I got three small peppermint shrimp to control aptaisa in my tank. I still have two of them, now large in size. They have kept the aptaisa eliminated quite well. Once in a while I see one appear, but usually within a few days or a week it is gone. I haven't had to go in after one since getting the peppermints.
I don't think the size of the shrimp is as big an issue as is getting actual peppermint shrimp. There are lots of varieties of shrimp that are sold as peppermint shrimp that are not the correct species. The real deal is lysmata wurdemanni. I have heard that if the aptaisa is very large , they may not eat it though.
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I retired and got a fixed income but it's broke.
Ed
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50 gallon FOWLR, 10 gallon sump.
130 gallon reef, 20 gallon sump, 10 gallon refugium.
10 gallon quarantine.
60 gallon winter tank for pond fish.
300 gallon pond with waterfall.
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