Peppermint shrimp.

[andi02]

So I've bought 2 peppermints recently to get rid of the aiptasia in my tank (which they did wonderfully) and now I'm worried that they might start picking at my corals. Does anyone have any advice on this matter?

 

[jesuses]

Keep them feed. They eat just about anything. Mine never got the aiptasia, so your lucky

 

[happaman]

Peppermints are reef safe in general. I had some that ate some yellow polyps but never bothered zoas, sps, lps, xenia. I broke down the tank after a couple years and 2 out of 5 had survived all that time without aptaisia.

 

[lowbudget]

yep i bought 10 and i still have aiptasia

 

[campge]

yep i bought 10 and i still have aiptasia

try a copperband butterfly they are great..............

 

[andi02]

Ah.. Okay thanks everyone! Hope your peppermints start clearing out your aiptasia soon.

 

[daveed]

I'm new to the hobbie, however had the same problem with aiptasia. Had probably about 12 aiptasia. went out and bought a peppermint and he knocked out all of them in about 5 days. ....... Hasn't touched my corals

 

[BeanMachine]

I'm gonna try the same. Getting some this weekend. If anything they'll get eaten by my wrasses.

 

[ColorfulReef]

I'm gonna try the same. Getting some this weekend. If anything they'll get eaten by my wrasses.

We can create a pool for how many minutes your shirmp will last!!

 

[turbonut]

Be careful peppermints will go after your acans if you have any, even more so if you just spot fed them.


And before anyone ask yes they were peppermint not camel's