Aiptasia and peppermint shrimp?

[gleach]

So I have a bit of small aiptasia. I'm hearing peppermint shrimp will control it but im wondering, how much damage to zoas do they cause if any. I was warned by my lfs there is a potential for them to destroy zoas?

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[dingusplease]

My peppermint ate all my aiptasia in a 3G pico, and hasn't touched my zoas (well, he does sometimes walk all over them but that's ok lol.) Usually peppermints don't eat coral, from what I've found.

[gleach]

Cool I need more testimonies.

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[BigRedsReefs10]

Hit or miss. I use aipstasia x, relatively quick and easy

[90Tall]

I have a 90 gallon mixed reef tank with two peppermint shrimp, zoas and no aiptasia.

[jjh302]

I have a 92 corner reef tank and 4 peppermints. They didn't touch it. But....Joes Juice kills them immediately. Won't hurt corals either. You just put a tad on the the face of each aiptasia and it instantly shrivels up never to be seen again!

[gleach]

What's better peppermints Joes juice or aiptasia x.

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[Sniperhank]

In terms of Joes juice or aiptasia-x, it is up to the user. People also have success with boiling water/lemon juice being shot into the anemone's mouth. Though the before mentioned products have better success rates on my end. Peppermints I have never witnessed consuming aiptasia. There is a theory, far from proven, that they only have interest in very small aiptasia and none in the large anemones.

[mr_X]

I have seen peppermint shrimp wipe out a massive aptasia infestation in just a few days. Some of these anemones were pretty large also. They are hit or miss however, so you may not have the same result. I have never seen a peppermint shrimp eat or destroy coral, but I have seen camelback shrimp eat coral and they look similar.
I'm thinking some stores sell camelbacks as peppermints.

[jjh302]

Joes juice you just have to squirt near tha aiptasia and it will grab it and pull it in. Then u will never see that one again.

[gleach]

What's the best way to tell a camel back from a peppermint shrimp?

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[mr_X]

camelback-



peppermint-


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[gleach]

Thanks for the photo comparison.

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[teklabs]

Both look fabulous!

[navaljonf]

Joes Juice all the way. Peppermint shrimp are a hit or miss...mostly a miss in my experience.

[jjh302]

Originally Posted by navaljonf

Joes Juice all the way. Peppermint shrimp are a hit or miss...mostly a miss in my experience.

+1 def Joes Juice!

[MJSerik]

My peppermints took care of my aiptasia on day 2, so again, very hit or miss

[Keithhjs]

I have success in my DT with peppermints. No Aptasia in the DT at all but I do have some in the sump. Only difference is I keep a pack of peppermints in the DT. Again, hit or miss. As far as peppermints eating coral I've never seen it. However I have seen them eating coral that is dying, as that is their job, cleaning up. I believe many people confuse them between eating healthy coral and cleaning up decomposing tissue off of dying coral.

[gleach]

What is a DT?

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[BigRedsReefs10]

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