So, is the general concesus that a Pepermint Shrimp safe for a tank that has mushrooms and BTA inhabitants?IMO no they are not safe to have together. Others may have had some good experiences with them, but it is the nature of these shrimp to eat anomies.
Also, my lfs said that what I have is probably aptasia and not anthelia. He said, if I got the pepermint shrimps, they will eat the aphasia and not the anthelia, if I truly have anthelia.
Again, they will eat all kinds, I love the peppermint shrimp and they are more hardy than an anemone. Plus most peppermint shrimp are tank raised now, so they are not removed from the reef. In contrast most anemones are taken from the reef and are short lived in the trade. I will not try to discourage you, but of the 2 the shrimp have better odds at survival. I am not however an anemone police, if you want one and think you can take care of it go for it, just do your homework first.
I wouldn't want to the peppermint shrimp to hassle my bta.
It will
Also, I have been loosing fish in this tank. Does aphasia hurt or kill fish? I bought a tang on the 15th of this month and it died within 1 week. I never saw any ich spots on the fish or anything, just died. Any ideas?
More info is needed, age and size of the tank, number of other inhabitants, sizes and type , water parameters, and another helpful information. It is okay in this instance to over kill with description, so we can better help.
How can I tell the difference for sure between anthelia and aptasia, and are peperming shrimps safe for bta? My bta I recently got is a host for a mated pair of tomatoe clowns, don't want to hurt that situation, but if aptasia is what I have and if it is the cause of me loosing fish, that I need to know that.
Pick up a book or two from your lfs or better yet from this site on anemones and clowns. The best defense is knowledge, and the best way to get knowledge is to read. I heard a quote once " If you want to hide important information, put it in a book"
Sometimes I wonder if keeping live rock is worth it? Sounds like Aptasia grows in all kinds of places in the tank, if you use the Joes Juice approach, how can you treat areas where you can't reach with a dispenser, but fish can go there, and you don't want to mvoe rock and upset the tank every time you treat some aptasia. I am hoping I have anthelia and not aptasia.
I know there are pros and cons to this subject, but I think ultimately the pros outweigh the cons. A suggestion would be to place the live rock in a sump, and put the base rock in the tank. It will take time, but the base rock will eventually have life growing in and on it.
