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The thing is that apparently some peppermint shrimp dont do it...you have to get the exact right species.
That being said, I have never bought any that didnt eat aptasia.
Maybe I have just gotten lucky. Maybe my shrimp are just hungry, not much waste food in my tank.
That being said, I have never bought any that didnt eat aptasia.
Maybe I have just gotten lucky. Maybe my shrimp are just hungry, not much waste food in my tank.
Hmm... The one peppermint shrimp I had died yesterday. However the big aipstia was In a different place. Is it possible for the anenome to kill the shrimp?
for the aptiasia get some joes Juice or aptiasia X follow directions that should take care of them
the star is a astria star. pretty harmless but they do eat coriline algea I usually remove them they multiply pretty quickly
the star is a astria star. pretty harmless but they do eat coriline algea I usually remove them they multiply pretty quickly
Aptasia cannot be fixed my any sort of chemical. That is a patch, not a solution, and you will end up with more smaller ones.
I use peppermint shrimp to eat aptasia, its really the only way to be completely free of them. Other people get various nudibranchs that eat them as well.
I use peppermint shrimp to eat aptasia, its really the only way to be completely free of them. Other people get various nudibranchs that eat them as well.
Well i was looking at my tank and I have several more anemones popping up. I went from like 3 small ones to like 10. However some are like a clearish purple color while 2 are like a tannish color... both are aiptasia?
I'm gonna go out and get a couple peppermint shrimp tomorrow. Any other suggestions while I'm at the LFS?
I'm gonna go out and get a couple peppermint shrimp tomorrow. Any other suggestions while I'm at the LFS?
tan like ones are most likely aiptasia as for purplish... no idea have a look at http://www.chucksaddiction.com/hitchanemone.html shows a good number of common hitcher nems.
The firs two pics are of the purple tinted .... thing
the last pick is a tan looking anemone. So if the tan one is a aipstia, what is the top one. I have a few of each in the tank. Chuck's addiction pics don't match the purple looking one
the last pick is a tan looking anemone. So if the tan one is a aipstia, what is the top one. I have a few of each in the tank. Chuck's addiction pics don't match the purple looking one
The bottom one is almost guarenteed that its aiptasia. After Skimming about 30 pages on Anemone IDing... its possible the top pics are actualy Aiptasia as well, just a different type... but its also possible they are just little nems of a different type.
