Glass anemone!!!!!!!! EVERYWHERE!!!

Discussion in 'ASAP' started by oceaninside, Oct 13, 2005.

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  1. Scuba

    Scuba Fire Shrimp

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    I just put in 2 Pepperment shrip, I hope they will work for me, Joe's juice works but I can not get to some of them things.
     
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  3. Big_Wally_B

    Big_Wally_B Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    Peppermint shrimp

    Not all peppermint shrimp take to them. If you got two then of course you double your chances of getting one that will munch. Good luck.;)
     
  4. Fastlife

    Fastlife Fire Worm

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    Will the peppermint shrimp eat any other thing in the tank ( mushrooms or polyps)? Thats what i was told by my LFS so i bought a copperband and he solved my problem. Only he died and the glass anemone are making a comback. So i am thinking on getting either another copperband or 2 peppermint shrimp, just not sure if my LFS is telling me the truth.
     
  5. Covey

    Covey Scooter Blennie

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    The LFS advice strikes again. The copperband is a whole lot less reef safe than the peppermint shrimp.
     
  6. Fastlife

    Fastlife Fire Worm

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    so what are u saying, my copperband did just fine with my corals. all he got rid of is the anemone. He did his job, but will the peppermint shrimp harm anything else?
     
  7. Diver_1298

    Diver_1298 Eyelash Blennie

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    The Copperband may pick on anemones and feather dusters. They are fish often used to control aiptasia anemones in the reef aquarium. The Copperband Butterflyfish is a difficult fish to feed as it may need a variety of foods offered to it in order to start feeding.
    The Peppermint shrimp may eat the aiptsia it may ignore it all together.. It's a roll of the dice.

    Jim