yes!anyone who hasnt had success with peppermints /aiptasia keep plugging away!

organicreefer · 04-21-2002, 07:18 PM

they finnally worked for me!im on my sixth batch of shrimp in my third tank,and theyve never worked before..i was always one of the first to say that they dont work,but with so many people always posting that it worked for them i kept hoping against hope ..and it finally happened!its friggin awesome!!dont give up guys you just gotta find the right shrimp ...i guess

fishguy_8 · 04-21-2002, 07:25 PM

gladto hear they worked for ya.....i had six and they never made a dent....and then my eel kinda disposed of them one night i assume....probly got a little to close to his caves. congrats....im sure you're glad you dont have to do what i did.....get rid of the rock. sad day.
good luck
Jon

organicreefer · 04-21-2002, 07:30 PM

better than that ,no more weekly hour long injection sessions

now im just worried about them starting in on my feather dusters/anemones/zoanthids/yellow polyps

newreefman1 · 04-21-2002, 07:32 PM

I added 7 about 2 weeks ago. with the exception of the 1 that got snagged by my haddoni while being added to the tank, they 6 that are left have eaten about 80% of my aiptasias and are still going!
I didnt believe it at first but I am thrilled!!!!!!!!!!1

j

turtlespd · 04-22-2002, 03:21 AM

I have had great success with peppermint shrimps..i have notices that they only will eath the smaller aptasia...they will NOT eat aptasia that are halfs its body size..after going through 5 pepermints..they seem to graze on aptasia after a few days..i had to nuke the larger ones but after that everything was fine..

Paul

jsaltzgi · 04-23-2002, 05:42 PM

Peppermints have always worked for me, too. The four I have now, I added shortly after my 75 cycled. There were quite a few of those darn aiptasias on the LR. All were gone inside of a week. I added a small pocillopora frag a couple of weeks ago that had a few of the buggers on the little piece of rock it was attached to. They were gone by morning!! LOL.

I have read about another shrimp that looks similar to the peppermint, but does not eat aiptasia.

James

jsaltzgi · 04-24-2002, 05:57 PM

I think it's candy pistol shrimp or something like that.

mastaJ · 04-24-2002, 09:53 PM

CAmel shrimp are the ones that look like peps but actually eat corals! Camels have a hump on there back. Just for clarification...

rwag · 04-24-2002, 10:04 PM

I have had great success with them also! I think it is very important to have a few in your tank prior to having a aiptasia outbreak. In my experiences if you dont have aiptasia sooner or later you will. So its best to have a couple pepps
in your tank to eliminate the first one to pop up.
Also throwing one in your refugium is also a great idea. JMO

Ryan

04-21-2002, 07:18 PM	#1
organicreefer Governor Join Date: May 2001 Location: Northern CA Posts: 2,171	yes!anyone who hasnt had success with peppermints /aiptasia keep plugging away! they finnally worked for me!im on my sixth batch of shrimp in my third tank,and theyve never worked before..i was always one of the first to say that they dont work,but with so many people always posting that it worked for them i kept hoping against hope ..and it finally happened!its friggin awesome!!dont give up guys you just gotta find the right shrimp ...i guess Last edited by organicreefer; 04-21-2002 at 07:20 PM.

04-21-2002, 07:32 PM	#4
newreefman1 Council Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: SanDiego Posts: 310	I added 7 about 2 weeks ago. with the exception of the 1 that got snagged by my haddoni while being added to the tank, they 6 that are left have eaten about 80% of my aiptasias and are still going! I didnt believe it at first but I am thrilled!!!!!!!!!!1 j __________________ http://members.home.net/jasonco6/fulltank

04-24-2002, 09:53 PM	#8
mastaJ Council Join Date: May 2001 Location: Lakeville, MN Posts: 294	CAmel shrimp are the ones that look like peps but actually eat corals! Camels have a hump on there back. Just for clarification... __________________ -mastaJ

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04-21-2002, 07:25 PM	#2
fishguy_8 Governor Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Illinois Posts: 2,205	gladto hear they worked for ya.....i had six and they never made a dent....and then my eel kinda disposed of them one night i assume....probly got a little to close to his caves. congrats....im sure you're glad you dont have to do what i did.....get rid of the rock. sad day. good luck Jon

04-21-2002, 07:30 PM	#3
organicreefer Governor Join Date: May 2001 Location: Northern CA Posts: 2,171	better than that ,no more weekly hour long injection sessions now im just worried about them starting in on my feather dusters/anemones/zoanthids/yellow polyps

04-22-2002, 03:21 AM	#5
turtlespd Just Moved In Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: S. Cali Diamondbar Posts: 31	I have had great success with peppermint shrimps..i have notices that they only will eath the smaller aptasia...they will NOT eat aptasia that are halfs its body size..after going through 5 pepermints..they seem to graze on aptasia after a few days..i had to nuke the larger ones but after that everything was fine.. Paul

04-23-2002, 05:42 PM	#6
jsaltzgi Reef/ SPS Addict Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Columbus,OH,43081 Posts: 144	Peppermints have always worked for me, too. The four I have now, I added shortly after my 75 cycled. There were quite a few of those darn aiptasias on the LR. All were gone inside of a week. I added a small pocillopora frag a couple of weeks ago that had a few of the buggers on the little piece of rock it was attached to. They were gone by morning!! LOL. I have read about another shrimp that looks similar to the peppermint, but does not eat aiptasia. James

04-24-2002, 05:57 PM	#7
jsaltzgi Reef/ SPS Addict Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Columbus,OH,43081 Posts: 144	I think it's candy pistol shrimp or something like that.

04-24-2002, 10:04 PM	#9
rwag Citizen Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: plymouth mi Posts: 165	I have had great success with them also! I think it is very important to have a few in your tank prior to having a aiptasia outbreak. In my experiences if you dont have aiptasia sooner or later you will. So its best to have a couple pepps in your tank to eliminate the first one to pop up. Also throwing one in your refugium is also a great idea. JMO Ryan

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