Peppermints ate hammer!

[SevoInduction]

As soon as I put my new hammer in, a peppermint started munching on it! Does this mean it was already sick? Is there anything I can do to save it?

I put it in on Saturday, it was pretty full, now it is down to this. My Zoas, bubble, and Duncans are all doing fine...

 

[BigAl07]

It's very possible it was already sickly and the peppermint just went in for the buffet first.

It's like when you drive down the road and see a buzzard eating a deer on the side of the road. I'm pretty sure the buzzard didn't kill the deer but it's going to town eating it after the fact.

 

[Comboverguy]

I'm a real greenhorn, so you can take it for what it's worth, but I make sure and feed heavily before I add anything to my tank. That way the animals aren't looking for something for lunch.

 

[BigJay]

anytime you move a coral,fish,crustacean to a new tank its going to be stressed. The shrimp likely picked up on its weakened state and had itself a meal. Peppermints are fairly aggressive when it comes to an easier meal and the reason why a lot people recomend you don't put them in your tank.