Peppermint Shrimp

Care Summary

The Peppermint Shrimp is best known for its appetite for Aiptasia, the pest anemone that most fish and inverts leave completely alone, making it a natural and chemical-free control option. It is peaceful and reef-safe in most systems, though some individuals develop a taste for zoanthids and small-polyp corals, so monitor closely after introduction. Effectiveness against Aiptasia varies by individual: some are aggressive hunters and others ignore it entirely, and success rates improve when the shrimp are slightly underfed. Target feed meaty foods like mysis a few times per week and provide plenty of caves and overhangs, as this species is naturally cryptic and skittish in open water.