peppermint shrimp and aiptasia

Sk8r · 03/13/2006, 12:25 AM

I have complained of three of the world's most useless peppermint shrimp---and aiptasia. I also had an alkalinity decline while calcium stayed high. Funny thing, coincidental with the alkalinity crisis, the shrimp had stolen the fishfood by preference and declined any anemone-extermination. Then I began to fix the alkalinity. Their taste for aiptasia returned quite abruptly as alkalinity rose. They came out of their rocks and began hunting. My apologies to the maligned shrimp: I think there's a connection.

DJ88© · 03/13/2006, 12:33 AM

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03/13/2006, 12:25 AM	#1
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	peppermint shrimp and aiptasia I have complained of three of the world's most useless peppermint shrimp---and aiptasia. I also had an alkalinity decline while calcium stayed high. Funny thing, coincidental with the alkalinity crisis, the shrimp had stolen the fishfood by preference and declined any anemone-extermination. Then I began to fix the alkalinity. Their taste for aiptasia returned quite abruptly as alkalinity rose. They came out of their rocks and began hunting. My apologies to the maligned shrimp: I think there's a connection. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

03/13/2006, 12:33 AM	#2
DJ88© Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: BC. Canada. Posts: 14,351	This thread has been moved to the current forum. __________________ Darren Beauty fades.... Stupid is forever...... Current Tank Info: 34 Gal Solana with some lights.. and pumps that make water move. And fish...