40 Peppermint Shrimps
- Thread starter vzhp
- Start date
I'm going to suggest you try berghia nudibranchs instead of buying that many shrimp. Berghia are known to be more effective whereas shrimp can be hit or miss.
- Location
- New Jersey
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Reefs,Where do you buy them from?
Reefs,Where do you buy them from?
Preferably other reefers or you can buy them at an online pet store such as LiveAquaria. Some stores carry them as well or can get them in for you, just ask
- Location
- Wallington, NJ
lol that option is not only pretty expensive but detrimental on the hobby as well. What're you gonna do with the shrimps after?
- Location
- Manhattan
Order online for cheap @ reef2go /or go to petco in Union Sq (20% off weekend of 6/5) and get some that are preggers... Mine have babies every 2 weeks! Today happened to be one of them... can't post the picture since this is my first post.
manhattanreefs[dot]com/gallery/showimage.php?i=37752&c=3
manhattanreefs[dot]com/gallery/showimage.php?i=37752&c=3
Agreed. Not sure how big your system is but I added 2 peppermints to my 75 gallon and they rid my tank of aiptasia within days.
- Location
- Queens,corona,NY
I have a copperband butterfly fish for sale he ate all my aiptasia if you interested text me at 3472335796 thanks
- Location
- queens
avoid that many shrimp. they will just die off and cause more problems than a little aptasia. go with the nudibranchs. they have been tried and true in these situations. Just after you are done i recommend getting them a nice new home to eat more aptasia for another reefer!
- Location
- Staten Island
Nudibranches are a lot more expensive,will get eaten by fish and die if there is no more aiptasia..big waste of money. The shrimp will eat anything and live. Bad advice
- Location
- queens
depends on how big the problem is. Ive done both, ive done both together, and I like the nudis more. They usually have more an appetite than the peppermint and tend to actually do the job they were sent in to do. Id do both honestly over 40 peppermints.
- Location
- Monroe, NJ 08831
+1 they keep them in check from coming back as well id say get about 6 and see how they fare.
Bad advice? Lol I guess you're an expert
Advice is based on giving options and nudibranchs are a reasonable option that people have used with success, regardless of what you think.
To the OP, another suitable option for your situation is a bristle tail file fish that I and many others have used with success (but let's see if it's OK with Triggerman first).
It's up to you what you pick but, IMO, 40 peppermints isn't ideal.
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- Location
- Staten Island
So when was the last time that you saw berghias cheaper than peppermint shrimp? When was the last time you saw a berghia eat all the aiptasia in a tank and not starve to death after? PLEASE let us know. I am intrigued. Usually they get eaten by fish..if the OP has wrasses they are lunch. I guess I must be wrong though because fish don't eat little moving things, no sir! :smash:
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