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kmc
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Originally Posted by Dogstar
Most people consider them bad, a pest really. Thay can multiply/spread and sting other livestock.
Thanks for the info Dofstar. I'm heading to the lfs this evening for a water check. I'll see if they suggest anything for it and the grass I have growing out of the sand at this stage in the cycle.
Most people consider them bad, a pest really. Thay can multiply/spread and sting other livestock.
Thanks for the info Dofstar. I'm heading to the lfs this evening for a water check. I'll see if they suggest anything for it and the grass I have growing out of the sand at this stage in the cycle.
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josebob
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can they kill any fish? or does the fish have to get stung many times. i have one the my tomato clown keeps biting. :notsure:
rot_stupid
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I had a few of them in my tank and several people I know have had problems with them. I was told to use a turkey baster filled with boiling water to squirt them and so far it has worked well at getting rid of them.
hot883
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KMC check out the fish photo contest.
https://www.saltwaterfish.com/vb/showthread.php?t=233498
https://www.saltwaterfish.com/vb/showthread.php?t=233498
scsinet
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Lots of ways exist to get rid of them.
1. (Natural way, my favorite.) Peppermint Shrimp. Whether or not they eat them varies from the "shrimperality" of a particular specimen, but put a trio of them in and at least one will take care of it.
2. Joe's Juice. All this is is heavy kalkwasser. Save some money and just use a syringe filled with kalk. Squirt a small amount into the aiptasia with a syringe/needle and it'll die almost instantly.
3. Boiling water - Not my favorite... if it hits nearby specimens they are likely to die.
1. (Natural way, my favorite.) Peppermint Shrimp. Whether or not they eat them varies from the "shrimperality" of a particular specimen, but put a trio of them in and at least one will take care of it.
2. Joe's Juice. All this is is heavy kalkwasser. Save some money and just use a syringe filled with kalk. Squirt a small amount into the aiptasia with a syringe/needle and it'll die almost instantly.
3. Boiling water - Not my favorite... if it hits nearby specimens they are likely to die.
kmc
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Originally Posted by hot883
KMC check out the fish photo contest.
https://www.saltwaterfish.com/vb/showthread.php?t=233498
I have been watching it. Nice pics so far. It will probably be another couple of weeks before I add any fish. I added 5 crabs and 5 snails just now. So we will see how they do and then start looking for fish. In the mean time I got out the tripod and have been practicing with the camera.
Thanks for starting that thread by the way. Great idea
KMC check out the fish photo contest.
https://www.saltwaterfish.com/vb/showthread.php?t=233498
I have been watching it. Nice pics so far. It will probably be another couple of weeks before I add any fish. I added 5 crabs and 5 snails just now. So we will see how they do and then start looking for fish. In the mean time I got out the tripod and have been practicing with the camera.
Thanks for starting that thread by the way. Great idea
kmc
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Originally Posted by SCSInet
Lots of ways exist to get rid of them.
1. (Natural way, my favorite.) Peppermint Shrimp. Whether or not they eat them varies from the "shrimperality" of a particular specimen, but put a trio of them in and at least one will take care of it.
2. Joe's Juice. All this is is heavy kalkwasser. Save some money and just use a syringe filled with kalk. Squirt a small amount into the aiptasia with a syringe/needle and it'll die almost instantly.
3. Boiling water - Not my favorite... if it hits nearby specimens they are likely to die.
I like the shrimp idea. Are peppermints the only kind that will eat them? Can I mix peppermints and a cleaner in a 29gal Biocube?
Lots of ways exist to get rid of them.
1. (Natural way, my favorite.) Peppermint Shrimp. Whether or not they eat them varies from the "shrimperality" of a particular specimen, but put a trio of them in and at least one will take care of it.
2. Joe's Juice. All this is is heavy kalkwasser. Save some money and just use a syringe filled with kalk. Squirt a small amount into the aiptasia with a syringe/needle and it'll die almost instantly.
3. Boiling water - Not my favorite... if it hits nearby specimens they are likely to die.
I like the shrimp idea. Are peppermints the only kind that will eat them? Can I mix peppermints and a cleaner in a 29gal Biocube?
saltn00b
Active Member
The Peppermint Shrimp is a social animal and will do well in groups. In addition to helping control Aiptasia, the Peppermint Shrimp will also scavenge other detritus it encounters.
they will not have any problems with the cleaner unless there is a large size difference.
i have had peppermint shrimp for at least a year now, and i have never had aiptasia. could be just luck tho - just saying
they will not have any problems with the cleaner unless there is a large size difference.
i have had peppermint shrimp for at least a year now, and i have never had aiptasia. could be just luck tho - just saying
scsinet
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Originally Posted by kmc
I like the shrimp idea. Are peppermints the only kind that will eat them? Can I mix peppermints and a cleaner in a 29gal Biocube?
I keep a pair of Skunk Cleaners and a trio of Peppermints in my 55 reef, all coexist just fine. My peppermints hang out together between the overflow box and the back wall of the tank, my cleaners together upside down on the underside of a huge toadstool.
At night, both groups scavenge and cross paths constantly with no problems.
In a 29 gallon with one cleaner, I'd try to get a pair or trio of small peppermints. Make sure they are well smaller than the incumbent cleaners and you should have no problems whatsoever.
Cleaners and peppermints are totally peaceful animals.
Oh yeah... yes, peppermints are the only animals I know of that eat aptasia, other than Bhergia (sp?) nudibranches, which are expensive, delicate, and doomed once the aiptasia is gone becuase they are obligatory to aiptiasia.
I like the shrimp idea. Are peppermints the only kind that will eat them? Can I mix peppermints and a cleaner in a 29gal Biocube?
I keep a pair of Skunk Cleaners and a trio of Peppermints in my 55 reef, all coexist just fine. My peppermints hang out together between the overflow box and the back wall of the tank, my cleaners together upside down on the underside of a huge toadstool.
At night, both groups scavenge and cross paths constantly with no problems.
In a 29 gallon with one cleaner, I'd try to get a pair or trio of small peppermints. Make sure they are well smaller than the incumbent cleaners and you should have no problems whatsoever.
Cleaners and peppermints are totally peaceful animals.
Oh yeah... yes, peppermints are the only animals I know of that eat aptasia, other than Bhergia (sp?) nudibranches, which are expensive, delicate, and doomed once the aiptasia is gone becuase they are obligatory to aiptiasia.
S
saltfreak4
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Originally Posted by kmc
Thanks everyone for your responses I'll be looking into adding some peppermint shrimp. And to think, as newbies we were estatic to see anything growing in the tank!
I have found information that states that wild caught will eat these and leave the rest of your "stuff" alone. The tank bread ones will mess with your polyps, etc.
Thanks everyone for your responses I'll be looking into adding some peppermint shrimp. And to think, as newbies we were estatic to see anything growing in the tank!
I have found information that states that wild caught will eat these and leave the rest of your "stuff" alone. The tank bread ones will mess with your polyps, etc.