Camel shrimp and Aptasia !

Faisal1976us · 01/02/2009, 01:23 AM

Hi ,,,,

Can camel shrimp eat Aptasia ?

Plankt0s · 01/02/2009, 01:34 AM

Yes but depending on the size of the outbreak there are other options

serolis7 · 01/02/2009, 01:50 AM

Generally, camel shrimp will not eat aptasia, but they will eat everything else as they are an indiscriminate carnivore. Peppermint shrimp, which should never be confused with camel shrimp, will eat aptasia. However, I have found kalkawasser paste on the end of a toothbrush an effective remedy for aptasia.

crvz · 01/02/2009, 08:20 AM

Yep, more likely the exception than the rule, I wouldnt expect it to happen. You're much better off with the peppermint if that's your intent.

pixburg-reefer · 01/02/2009, 11:24 AM

I also agree, those shrimp are often mixed up, even though I think there is a huge visual difference between the two. But you do want peppermint shrimp and not the camels for aptasia. They will eat smaller aptasia, but they will also only really attack the anemones if there isn't a lot of extra food around the tank that they would rather eat. As stated before, some thick calcium for kalkawasser does work, just make sure you get it into the tissue, often if you just shoot it ontop of the anemone tissue it just burns and melts the tissue/tentacles but it will regenerate and possibly make more if extra tissue goes floating elsewhere.

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ReefBuilderNJ · 01/02/2009, 11:28 AM

i have no success with peppermint shrimp either

Ncastro1981 · 01/02/2009, 11:33 AM

I have had great success with multiple tanks with aiptasia but if your system is over grown, or they get too big then you have to go to multiple remidies.

wizzbane15 · 01/02/2009, 02:15 PM

I too once thought camel shrimp were a good solution for aptaisia, I was wrong.

Joe's jiuce is the best and easiest solution for aptaisia eradication i have run across.

01/02/2009, 01:23 AM	#1
Faisal1976us Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,076	Camel shrimp and Aptasia ! Hi ,,,, Can camel shrimp eat Aptasia ?

01/02/2009, 01:34 AM	#2
Plankt0s Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Formerly Krypton Posts: 823	Yes but depending on the size of the outbreak there are other options __________________ Doing my part by building 6-7 new inland reefs a month (and growing).

01/02/2009, 08:20 AM	#4
crvz Team RC Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: houstonia Posts: 7,989	Yep, more likely the exception than the rule, I wouldnt expect it to happen. You're much better off with the peppermint if that's your intent. __________________ -Chris- You don't win friends with salad. "Look! They're trying to learn for free!" ... "Use your phony guns as clubs!" Current Tank Info: rectangluar? wet?

01/02/2009, 11:24 AM	#5
pixburg-reefer Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Pittsburgh PA Posts: 1,675	I also agree, those shrimp are often mixed up, even though I think there is a huge visual difference between the two. But you do want peppermint shrimp and not the camels for aptasia. They will eat smaller aptasia, but they will also only really attack the anemones if there isn't a lot of extra food around the tank that they would rather eat. As stated before, some thick calcium for kalkawasser does work, just make sure you get it into the tissue, often if you just shoot it ontop of the anemone tissue it just burns and melts the tissue/tentacles but it will regenerate and possibly make more if extra tissue goes floating elsewhere. K __________________ trying to be someone you're not is a waste of the person you are Current Tank Info: 500 gallons in the PSU HUB

01/02/2009, 11:33 AM	#7
Ncastro1981 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Vermont- The Green Mountain State Posts: 363	I have had great success with multiple tanks with aiptasia but if your system is over grown, or they get too big then you have to go to multiple remidies. __________________ Float like a Cadillac Sting Like a Beemer (my 2.5 y/o son's favorite quote) Your the foam left on the beach after high tide Current Tank Info: 48 x 24 x24 Reef with a 24 x 12 Sump Attached to a 30 x 13.5 Refugium: 2 150 w mh 2/96 w PC Aqua c ev-120 skimmer with mag 7. CHAETO and 200 MICRON Bag, phosphate/carbon reactor,120w pc lighting over refug.

01/02/2009, 01:50 AM	#3
serolis7 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Gurnee, IL Posts: 113	Generally, camel shrimp will not eat aptasia, but they will eat everything else as they are an indiscriminate carnivore. Peppermint shrimp, which should never be confused with camel shrimp, will eat aptasia. However, I have found kalkawasser paste on the end of a toothbrush an effective remedy for aptasia.

01/02/2009, 11:28 AM	#6
ReefBuilderNJ Moved On Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: BRICK,NJ Posts: 100	i have no success with peppermint shrimp either

01/02/2009, 02:15 PM	#8
wizzbane15 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Chicago SW suburb Posts: 283	I too once thought camel shrimp were a good solution for aptaisia, I was wrong. Joe's jiuce is the best and easiest solution for aptaisia eradication i have run across. __________________ ...ancient Chinese Proverb: keeping big fishtank is not hobby, but addiction. 125gal AG, dual overflows; ReefKeeper Elite Controlled [currently have 7 modules on-line] Custom built 48" x 16" x 16 Current Tank Info: 125g mixed reef