peppermint shrimp

[Katie]

A few weeks ago we got rid of quite a large aiptasia which came on some live rock! I have recently noticed 5 - 6 very small ones, i have heard that peppermint shrimps will eat them but wanted to check if this is true and if one would be ok in our tank.

We have got:

2 cleaner shrimps
2 clarks clowns
1 coral beauty
1 midas bleeny
vibex and tiger nassa snails
hermit crabs and turbo snails

Thank, katie:p

[MR Teee]

I got 2 from Marine Tech, eat my one and only aiptasia, so I would say they definately work. The one they ate had a head the size of a 5p.

Can't see any compatibility issues with your current stock either.

[Tetley]

Hi Katie,

I have two pepermints in my tank, aips, what aips? :) :)

ATB

[Tangman]

Hi Katie,

I have two pepermints in my tank, aips, what aips? :) :)

ATB

Hi i have 4 peps in my tank and they have not touched the aiptasia, so sometimes they work and i guess sometimes they dont. :D Eric

[d j]

hi katie i did not put pepermint shrimps in my nano tank because some people said they had trouble with them . so what i did was inject them with boiling water through a sryinge and fine needle and it really worked .just watch you are not to near to your corals in case you burn them:p

[flobajob]

I had a few aiptasia, so I bought 1 peppermint shrimp and also injected the ones I could see with vinegar. So far there have been no more sightings of the aiptasia.

I think peppermint shrimps do work, but I would use some other measures as well to make sure.

[oakwell]

agree with flobajob ...i need to sort mine out quickly they are starting to look like they could get out of control...i should have got some from james at the meet byt forgot :(

[lasgringo]

too busy thinking about barnsley and beer:D :D :D

[Gillybaby]

I got 3 peppermints from James a year ago and they ate all the aips in my 12g nano so I'd say they definitely work. But I think it is a bit hit or miss tbh, especially if your tank is well fed. IME they will go for the easy food over aips.

[oakwell]

chris your right i did have other things on my mind :D