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Post by jess on Jan 11, 2014 9:23:59 GMT -5
Went to petco yesterday and decided since they were so cheap would get a peppermint shrimp, even tho they always disappear and never eat my aptasia. Turned the light on this morning and all aptasia is gone!!! Woohooo!!! Now to get the rest of my tank contents transferred back in so he can clean up the rest. Hopefully the emerald will actually take care of the bit of bubble algae that recently showed up. So my tank has a bit of life now consisting of one scarlet hermit, one emerald, one peppermint,3 nasarious, and two margarita snails.  Sent from my HTC ONE |
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Post by industry on Jan 11, 2014 19:24:30 GMT -5
Glad to hear they worked for you. I couldn't get the ones I bought to make a dent in my aptasia.
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Post by jess on Jan 11, 2014 19:26:54 GMT -5
They have never eaten any before, I didn't expect anything different this time. Was very surprised.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2014 20:11:20 GMT -5
mine ate my aiptasia and moved onto my red mini carpet and zoanthids
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Post by jess on Jan 11, 2014 21:43:47 GMT -5
Oh!! I shall eat him if I see any of that lol
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Post by fragfreaks on Jan 12, 2014 11:54:10 GMT -5
Oh!! I shall eat him if I see any of that lol Sent from my HTC ONE Too funny. I use to have a few in my tanks at all times but with my Melanarus Wrasse, he doesn't allow them to be in the tank for more than 2 mins before he rips them apart. |
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Post by gotareef on Jan 12, 2014 12:27:18 GMT -5
I put a few in my tank about a year ago. I only see one every once in a great wile, he hides well
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Post by jess on Jan 12, 2014 12:37:04 GMT -5
Mine is huge in such a small tank lol
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Post by fragfreaks on Jan 12, 2014 16:23:55 GMT -5
Mine is huge in such a small tank lol Sent from my HTC ONE How big? I usually only see the really tiny guys. Maybe if I had some larger ones my wrasse wouldn't bother with them. I have a good sized cleaner and he doesn't even look at it. |
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Post by jess on Jan 12, 2014 16:44:28 GMT -5
1.5 " it's the biggest one I've ever had
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Post by fragfreaks on Jan 12, 2014 17:22:45 GMT -5
Yeah the ones I got in last time were probably about 3/4".
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Post by jasonandsarah on Jan 13, 2014 8:02:05 GMT -5
I wonder if it's a tank bred one? You'd think they'd be smaller not bigger but I know liveaquaria sells tank breed one's that they say are specifically for eating aptasia? Idk if they actually do? But I know they sell them as such, maybe somehow you got one of these? I had a peppermint shrimp that was kinda paired with my cleaner shrimp and then I got a second cleaner shrimp and the next morning I woke up and the peppermint shrimp was dead?  I think the cleaners paired off quick and killed the peppermint.or the new cleaner took it out to pair with my first cleaner? Who knows? |
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I think the cleaners paired off quick and killed the peppermint.or the new cleaner took it out to pair with my first cleaner? Who knows?