Aiptasia Eating Peppermint Shrimp

hossa81 · 08/17/2013, 09:39 AM

Do these guys really work? Currently, my aiptasia problem is very minimal and they are very small, as in you would barely notice them, i don't want to go all chemical warfare on them, yet.

shifty51008 · 08/17/2013, 09:54 AM

it is a crap shoot, some have had luck and others not, usually they only go for the smallest aiptasia if they go for them at all, usually won't touch bigger ones.

Fitz19d · 08/17/2013, 09:59 AM

I've gone through probably 8 at different times, some which supposedly ate other local peoples aipts. In my tank, no luck.

cloak · 08/17/2013, 10:06 AM

It's always been more miss than hit with me as well.

On a side note, I've seen a peppermint shrimp go to town on a small favia frag one time. As soon as I dropped it in the tank, the shrimp went straight for it. By the next morning, the coral was pretty much picked clean.

greech · 08/17/2013, 10:09 AM

I have had good luck with them. Get several to increase your odds.

hossa81 · 08/17/2013, 10:48 AM

I think if my lfs sells them again, ill buy acouple. Usually they have a buy three for thirty deal or something. Luckily the only aiptasia ive seen are these puny little things.
Here's a link to the ones i were looking at:
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/p...90&pcatid=3190

HUNTER1 · 08/17/2013, 02:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hossa81

I think if my lfs sells them again, ill buy acouple. Usually they have a buy three for thirty deal or something. Luckily the only aiptasia ive seen are these puny little things.
Here's a link to the ones i were looking at:
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/p...90&pcatid=3190

Yeah puny little things now next thing you they're in hundreds, they multiply so fast.

justthewife · 08/17/2013, 02:24 PM

I like the peppermint shrimp but the last time I got them they became a meal for my larger inhabitants really fast. What an expensive fish meal that was.

08/17/2013, 09:39 AM	#1
hossa81 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Geneva,IL Posts: 900	Aiptasia Eating Peppermint Shrimp Do these guys really work? Currently, my aiptasia problem is very minimal and they are very small, as in you would barely notice them, i don't want to go all chemical warfare on them, yet. __________________ Enjoy life, there's plenty of time to be dead. Current Tank Info: 180 FOWLR, 29 BioCube

08/17/2013, 09:54 AM	#2
shifty51008 12-5 Chiefs record Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 10,134	it is a crap shoot, some have had luck and others not, usually they only go for the smallest aiptasia if they go for them at all, usually won't touch bigger ones. __________________ 75 gal. mixed DT, 100 gal. sump, 50 gal. fuge, Clownfish breeder

08/17/2013, 10:06 AM	#4
cloak Moved On Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 14,854	It's always been more miss than hit with me as well. On a side note, I've seen a peppermint shrimp go to town on a small favia frag one time. As soon as I dropped it in the tank, the shrimp went straight for it. By the next morning, the coral was pretty much picked clean. Last edited by cloak; 08/17/2013 at 10:14 AM.

08/17/2013, 10:09 AM	#5
greech Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Tallahassee, FL Posts: 3,133	I have had good luck with them. Get several to increase your odds. __________________ ~Graham Current Tank Info: Tank: 40 breeder; 20H sump w/SWC 120; Sicce 3.0 return; Vortech MP-10; Sundial T5, DIY Actinic LED (3W Cree). Livestock: Pair of Black & Whites; Midas Blenny; Firefish; Yasha/pistol; Black Leopard Wrasse; LPS and SPS

08/17/2013, 10:48 AM	#6
hossa81 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Geneva,IL Posts: 900	I think if my lfs sells them again, ill buy acouple. Usually they have a buy three for thirty deal or something. Luckily the only aiptasia ive seen are these puny little things. Here's a link to the ones i were looking at: http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/p...90&pcatid=3190 __________________ Enjoy life, there's plenty of time to be dead. Current Tank Info: 180 FOWLR, 29 BioCube

08/17/2013, 09:59 AM	#3
Fitz19d Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Frederick Colorado Posts: 475	I've gone through probably 8 at different times, some which supposedly ate other local peoples aipts. In my tank, no luck.

08/17/2013, 02:24 PM	#8
justthewife Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Endicott, NY Posts: 909	I like the peppermint shrimp but the last time I got them they became a meal for my larger inhabitants really fast. What an expensive fish meal that was. __________________ 90 gallon Fish only tank Current Tank Info: 90 gal tank AquaMax skimmer LED EchoTech Gen 3 lights Gyre150 RO/DI water