 at 2:47 pm

    Mine enjoyed aptasia

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  115. patburns99 says

    December 26, 2019 at 2:50 pm

    I can’t seem to keep mine alive.

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  116. ryanoneill222 says

    December 26, 2019 at 4:51 pm

    Agreed, we need to be captive breeding these little beasts!

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  117. Nicholas Hagstrom says

    December 26, 2019 at 7:48 pm

    Peppermint shrimp are always so hard to get maybe I can start breeding them ?

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  118. Jordan Sims says

    December 26, 2019 at 8:42 pm

    I need some for my nano tank?? aptasia x isnt working the best.

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  119. art says

    December 26, 2019 at 9:29 pm

    cool

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  120. Mike Muzzone says

    December 26, 2019 at 10:39 pm

    interesting

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  121. Erick serna says

    December 27, 2019 at 1:44 am

    Too much work, but great info

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  122. Brandon Scott says

    December 27, 2019 at 8:03 am

    Merry Christmas every one

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  123. Drew Rollman says

    December 27, 2019 at 9:41 am

    I don’t know if I have the patients to breed shrimp. I couldn’t handle phyto and pods. I do need a peppermint shrimp in my new setup though. Started it with all dry rock and already have an aptasia. Must have snuck in on a frag I got from my wifes office tank.

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  124. Ravi says

    December 27, 2019 at 10:03 am

    Great article!

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  125. Randy Jenkins says

    December 27, 2019 at 11:07 am

    Ithat could be interesting

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  126. Charles Hamby says

    December 27, 2019 at 11:47 am

    Fantastic write up, thank you!

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  127. dakottah7 says

    December 27, 2019 at 12:28 pm

    Very cool!

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  128. Meghan Mulkerin says

    December 27, 2019 at 1:07 pm

    Wow. So much work

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  129. Garrett Wingo says

    December 27, 2019 at 1:28 pm

    Great information!

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  130. Robert Donlon says

    December 27, 2019 at 1:44 pm

    Happy Holidays!

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  131. Dan C says

    December 27, 2019 at 2:17 pm

    Tons of personality for these little guys!

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  132. Finnian Sheehan says

    December 27, 2019 at 2:40 pm

    Merry Christmas!

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  133. Brian says

    December 27, 2019 at 2:45 pm

    Didn’t know they bred in captivity. Great read

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  134. conner stumpf says

    December 27, 2019 at 3:08 pm

    i have always wanted to breed some sort of marine invert but its too much work load for me right now

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  135. Brian says

    December 27, 2019 at 3:22 pm

    Easiest way to stay Aiptasia free.

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  136. Richard says

    December 27, 2019 at 4:18 pm

    Cool!

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  137. Richard says

    December 27, 2019 at 4:19 pm

    Awesome!

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  138. Jorge says

    December 27, 2019 at 5:35 pm

    Awesome read. Very interesting

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  139. Corey Graese says

    December 27, 2019 at 6:05 pm

    I always wondered how difficult these were to breed.

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  140. Robert Paniagua says

    December 27, 2019 at 6:45 pm

    Thinking about it after reading this

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  141. Courtney Hoard says

    December 27, 2019 at 6:50 pm

    I’ve never really thought about breeding before, but thank you for all the information. Very informative!

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  142. Jean Pattison says

    December 27, 2019 at 8:20 pm

    I remember having shrimp in my reef 15 years ago, and finding babies in the middle of the night. It is amazing how far breeding has come over the years.

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  143. Michael says

    December 27, 2019 at 8:31 pm

    Informative thank you!

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  144. Felix says

    December 27, 2019 at 9:27 pm

    Awesome

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  145. Michael Quinones says

    December 27, 2019 at 11:11 pm

    Has anyone actually done this and been successful? Sounds like ALOT of work. With that being said if anyone has done it and are selling Peppys in bulk cheap, let me know

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  146. tmanrogers95 says

    December 27, 2019 at 11:50 pm

    Nice

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  147. Neal says

    December 27, 2019 at 11:59 pm

    I love peppermint shrimp but they seem pretty pricey in my opinion

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  148. ann.wirey1 says

    December 28, 2019 at 4:55 am

    I think I will pass on breeding them. I do not have the time or patience required to dedicate at this time. Great info!

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  149. Tony says

    December 28, 2019 at 7:51 am

    Never tried raising them, but always liked having pairs in my large reefs. The babies are good food for picky coral and fish. Indefinitely don’t recommend in tanks smaller than 10 gallons as they can start eating corals if not feed and it’s hard to feed them enough and not pollute the water in a smaller aquarium. At least that’s my opinion.

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  150. littlemoma1985 says

    December 28, 2019 at 10:36 am

    I we’ll have to try

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  151. Brian Dolphins says

    December 28, 2019 at 11:12 am

    God Bless.

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  152. Stephanie Smith says

    December 28, 2019 at 12:55 pm

    When I get into my new house, I will be trying to breed these guys! Sounds like a lot of work, but rewarding!

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  153. kvirginia24 says

    December 28, 2019 at 12:59 pm

    I love my cleaner, but I want one of these too!

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  154. Jesus Torres says

    December 28, 2019 at 1:36 pm

    Cool read. Wish I had the time and resources.

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  155. Ashley says

    December 28, 2019 at 2:15 pm

    Would love to breed shrimp

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  156. Ashley M says

    December 28, 2019 at 2:21 pm

    Love this. Need me some shrimp

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  157. Ashley says

    December 28, 2019 at 2:22 pm

    Love shrimp

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  158. brandon.costello says

    December 28, 2019 at 3:43 pm

    Merry Christmas!

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  159. Echo Rodetsky says

    December 28, 2019 at 5:31 pm

    Looks like a lot of work- I’m glad someone does it!

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  160. jesse says

    December 28, 2019 at 9:01 pm

    peppa shrimp

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  161. Alejandro Rodriguez says

    December 28, 2019 at 9:09 pm

    I first saw how popular shrimp keeping as a hobby at the Aquatic Experience in the Meadowlands NJ Expo this past Fall. I would like to begin breeding them late Summer 2020.

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  162. Randy says

    December 28, 2019 at 9:56 pm

    Merry Christmas and Happy New Year…

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  163. Julian says

    December 28, 2019 at 9:57 pm

    Peppermint shrimp are easy to care for.

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    • Randall Clawson says

      January 2, 2020 at 4:39 pm

      Interesting information.

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  164. Mike Mijarez says

    December 28, 2019 at 11:27 pm

    I would love to breer peppermint shrimp

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  165. Edward Raposo says

    December 29, 2019 at 12:42 am

    These were some of the first creatures I added to my tank when I made the leap to saltwater last year. Breeding them sounds a lot like breeding various fish species.

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  166. Brandon Carothers says

    December 29, 2019 at 8:39 am

    Interesting read

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  167. Cody W Pressnell says

    December 29, 2019 at 10:37 am

    Happy Holidays!

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  168. Erik Harrison says

    December 29, 2019 at 10:42 am

    Happy Holidays

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  169. Cory Lakers says

    December 29, 2019 at 1:25 pm

    Awesome!

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  170. Seth Stadler says

    December 29, 2019 at 1:27 pm

    would be pretty cool to breed. But i have my hands full already! lol

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  171. Madeline says

    December 29, 2019 at 5:45 pm

    I think introducing as many captive bred animals as possible is really important to keeping the aquarium hobby sustainable!

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  172. Jim Carnese says

    December 29, 2019 at 5:48 pm

    Might give it a try when things settle down

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  173. Bobby says

    December 29, 2019 at 6:28 pm

    I tried keeping a peppermint shrimp but I believe I have a very mean flame hawkish.

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  174. Julie Bauknecht says

    December 29, 2019 at 6:43 pm

    Well the first paragraph told me something I didn’t know-their cannabalistic nature. I thought something else was offing my shrimp! Thank you-Merry Christmas!

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  175. reapersalsa says

    December 29, 2019 at 7:00 pm

    Love these shrimp

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  176. Elcain Chase says

    December 29, 2019 at 7:40 pm

    I love shrimp!

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  177. Bo Kinsland says

    December 29, 2019 at 7:51 pm

    Great Article. It answered every question i had! Very nice.

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  178. Bo Kinsland says

    December 29, 2019 at 7:52 pm

    Thanks for the good advice. I have been curious for a while but not anymore!

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  179. John Jones says

    December 29, 2019 at 7:54 pm

    Need to get some for them aiptasia babies everywhere in my tank.

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  180. Andrew says

    December 29, 2019 at 8:12 pm

    Great article!

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  181. Bo Heath Kinsland says

    December 29, 2019 at 8:18 pm

    Very cool

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  182. Chris Roberts says

    December 29, 2019 at 8:24 pm

    These things are beautiful

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  183. Cole Froerer says

    December 29, 2019 at 8:36 pm

    I really news to get some of these guys!

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  184. Cassia Carvalho says

    December 29, 2019 at 8:42 pm

    Thank you!

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  185. Doffrey says

    December 29, 2019 at 9:20 pm

    They’re so cute and complex, I’d love to own one one day

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  186. Caden says

    December 29, 2019 at 9:24 pm

    Pretty cost effective if you ask me, why buy shrimp if you have fun breeding them yourself.

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  187. sup3rnick says

    December 29, 2019 at 9:53 pm

    Can’t wait to try to breed some of these

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  188. Rudy A Garcia says

    December 29, 2019 at 10:34 pm

    Great read, but no way in heck would I ever consider breeding shrimp after reading this nightmare of steps you have to go through. I will leave that to the professionals, thank you very much.

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  189. Rudy A Garcia says

    December 29, 2019 at 10:37 pm

    Okay. Never trying to raise shrimp.

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  190. Ben Cameron says

    December 29, 2019 at 10:51 pm

    Very informative

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  191. Alex says

    December 29, 2019 at 10:58 pm

    Those shrimp look so cool!

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  192. Jaime Quintanilla says

    December 29, 2019 at 11:02 pm

    Their actually native where I live so I get them for free

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  193. Anthony Sansone says

    December 30, 2019 at 12:58 am

    These guys get expensive! Hope to breed them soon!

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  194. Mahamudul Hasan says

    December 30, 2019 at 1:37 am

    its cute

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  195. Bennie Fitzgerald says

    December 30, 2019 at 2:11 am

    Wow I new learn something everyday along with my kids. Love it and they love it to

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  196. Bennie Fitzgerald says

    December 30, 2019 at 2:13 am

    Wow learn so much along with my kids everyday. They love it and I do to

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  197. Bennie Fitzgerald iv says

    December 30, 2019 at 2:13 am

    Wow learn so much along with my kids everyday. They love it and I do to

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  198. Bennie Fitzgerald says

    December 30, 2019 at 2:15 am

    Love learning new things along with my kids. They love it and I do to

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  199. Terry Alcott says

    December 30, 2019 at 3:29 am

    Fantastic, Merry Christmas all!

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  200. Patrick Stephens says

    December 30, 2019 at 5:42 am

    Def considering doing a tank for this myself!!

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  201. gdagod24 says

    December 30, 2019 at 7:39 am

    Great information. Thank you.

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  202. Carrie Charles says

    December 30, 2019 at 8:00 am

    This blog post was so helpful thx !

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  203. Steve S says

    December 30, 2019 at 8:35 am

    One day I’d like to try shrimp

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  204. Greg says

    December 30, 2019 at 8:48 am

    Good read. Marry Christmas

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  205. Greg says

    December 30, 2019 at 8:49 am

    Good read merry Christmas

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  206. Brent Grandidier says

    December 30, 2019 at 8:50 am

    Great article!

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  207. David mueller says

    December 30, 2019 at 9:04 am

    Awesome read! I want to try this now. I’ve always wanted to breed peppermint shrimp!

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  208. David mueller says

    December 30, 2019 at 9:04 am

    Awesome read! I want to try this now. I’ve always wanted to breed peppermint shrimp!

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  209. Tristan Smith says

    December 30, 2019 at 9:13 am

    Understanding how to breed them is pretty sweet. Helps me better understand what they need to survive within my tanks.

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  210. Sam says

    December 30, 2019 at 9:16 am

    A pretty shrimp for sure. Great info.

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  211. doug perry says

    December 30, 2019 at 9:31 am

    Definitely guna have to try someday

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  212. OG says

    December 30, 2019 at 10:17 am

    Didnt know about these shrimps!

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  213. Shawn R Stice says

    December 30, 2019 at 10:23 am

    Looks like you certainly need a lot of time and dedication.

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  214. reapersalsa says

    December 30, 2019 at 10:29 am

    Cool shrimp

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  215. reapersalsa says

    December 30, 2019 at 10:29 am

    Cool shrimp

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  216. reapersalsa says

    December 30, 2019 at 10:30 am

    I like these shrimp

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  217. Eivind Parnas Schage says

    December 30, 2019 at 10:57 am

    Happy holidays

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  218. aaron says

    December 30, 2019 at 11:03 am

    Great information for someone looking to breed

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  219. Erick Blais says

    December 30, 2019 at 11:27 am

    Never knew you could breed own shrimp

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  220. Tian Sorg says

    December 30, 2019 at 12:11 pm

    Wow!!! Learnwd slot from that read. And I thought raising clownfish was complicated!

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  221. Tian Sorg says

    December 30, 2019 at 12:25 pm

    Sounds very intriguing. Clownfish breeding is a breeze compared to these little guys! But, would like to mark that off my bucket list too!

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  222. Justin Bishop says

    December 30, 2019 at 12:50 pm

    good read

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  223. Benjamin Strong says

    December 30, 2019 at 12:56 pm

    Beautiful for a holiday aquarium!

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  224. Nadia Mohandessi says

    December 30, 2019 at 1:23 pm

    Very cool

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  225. James walker says

    December 30, 2019 at 1:25 pm

    Luckily they breed well in my refugium filled with macro

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  226. Barry Sylvia says

    December 30, 2019 at 3:07 pm

    Great read!

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  227. Jeremy Lombardo says

    December 30, 2019 at 3:44 pm

    Happy holidays

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  228. Katie says

    December 30, 2019 at 3:52 pm

    I love shrimp! I only have freshwater shrimp right now but thanks for the info!

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  229. Joshua Deaver says

    December 30, 2019 at 3:56 pm

    Nice

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  230. Kyle kegley says

    December 30, 2019 at 3:58 pm

    Happy holidays

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  231. Cammey lol says

    December 30, 2019 at 4:08 pm

    wow 😀

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  232. Krystal Whittington says

    December 30, 2019 at 4:25 pm

    I always have Peppermint Shrimp in my tanks but I would never want to try and raise them. Just dont have the time

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  233. kellymhansen says

    December 30, 2019 at 4:48 pm

    Love peppermint shrimp

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  234. Bethany Souza says

    December 30, 2019 at 5:12 pm

    Ohh….makes me wanna try…

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  235. Daniel says

    December 30, 2019 at 5:14 pm

    Very good to know about that

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  236. Scott Busche says

    December 30, 2019 at 5:25 pm

    Happy Holidays

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  237. Matt Blefeld says

    December 30, 2019 at 5:35 pm

    Definitely makes me want to try this. Could be a lucrative business for the right person

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  238. bad72nova says

    December 30, 2019 at 5:56 pm

    Didn’t think it was possible to breed them. I won’t have them as my last one ate zoas

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  239. jrdandron says

    December 30, 2019 at 6:13 pm

    Good stuff!

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  240. Salvador says

    December 30, 2019 at 6:33 pm

    Very informative

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  241. Salvador says

    December 30, 2019 at 6:34 pm

    Very interesting would like to try

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  242. Beau says

    December 30, 2019 at 6:52 pm

    Interesting I may have to try this

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  243. Jonah Schwarz says

    December 30, 2019 at 7:04 pm

    F

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  244. Rachael McConnell says

    December 30, 2019 at 7:34 pm

    Happy holidays

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  245. Melanie Tavarez says

    December 30, 2019 at 7:52 pm

    Why Buy more shrimp when you can breed your own! Honestly this article was very interesting and informative looking forward to reading tons more articles! Happy Holidays!!!!!!

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  246. Melanie Tavarez says

    December 30, 2019 at 7:52 pm

    Why Buy more shrimp when you can breed your own! Honestly this article was very interesting and informative looking forward to reading tons more articles! Happy Holidays!!!!!!

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  247. Melanie Tavarez says

    December 30, 2019 at 7:57 pm

    Why Buy Shrimp when you can breed them!! Great read!

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  248. samuelwalker1996 says

    December 30, 2019 at 8:02 pm

    Interesting, never thought about breeding them, hope everyone can ease the strain of wild caught.

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  249. Max Humbach says

    December 30, 2019 at 8:03 pm

    Always have wanted to breed never have however. Great article

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  250. liesle_memmott says

    December 30, 2019 at 8:04 pm

    Good read thank you!
    Not something I can picture myself doing successfully. But I am super supportive of more “captive” bred systems to alleviate the strain on our real reefs!
    Happy Holidays

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  251. Melanie Tavarez says

    December 30, 2019 at 8:06 pm

    Great

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  252. Alice Lewellen says

    December 30, 2019 at 8:21 pm

    So cool!

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  253. Marla says

    December 30, 2019 at 9:32 pm

    Such a good looking shrimp to have tho

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  254. t.joudi says

    December 30, 2019 at 10:09 pm

    Are these shrimp safe to keep with groupers?

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  255. shirley devera-caldwell says

    December 30, 2019 at 10:09 pm

    great way to get rid of aiptasia!

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  256. Jen says

    December 30, 2019 at 10:13 pm

    Totally going to try this. Great info.

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  257. Tom says

    December 30, 2019 at 11:02 pm

    Thank you for the information

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  258. Lucas Pelle says

    December 31, 2019 at 2:02 am

    Awesome!

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  259. Dustin says

    December 31, 2019 at 5:51 am

    Love Peppermint Shrimp! Pesky Aptasia no more!

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  260. Courtney says

    December 31, 2019 at 6:07 am

    My favorite shrimp. Can’t wait to try this

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  261. Adam Gilbert says

    December 31, 2019 at 7:35 am

    Great info!

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  262. John Louis says

    December 31, 2019 at 8:38 am

    Glad to have come across this information, I will be putting it to good use, Happy Holidays!!

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  263. Tony Quang says

    December 31, 2019 at 8:39 am

    Great read I’m gonna breed now

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  264. Kale says

    December 31, 2019 at 8:43 am

    Gorgeous shrimp! To tine intensive for me at this time, but I hope more people start breeding them.

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  265. Lance Barnett says

    December 31, 2019 at 8:49 am

    Nice read thank you.

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  266. Lance Barnett says

    December 31, 2019 at 8:50 am

    Nice!

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  267. Caleigh says

    December 31, 2019 at 9:41 am

    Happy Holidays!

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  268. Cameron Williams says

    December 31, 2019 at 9:56 am

    Definitely doing this in the future

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  269. jennifershea says

    December 31, 2019 at 10:14 am

    Good read!! Thank you for the info!

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  270. Samantha sander says

    December 31, 2019 at 10:45 am

    I love peppermint shrimp!

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  271. Karie Mabus says

    December 31, 2019 at 10:51 am

    Learned something new today 🙂

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  272. Michael Gionta says

    December 31, 2019 at 12:19 pm

    Sounds like fun

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  273. paul pomeroy says

    December 31, 2019 at 1:17 pm

    Happy Holidays

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  274. Kim Eberhart says

    December 31, 2019 at 2:06 pm

    Great article! All the things I’d like to do with my new tank! I wish I could do them all!

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  275. leyerin31 says

    December 31, 2019 at 3:52 pm

    I never considered breeding them. Good info!

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  276. Christina Barton says

    December 31, 2019 at 4:32 pm

    I will try this

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  277. victoria casella says

    December 31, 2019 at 4:48 pm

    Interesting

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  278. Debbie says

    December 31, 2019 at 5:54 pm

    Happy Holidays

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  279. Cassie schmick says

    December 31, 2019 at 5:58 pm

    Pretty sure you just answered all my questions, haha! Thank you

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  280. kris_jns123 says

    December 31, 2019 at 6:12 pm

    Going to try this

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  281. Timothy Barragan says

    December 31, 2019 at 6:17 pm

    Really cool. Way above my capabilities.

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  282. Luis Cosme says

    January 1, 2020 at 7:03 am

    Wow that’s cool!!!

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  283. Sherry says

    January 1, 2020 at 8:47 am

    Great read. My favorite shrimp

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  284. Sherry says

    January 1, 2020 at 8:49 am

    Happy New Year!

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  285. sherrya62 says

    January 1, 2020 at 9:24 am

    Love this shrimp! Great read

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  286. Reuben gunderson says

    January 1, 2020 at 11:20 am

    Happy holidays

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  287. Eric Rosnick says

    January 1, 2020 at 11:40 am

    Great information, just getting started in saltwater

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  288. Jackie Lowery says

    January 1, 2020 at 12:09 pm

    Peppermint shrimp are great (for me at least) at keeping asplisia away

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  289. Alisa Tejeda says

    January 1, 2020 at 12:59 pm

    great article! I’l totally give this a try

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  290. Tami Rose says

    January 1, 2020 at 1:03 pm

    I’m gonna get in trouble with all these ideas!

    Reply
  291. Erick Brandao says

    January 1, 2020 at 1:08 pm

    Never woulda guessed it!

    Reply
  292. Tina R Rice says

    January 1, 2020 at 1:49 pm

    Im ready to try shrimp hatching

    Reply
  293. Tina R Rice says

    January 1, 2020 at 1:50 pm

    I have peppermints but never seen them try breeding

    Reply
  294. Tina R Rice says

    January 1, 2020 at 1:52 pm

    I own peppermint shrimps. I didnt think to breed em

    Reply
  295. Tina R Rice says

    January 1, 2020 at 1:52 pm

    I own peppermint shrimps. I didnt think to breed em

    Reply
  296. Michael says

    January 1, 2020 at 3:12 pm

    LOVED THIS!!

    Reply
  297. bylerbc says

    January 1, 2020 at 3:24 pm

    I love these shrimp!

    Reply
  298. Andy Velazquez says

    January 1, 2020 at 4:22 pm

    Excellent information I love it!!

    Reply
  299. Andres Yakuta says

    January 1, 2020 at 5:04 pm

    I never thought breeding shrimp could be interesting

    Reply
  300. Peyton Howington says

    January 1, 2020 at 5:04 pm

    Would love to try this!

    Reply
  301. Eliane says

    January 1, 2020 at 5:12 pm

    Now I just want to start a breeding tank

    Reply
  302. James says

    January 1, 2020 at 6:20 pm

    Happy Holidays This is one of the hottest additions for marine tanks in the last couple of years

    Reply
  303. chereecarter says

    January 1, 2020 at 7:05 pm

    Very cool! I’ve had cleaner pairs breed many times in my tanks. Of course they always get snarfed down in minutes by the fish but would love to be able to breed them successfully some day!

    Reply
  304. brandonbaldwin702 says

    January 1, 2020 at 7:42 pm

    Love peppermint shrimp!! One of my favorite inverts.

    Reply
  305. tiffanymeyer1987 says

    January 1, 2020 at 8:04 pm

    These shrimp are the cutest!

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  306. Jonathan Dahl says

    January 1, 2020 at 8:14 pm

    These guys are working great on my aptasia. I think they ate most of my amphipods though.

    Reply
  307. Eric Dickey says

    January 1, 2020 at 8:29 pm

    Wow that’s something I could never have the patience to try

    Reply
  308. Martin says

    January 1, 2020 at 8:44 pm

    Cool!

    Reply
  309. Lizeth Lara says

    January 1, 2020 at 9:27 pm

    Good luck to everyone

    Reply
  310. Edgar Alvarez says

    January 1, 2020 at 9:34 pm

    Freshwater shrimp are super easy to breed, I’ve never tried salt water shrimp.

    Reply
  311. Victoria Brewer says

    January 1, 2020 at 10:49 pm

    Very cool might have to try this out sometime.

    Reply
  312. Victoria Brewer says

    January 1, 2020 at 10:55 pm

    Very cool I may have to try this sometime

    Reply
  313. Victoria Brewer says

    January 1, 2020 at 11:13 pm

    Very cool

    Reply
  314. Felix says

    January 2, 2020 at 12:23 am

    Awesome!

    Reply
  315. Easton says

    January 2, 2020 at 1:23 am

    Breeding peppermint shrimp seems coolbut I couldn’t do it.

    Reply
  316. Easton says

    January 2, 2020 at 1:24 am

    Breeding peppermint shrimp seems cool but I couldn’t do it.

    Reply
  317. Nicholas Steele says

    January 2, 2020 at 2:12 am

    They look so weird as larvae! Nice write up

    Reply
  318. chris peters says

    January 2, 2020 at 3:47 am

    Daily is one day too many water changes lol.

    Reply
  319. Waiz says

    January 2, 2020 at 5:42 am

    this is the first thing im gonna do this year

    Reply
  320. Richard Hicks says

    January 2, 2020 at 6:45 am

    Pretty neat and want to try one day.

    Reply
  321. CTR says

    January 2, 2020 at 7:47 am

    Happy Holidays! An interesting reed

    Reply
  322. ainarm says

    January 2, 2020 at 8:09 am

    Not sure how in the world I would manage 5 times a day feedings and work 🙂

    Reply
  323. neill0027 says

    January 2, 2020 at 9:05 am

    Good info

    Reply
  324. Paul Marvin says

    January 2, 2020 at 10:20 am

    I use Phytoplankton to feed my rotifer coulter’s which I then use to feed my clownfish or shrimp fry

    Reply
  325. verjinder singhera says

    January 2, 2020 at 10:24 am

    kool !!

    Reply
  326. Elizabeth Mack says

    January 2, 2020 at 12:16 pm

    Love these guys! Great read for my future information. Thanks!

    Reply
  327. Dennis Bresnahan says

    January 2, 2020 at 12:21 pm

    I want to breed these amazing shrimp !

    Reply
  328. Nicole says

    January 2, 2020 at 12:25 pm

    I have been thinking of getting shrimp for some time now. Thanks for the info!

    Reply
  329. Dennis Bresnahan says

    January 2, 2020 at 12:28 pm

    I’d like to try breeding these interesting shrimo!

    Reply
  330. Dw says

    January 2, 2020 at 12:55 pm

    I will be trying this

    Reply
  331. Jesse Richardson says

    January 2, 2020 at 2:25 pm

    Once my stuff is more established and when I have more in the setup, then I may try this. Great Post! Happy Holidays!

    Reply
  332. shackelford.jim says

    January 2, 2020 at 2:29 pm

    I have a couple of peppermint shrimps in my cleanse crew, and never realized they could be bred in a tank.

    Reply
  333. shackelford.jim says

    January 2, 2020 at 2:29 pm

    I have a couple of peppermint shrimps in my cleanse crew, and never realized they could be bred in a tank.

    Reply
  334. Craig Wood says

    January 2, 2020 at 3:00 pm

    Very informative

    Reply
  335. Brockton Birky says

    January 2, 2020 at 3:06 pm

    Love this blog post!

    Reply
  336. Zack Ford says

    January 2, 2020 at 3:09 pm

    Awesome

    Reply
  337. stylewriter874 says

    January 2, 2020 at 4:19 pm

    They really do a great job on taking care of my Aiptasia issues

    Reply
  338. Abigail Baker says

    January 2, 2020 at 5:10 pm

    Happy Holidays!! I would love nothing more than to add some shrimp to my reef tank! I only have a 20 gallon but my dad has always had a 180 that I adore and take care of! Getting my own large system tanks is a dream!

    Reply
  339. Melanie says

    January 2, 2020 at 6:23 pm

    Awesome read, such beautiful animals

    Reply
  340. hwarrenfeltz says

    January 2, 2020 at 7:05 pm

    So awesome!

    Reply
  341. Gracie Scott says

    January 2, 2020 at 7:41 pm

    peppermint shrimp breeding seems cool!

    Reply
  342. Cdecast36 says

    January 2, 2020 at 7:48 pm

    Peppermints are awesome!!

    Reply
  343. Jason Blair says

    January 2, 2020 at 8:16 pm

    I have never heated of peppermint shrimp!
    ?

    Reply
  344. Dan Melton says

    January 2, 2020 at 10:47 pm

    cant wait to try this myself!

    Reply
  345. Kaity says

    January 2, 2020 at 11:37 pm

    I have owned ghost shrimp before but never had heard of the peppermint shrimp! I love shrimps they are so cute!! I actually never thought of breeding these! Awesome read! Happy 2020 everyone!!

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  346. Aidan says

    January 3, 2020 at 1:30 am

    This was great info

    Reply
  347. Anthony says

    January 3, 2020 at 7:32 am

    JUST GOT 2 peppermint shrimp very excited happy holidays

    Reply
  348. Darrell Wheelis says

    January 3, 2020 at 8:37 am

    Can’t wait to get a couple

    Reply
  349. megan_kim says

    January 3, 2020 at 8:39 am

    I am obsessed with breeding shrimp

    Reply
  350. James Fields says

    January 3, 2020 at 9:03 am

    Very cool

    Reply
  351. Chaz Henrich says

    January 3, 2020 at 12:06 pm

    Sweet article

    Reply
  352. ddogusmc says

    January 3, 2020 at 12:54 pm

    great information. I would like to give it a try!

    Reply
  353. Joseph Bernier says

    January 3, 2020 at 5:20 pm

    Happy holidays

    Reply
  354. Charles Brooks says

    January 3, 2020 at 5:32 pm

    Very interesting. Makes me want to purchase more shrimp now.

    Reply
  355. Marvin Ballard Jr. says

    January 3, 2020 at 9:04 pm

    Great information!!!!

    Reply
  356. Chadwick Horn says

    January 3, 2020 at 9:06 pm

    How are they with fish like cowfish?

    Reply
  357. Colton Smoldt says

    January 4, 2020 at 12:21 am

    These would be quite a chore the take care of I cant believe they feed 5 times a day and every 3 hours

    Reply
  358. pinckark11 says

    January 4, 2020 at 1:38 am

    Thank you for the information!

    Reply
  359. Paul Brown says

    January 4, 2020 at 7:26 am

    Something to try.

    Reply
  360. bri.dahlberg says

    January 4, 2020 at 10:09 am

    Peppermint Shrimp are awesome

    Reply
  361. Tonya Tipton says

    January 4, 2020 at 10:50 am

    This would be fun to do, a big challenge for me but a lot of fun, I would hate it though if just one shrimp died.

    Reply
  362. kathy pease says

    January 4, 2020 at 12:06 pm

    I have never heard of peppermint shrimp

    Reply
  363. josephine bylsma says

    January 4, 2020 at 1:36 pm

    Awesome information!

    Reply
  364. josephine bylsma says

    January 4, 2020 at 1:37 pm

    Very informative.

    Reply
  365. Chica says

    January 4, 2020 at 2:44 pm

    Lovely

    Reply
  366. abby baker says

    January 4, 2020 at 3:42 pm

    merry christmas

    Reply
  367. Sharalyn Anderson says

    January 4, 2020 at 6:42 pm

    Cool!

    Reply
  368. Sharp says

    January 4, 2020 at 6:55 pm

    Cool!

    Reply
  369. Sharp says

    January 4, 2020 at 6:55 pm

    Very interesting!

    Reply
  370. Sharp says

    January 4, 2020 at 6:56 pm

    Neat!

    Reply
  371. Zach says

    January 5, 2020 at 1:01 am

    I’d be interested in trying

    Reply
  372. Kameron H says

    January 5, 2020 at 1:02 am

    Honestly never thought of using peppermints for invasive anemones, might have to look more into that and apply it to my tank. Should look into if my skunk shrimp and a peppermint to see if they’ll get along!

    Reply
  373. Christopher Gomez says

    January 5, 2020 at 2:05 am

    Wow awsome

    Reply
  374. Charles LaBella says

    January 5, 2020 at 6:17 am

    Happy holidays

    Reply
  375. Jayson Sisson says

    January 5, 2020 at 6:33 am

    Someday I might try doing this

    Reply
  376. Julian Pillans says

    January 5, 2020 at 9:13 am

    A lot of work for a great cause!

    Reply
  377. Justin says

    January 5, 2020 at 9:39 am

    This is worth a try!

    Reply
  378. oscar101802 says

    January 5, 2020 at 9:50 am

    Can wait the get a small tank for breeding this guys

    Reply
  379. Patrick says

    January 5, 2020 at 10:36 am

    Thank you for the info.

    Reply
  380. Amber Kolb says

    January 5, 2020 at 11:07 am

    These shrimp are really neat! I didn’t know they removed dead skin and parasites from fish, so I learned something new today.

    Reply
  381. Judi A Mitzel says

    January 5, 2020 at 2:22 pm

    Can they go in a tank with a fire shrimp?

    Reply
  382. shawn22vest says

    January 5, 2020 at 2:34 pm

    Peppermints are great but if you dont feed them enough they can eat corals

    Reply
  383. jessemichaelelliott says

    January 5, 2020 at 3:22 pm

    your favorite oxymoron! jumbo shrimp =)

    Reply
  384. Hunter says

    January 5, 2020 at 7:25 pm

    Merry Christmas!

    Reply
  385. robert says

    January 5, 2020 at 9:34 pm

    Wow!

    Reply
  386. Richard Pulman says

    February 5, 2022 at 2:55 am

    I can see how this shrimp could easily become threatened with whats involved with breeding.
    I’ve been breeding freshwarer shrimp for 10 years but I’ll not attempt peppermint due to the involvement, its as bad as trying to breed Amano shrimp. I’ve just bought 4 to clear up Aiptasia, 2 are berried there’s no fish in the tank yet so the young will take their chances in 300ltrs

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