Shrimp that eats Amptasia

[lusenut2]

Does anyone know which shrimp is most likely to eat amptasia. I have it bad on some of my rock.

 

[thor32766]

arent peppermint shrimp good that?

 

[bluerug]

Yep peppermints are your best bet, but its a toss up whether or not they will eat them.

 

[mrcrab]

They'll usually eat the smaller ones,

 

[seth16]

Yeah, Peppermints are great for that, if you dont have any coral in there, nudi's are great aswell

 

[mrcrab]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10428253#post10428253 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by seth16
Yeah, Peppermints are great for that, if you dont have any coral in there, nudi's are great aswell

What do corals have to do with it?

 

[lifesworksataol]

he is asking which peppermint shrimp eat it as there are more then one type (maybe someone has a picture of theres if it eats it).

 

[lifesworksataol]

just trying to help you out there - also if someone has one for sale that they know eats it?

 

[mrcrab]

Peppermint shrimp faq:

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/marine/inverts/cnidaria/anthozoa/aiptasia/aippepshrpfaqs.htm

 

[fasteddie7]

berghia nudi's are your best bet!

 

[Fuzzy]

Joe's Juice has worked for me in the past.
It may take a couple of applications - but it does work.
Peppermint Shrimps have been hit or miss....

 

[pixiegirlie]

tweezers

 

[cowboyswife]

I like kalk paste.

 

[Holstin]

Its my understanding that arrow crabs will eat aptasia as well. But don't hold me to it. I know when I had them, I threw in a dozen peppermints and they took care of the aptasia in about two months. Sorry I don't have a pic for you.

 

[tmz]

Kalk paste on larger ones you can reach,folowed by larger pepermints.

 

[markandkristen]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10455925#post10455925 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by tmz
Kalk paste on larger ones you can reach,folowed by larger pepermints.

ditto it worked for me as well. i got three or four of them for my old ninety and within a month i never saw them again.

anything big i would nuke with kalk. obviously you cant go crazy with it or your run up the kh in your tank