LF Red Legged Hermit Crabs

Wayne · #1 02-21-2012, 02:22 AM

Looking for Red Legged Hermit Crabs (Scarlet Reef Hermit Crabs)

Looking to try them out on some aptasia control. If anyone has some or knows where I can get locally that would be awesome!!!

outacontrol · #2 02-21-2012, 02:28 AM

I am 100% sure that peppermint shrimp are the way to go for aptasia control.

Nano · #3 02-21-2012, 02:34 AM

yeah +1 I have scarlets, and they have never touched any of the "3" aiptasia I had lol. peppermint shrimp ate one though

Ripwoop · #4 02-21-2012, 02:35 AM

Those shrimp are hit and miss. Berghia are 100% effective.

Wayne · #5 02-21-2012, 02:43 AM

I have a Flame Hawkfish, so adding a peppermint shrimp could be an expensive snack

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I have tried Copperbands without success and I am too worried a filefish would eat my corals (softy oriented tank)

If anyone knew where I could get some Berghia's for a decent price I would be up for that. I thought BWA was breeding them once upon a time...

Nano · #6 02-21-2012, 02:52 AM

I was just there on saturday and I didnt see any nudis

subman · #7 02-21-2012, 04:04 AM

Marine aquaria had the peppermints for $8 this weekend worth a shot at that price.

dc4 · #8 02-22-2012, 01:57 AM

I have a pair of pepermints and they took care of the few aptasias that were in my tank. My flame hawkfish doesn't pay any attention to them plus they feed the tank when they release their babies.

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