Rescue Clam

[cloakerpoked]

Don't have any peppermints yet- trying to choose which to do. I appreciate the info on the fact that the peppermints will eat the nudi's I did not know that- had a thought of doing both before your post. I think I will also begin taking out a rock or 2 out and "cleaning" off the mojo's and atips. In spite of the major pain of the setup (tall acryllic tank, childproofed canopy,etc. )- the patients really enjoy it and all commented on how they like the copperbanded fish. So, I guess I will put a little more time /effort into it. I never used peppermints before in the tank to control atips, because the other shrimp that I had until recently would kill the peppermints ( cant remember the name of the other shrimp= makes a hole in the sand and allows the fish to "move in" with him). But, he must have died as I do not see him or any hole/burrow and the fish is out and looking very lonely. I think I will do both= nudis in the sump/refugium and peppermints/copperbanded in the display. I will rotate rocks between the two places to expose the bad guys. Optinions on this plan are welcome.

Sounds like maybe a Pistol shrimp? By any chance did you have a goby with it? I didn't know Pistol shrimp ate aptasia. As far as everything else, peppermints don't work great with control...and forget about them if you have brittle stars in the tank. At least mine ate all my peppermints the first time around, and even though I bought 4 for my new tank, I've only seen 1 of them once, so who knows? The Brittle star never made the transition due to my concern he was chowing down on them. Nothing else in my tank would/should bother them. I did have luck with them when I had my 120 set up...but obviously they didn't get them all, cuz they're back. Good luck.

 

[acer]

yep - pistol shrimp with a yellow watchman Gobi. Weird that i could not remember that name " pistol". Anyhow- he ate the peppermints- I thought - I also have a large brittle star in the tank - so maybe that is what ate the peppermints. I have been promised and I am waiting for another pistol shrimp from a local who says he has one for sale- but have not heard from him. So, now I dont know what to do.