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Peppermint or camel shrimp?

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Anonymous

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I'm pretty sure these are peppermints.. they were sold as such, but the little boogers won't touch the aiptasia in my tank. Do I have elitist peppermints or am I hoping for something that won't happen?
 

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Anonymous

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Those are peps alright. Just don't feed them for awhile. Aiptasia is sort of a last resort for them to eat. FWIW, they won't be able to eat the very smallest ones in crevices, so you need to keep them in the tank to continue eating them.
 
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Anonymous

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They look like peps to me. A camel would have a more distinct hump. My peps took a week or so before they started in on the aiptasia. Personally I think they were taking care of the ones that were hidden in the rock work.
 
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jandree22

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how many do you think I should get for a 75gal. I'm not looking for an all out asault but just a good amount for long term maintenance
 
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Anonymous

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Two or three, to start at least. Another physical sign to watch out for is a long "snout", can't recollect off the top of my head what genus it is, but it's NOT the Lysmata wurdemanni we want for Aiptasia control.

I need to go find what filefish Bob mentioned is great for their control, too.
 
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Anonymous

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I had 4 in my 110 for a long while. I am down to 1 now. I would suggest 2-4, just because.
 
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Anonymous

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They're gourmand pep's then. I've had them for going on 3 months now, and hadn't fed them until about 2 weeks ago. The aiptasias continue to thrive and survive (both loverly brown and white varieties!). I wonder what they've been scavenging for all that time...

Ah well, they're cute 'n friendly, (and they molt like mad!) Time to get out the syringe, I s'pose :lol:
 
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seamaiden":3l4weas7 said:
"Gourmand's"? Genus and species, please. :)
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:lol:

lysmata aristocratus
Uncommon, but not rare, species who feel that they are above eating junk anemones, unlike their lesser evolved kin, the lysmata wurdemanni . They are often characterized by shameless begging behaviour, typically displayed when The Hand (humanus handusoutus) appears at feeding time. They are somewhat social, rather endearing, and very peaceful in the reef aquarium.
 
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Anonymous

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That was a good one mjen....I read the whole thing and then looked at the latin name. :lol:
 
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