LTA and peppermint shrimp

usctrack · 04/29/2011, 09:30 AM

All,
I have a pretty bad aipstasia issue in my 40B that hitchkiked in on some rocks and got out of had quickly. I am awaiting delivery this monring of my peppermint squad to try to take care of this.

My concern is that I have a large LTA in there that is about 10" across and seems to stay hungry. Are they known to eat live shrimp? I put a couple in this tank before and they simply disappeared.

I have a 10g qt set up and plan on putting them and the affected rocks in it until they are cleaned up - just in case. I do however want to eventually put them into the DT.

2nd question - Will Percula clowns host in a LTA? Mine new one seems to like the frogspawn better?

thegrun · 04/29/2011, 09:36 AM

To the best of my knowledge, my LTA's have never captured/eaten a shrimp.

usctrack · 04/29/2011, 09:41 AM

Thats good to hear! I have been reading a little more about the peppermints and they seem to be a little overly agressive one the aipstasia is gone and have been reported to eat some LPS and Polyps. I will keep my eyes on these guys. I will keep them in the 10g QT with the LR that is covered in Aipstasia until it is gone and then keep flipping the rock until all my rock is clean. Then I can spead them out over my 4 DT and my LR tub.

Toddrtrex · 04/29/2011, 10:09 AM

I would be more concerned about the peppermints bothering the anemone.

In the past my SI percs were hosted by an LTA -- though they did lose all of their black during that time. 80% of it has returned since I sold the LTA.

pmgaudio · 04/29/2011, 11:07 PM

I was told this afternoon that Brazil Peppermints will eat it, and Florida ones, are hit and miss. Not sure but My two haven't touched my aptasia in the whole week I have had them. So I X'd the Aptasia and will await further growth. Perhaps they will eat it then.

Lynnmw1208 · 04/30/2011, 04:34 PM

I wouldn't worry about the anemone eating the shrimp as mine even seem to stay away from my corals. the first night I put them in my tank, one touched my green stylophora and jumped back like he got shocked or something. Mine have been devouring my aiptasia. I don't know if I got lucky, but it worked for me!

rambochu · 04/30/2011, 05:01 PM

L. boggessi and L. wurdemanni are your usual "peppermint shrimp."

The worse I've seen them do is pull food out of a freshly fed coral - ie, an acan or duncan. Never seen them eat polyps, but I've heard they'll nip if they're hungry - so don't let them get that hungry. As for the anemone eating the shrimp, I've got no experience on that.

disc1 · 04/30/2011, 05:34 PM

Lots of people host clowns in frogspawn and don't have a nem at all. They seem to like that stuff.

04/29/2011, 09:30 AM	#1
usctrack Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Birmingham ,AL Posts: 378	LTA and peppermint shrimp All, I have a pretty bad aipstasia issue in my 40B that hitchkiked in on some rocks and got out of had quickly. I am awaiting delivery this monring of my peppermint squad to try to take care of this. My concern is that I have a large LTA in there that is about 10" across and seems to stay hungry. Are they known to eat live shrimp? I put a couple in this tank before and they simply disappeared. I have a 10g qt set up and plan on putting them and the affected rocks in it until they are cleaned up - just in case. I do however want to eventually put them into the DT. 2nd question - Will Percula clowns host in a LTA? Mine new one seems to like the frogspawn better? __________________ JBJ 28 HQI running, 90g and 65g in storage for now

04/29/2011, 09:41 AM	#3
usctrack Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Birmingham ,AL Posts: 378	Thats good to hear! I have been reading a little more about the peppermints and they seem to be a little overly agressive one the aipstasia is gone and have been reported to eat some LPS and Polyps. I will keep my eyes on these guys. I will keep them in the 10g QT with the LR that is covered in Aipstasia until it is gone and then keep flipping the rock until all my rock is clean. Then I can spead them out over my 4 DT and my LR tub. __________________ JBJ 28 HQI running, 90g and 65g in storage for now

04/29/2011, 10:09 AM	#4
Toddrtrex Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Carol Stream, IL Posts: 23,162	I would be more concerned about the peppermints bothering the anemone. In the past my SI percs were hosted by an LTA -- though they did lose all of their black during that time. 80% of it has returned since I sold the LTA. __________________ Click my name and then "visit toddrtrex's homepage" for tank pictures Current Tank Info: 210g reef and 65g reef

04/30/2011, 04:34 PM	#6
Lynnmw1208 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Brunswick, Ohio Posts: 3,306	I wouldn't worry about the anemone eating the shrimp as mine even seem to stay away from my corals. the first night I put them in my tank, one touched my green stylophora and jumped back like he got shocked or something. Mine have been devouring my aiptasia. I don't know if I got lucky, but it worked for me! __________________ equipment: Eshopps psk-200 skimmer, Mag 12 pump, 30gal sump, 2x 300w Finnex heaters, glass-holes 1500gph overflow kit with 3/4" return kits, 72" 8x36w t-5 AquaticLife light, 66lbs of LR, 150lbs of tropic eden reeflakes, 2 Koralia Evo 1400, JBJ ATO, BRS dual GFO/carbon reactors, Hydor smartwave Current Tank Info: 125gallon

04/30/2011, 05:01 PM	#7
rambochu Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Georgia Posts: 61	L. boggessi and L. wurdemanni are your usual "peppermint shrimp." The worse I've seen them do is pull food out of a freshly fed coral - ie, an acan or duncan. Never seen them eat polyps, but I've heard they'll nip if they're hungry - so don't let them get that hungry. As for the anemone eating the shrimp, I've got no experience on that. __________________ 20 L: Reef tank 14G Biocube: Tank of things no one likes. Ask me about my hermit crabs!

04/29/2011, 09:36 AM	#2
thegrun Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Garden Grove, Ca Posts: 17,023	To the best of my knowledge, my LTA's have never captured/eaten a shrimp.

04/29/2011, 11:07 PM	#5
pmgaudio Moved On Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: New Britain, CT Posts: 148	I was told this afternoon that Brazil Peppermints will eat it, and Florida ones, are hit and miss. Not sure but My two haven't touched my aptasia in the whole week I have had them. So I X'd the Aptasia and will await further growth. Perhaps they will eat it then.

04/30/2011, 05:34 PM	#8
disc1 -RT * ln(k) Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Little Rock Posts: 9,705	Lots of people host clowns in frogspawn and don't have a nem at all. They seem to like that stuff.

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