peppermint shrimp vs cleaner shrimp | Reef2Reef
2024年6月21日 · I have 2 peppermint shrimp and 1 cleaner. I have a 20 gallon as well. Have not had any issues. Cleaner was in there first. Added the peppermints years later to help with a BAD aiptasia outbreak. Peppermint shrimp were about 1/3 the size of the cleaner when I added them.
What's The Best Way To Catch A Peppermint Shrimp?
2014年5月29日 · I've got 3 peppermint shrimp in my DT to help take care of an Aiptasia problem I had. Well, it's been two months and I haven't seen any Aiptasia. The shrimp attacked a Brittle Star I placed in my tank as soon as it hit the sand and they killed it. I also think they are killing off any life that may be forming in my DSB.
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2018年6月26日 · Unfortunately, it is very easy to confuse the Lysmata boggessi (the Atlantic Peppermint shrimp) and Lysmata wurdemanni (the Gulf and Carribean Peppermint shrimp). Unless you have a trained eye. The Lysmata boggessi shrimp have semi-translucent reddish exoskeleton covered with narrow, longitudinal, transverse, and oblique pale red stripes.
Do peppermint shrimps really eat aiptasia? | Reef2Reef
2015年2月17日 · Also, peppermint shrimp will eat aiptasia, camal shrimp will not. We have a local LFS here that has some peppermints that destroy it and will let you bring in a small piece of rock with some on it to place in a cup with a shrimp to show you they eat it. Maybe see if an LFS in your area will do the same.
How safe are Peppermint Shrimp? | Reef2Reef - REEF2REEF …
2021年2月12日 · I certainly agree that peppermint shrimp are hit or miss. I have seen them tear up corals in neighbors' tanks before. I have had them twice. The first time, I had managed to introduce aiptasia in a Nuvo 10 gallon filled with zoa's, ricordea's, a couple of the small red carpet anemones and a variety of acans and euphyllia.
Help! Peppermint shrimp eating coral | Reef2Reef
2021年5月17日 · I added 4 peppermint shrimp to my 75g to get aptasia. They ate all the aptasia and the past couple days I’ve noticed some of my corals shriveled up. Then I saw them attacking my dragon soul torch and an acan colony. I managed to get one out by putting pellets in a net but having trouble getting...
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2015年8月31日 · I just removed an aiptasia eating peppermint shrimp from my tank last week.... I didn't have any aiptasia, but I do have a rainbow BTA that the shrimp decided was close enough. bye bye peppermint. I don't know that it would eat aiptasia, but it certainly took a liking to harassing my BTA non stop.
How Do You Remove A Peppermint Shrimp From A Tank?
2021年12月5日 · Thinking about adding a peppermint shrimp into my tank. How do I remove it if things do not work out? Looks like I should get the first shrimp in this image of peppermint shrimps. What say you? Thanks all
How to breed Peppermint Shrimp | Reef2Reef - REEF2REEF …
2020年5月2日 · Yes. When the female shrimp molts it sends out pheromones to attract a male and the eggs get fertilized. Female then carries the eggs until the first larval stage (your miniature shrimp). Usually releasing soon after lights out. I don't have peppermint shrimp, but do have pistol shrimp. Lots of larvae over the years, but never tried to raise them.
Are peppermint shrimp reef safe? | Reef2Reef
2018年5月24日 · Shrimp can be opportunistic feeders and while I had some "behave", I have witnessed peppermint shrimp tear away and eat perfectly healthy flesh from acans. IME once they get a taste for a coral it won't stop eating said coral. Make sure where your purchasing from are giving you peppermint shrimp and not camel shrimp.