Bottom line: Find a reputable lfs and the return policy should not be an issue. If the fish dies, you can at least get a store credit towards another purchase. I also have heard (altho not much) that peppermints will eat spaghetti worms If this is the case I will definately not get any as spaghetti worms are a big part of cleanup. Some stores will even let you purchase a fish and leave it in the store for a waiting period to insure that it is healthy. 1 Ive read many posts about peppermints, but I hear so many mixed opinions. I have 2 reputable stores to buy from and have not suffered a loss of either fish or coral since then (knock on wood).

While they do not refuse to sell new arrivals, they recommend waiting a period of time before buying them. Description Please note that the product information displayed is provided by manufacturers, suppliers and other third parties and is not independently verified by Petco. One of the stores near me treats all fish that come in with copper and places an arrival date on new fish. Lesson learned: Buy nothing live from Petco (not to mention adding inhabitants one at a time, rookie mistake). A 10-gallon aquarium from Petco will be the perfect size holding tank for adult Peppermint shrimp. I went back to the store and got a sample of their water and the salinity was 1.018, but I waited 4 weeks anyway after this purchase to insure no parasites were in my tank! Since then, I've watched their tanks and fish in them have had ick and a myriad of other problems. This attractive shrimp is named for the red stripes running the length of its transparent to cream-colored body.

Luckily, the skunk cleaner survived and is healthy. (Lysmata sp.) The name Peppermint Shrimp applies to a variety of Lysmata species that are distributed along the Eastern Seaboard, Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean. I purchased 2 fish and a skunk cleaner from a single Petco tank and both fish died within 48 hours. While some will say a Petco near them is reliable, my first (and LAST) marine fish experience was with Petco.

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