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Drfu 03-17-2014 04:32 PM

Peppermint shrimp, need a couple
 
I have a small outbreak in both of my tanks of Aiptasia anemone, do you know which lfs in Calgary sells the real ones, not Camelbacks? I have read that only the true peppermint will eat them!

Also how compatible are they with the following:
Sexy Anemone shrimp?.......they are quite small and might not like having another shrimp in their home (tank is 8 gallons and has two sexy's & two small o clowns).
Skittish Hi Fin Goby/pistol shrimp pair (15 gallon, no other livestock)

Both are reefs and i have also read that they steel food from corals, can irritate them quite bad or is this not the norm but the exception?

Thanks

lastlight 03-17-2014 04:36 PM

coralmaster has them as does ocean city.

kien 03-17-2014 08:34 PM

I purchased a bunch from oceans over the weekend. They had lots left.

Drfu 03-18-2014 06:13 AM

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Originally Posted by kien (Post 886856)
I purchased a bunch from oceans over the weekend. They had lots left.

Cool, how much? And are the actual peppermint ones?

Kraken 03-18-2014 12:43 PM

Make sure you get some bigger ones cause small ones will get eaten by fish like wrasses and hawkfish.

Drfu 03-18-2014 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Kraken (Post 886950)
Make sure you get some bigger ones cause small ones will get eaten by fish like wrasses and hawkfish.

Good tip, i only have Sexy Anemone pair & clownfish pair, thx

Drfu 03-19-2014 11:52 PM

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Originally Posted by kien (Post 886856)
I purchased a bunch from oceans over the weekend. They had lots left.

Picked up two pairs for both of my tanks yesterday, thanks Kein for the tip! dripped them for 1 1/2 hours and let them loose, this am in my larger 15g nano, both aptasia were gone! In my smaller 8g nano the small anemone was gone but the larger one remains, hope they find/eat it!

I think they ate cool to have, keepers for sure! My sexy shrimp in my Nuvo 8 are still there so they didnt be ome lunch for the peppermints and are out and about so i guess all is fine that way. My juvilelile clown pair dint lime sharing their tank with my new additions as they ate sticking to the corner for now. They might be too big for my 8g but knce the clowns grow up they will be moved anyways to my 15 g column anyways.

Thanks all for the tips/advice!

lastlight 03-20-2014 04:01 AM

I loved mine until they started eating my acans. Watch them I guess... make sure they get some food every now and then along with the fish.

rogesue 03-20-2014 03:28 PM

Peppermint shrimp
 
Use aptasia x That will get rid!

Drfu 03-20-2014 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by rogesue (Post 887458)
Use aptasia x That will get rid!

Who sells it locally, just in case?


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