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Pepermint Shrimp

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Pepermint Shrimp
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These guys are true peppermint shrimp. Lysmata wurdemanni, not camel shrimp that look similar but bother corals. Peppermint are reef safe and sought after for their work on the Aptasia anemone, which plagues many reef tanks. They will not always eat them, but you have a 90% chance they'll take care of the problem, especially smaller aptasia. They are also easy to breed, getting 2 peppermint shrimp is an automatic match and they'll have baby larvae which feeds the corals in the tank. They also eat left over food and detritus. Recommend 2 per 50 gallons, more if you have a lot of aptasia.
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(12/11/2007) - These shrimp have only been in my tank for 3 days and each morning I check the tank, there are a couple more Aptasia gone ! I haven't seen the shrimp since they went in the tank but, I can tell they are still there by the MIA Aptasia. Feel like I need to start raising Aptasia to keep them happy. Hope they will eventualy become less timid and show themselves more.
(06/01/2004) - I had a few aptasia pop up in my 30g fish only tank about 3 years ago. Bought three peppermint shrimp and the problem was gone within two days. For a while, I had only a few small, unaggressive fish in that tank, and the Peppermints surprised me by being very bold and active (I'd read they were supposed to be shy). They even eat out of my hand every day and would swim all over the tank. Later I bought a bigger fish and they hid all day from that point on. I strongly recommend them to anyone who has an aptasia. I think they're one of the best solutions out there for this problem.
(06/01/2004) - they work really good and i can usually get them when out of season thye are a life savor=)
(06/01/2004) - I do have one that eats feather duster worms. this is the only one that dioes it, I have seen it tearing them out of their tube and eating them. other than that one I love tham and will keep them in my reef. and I do feed the tank 2x a day, and I have a stocked live sand bed.
(06/01/2004) - Very shy but hardy. Frequent molting/ ravenous feeders. You might not see them for long periods of time even with careful observation.

 
 
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