pepermint shrimp help needed

joshuashih1

Seahorse Owner
I bought a pepermint shrimp and I have a longnose hawkfish in the tank I bought it to replace one that had gotten eaten by the longnose hawkfish but I do not know how long before I can put the new one in because I dont know when i will be able to be eather big enough or able to defend itsself?
 
Peppermint shrimp will never be big enough to defend themselves against a hawkfish. They are part of the natural diet of hawkfish. It's a trade off when you keep a fish like that -- you just can't keep inverts like that with them.
 
Ive heard even big cleaner shrimps are no match for the mighty hawkfish. Even if it takes them a year, they will eat them.
 
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