Anyone have experience with Kukhenthal Shrimp?

[aws2266]

I've got a bad outbreak of aiptasia and found these https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/demolish-aiptasia.936443/. Anyone use them before? These look bigger than peppermint shrimp, which is good. I've got a yellow coris wrasse that likes to eat my small inverts.

 

[WheatToast]

I don't know much about these shrimp, but as Lysmata kuekenthali is a species in the Lysmata genus (the taxonomic rank above species), it is probably a species of peppermint shrimp (which refers to several species in the genus, like L. boggessi and L. wurdemanni) or cleaner shrimp (like L. amboinensis and L. debelius) since these are also in the same genus.

 

[HBtank]

I prefer berghia nudibranchs, shrimp are hit or miss and have their own negatives IMO.

 

[aws2266]

I prefer berghia nudibranchs, shrimp are hit or miss and have their own negatives IMO.

I think that's the route I'm gonna go and hope my yellow wrasse doesn't eat them.

 

[HBtank]

I think that's the route I'm gonna go and hope my yellow wrasse doesn't eat them.

They should end up having opposite schedules, and will hide during the day when the wrasse is out, As long as you can get them breeding and laying eggs, it should be OK. Add them at night as well.

 

[IKD]

I’ve had a pair now for about 3 weeks and they have been a miracle in eliminating aiptasia from my sump. Took a week to notice a difference and after two weeks do not see any aiptasia. Highly recommend

 

[SamsReef]

Beautiful shrimp. They are way faster than normal peppermint so might be able to handle themselves better with wrasses.
I ordered two, put one each in DT and prop tank. Unfortunately, Melanarus made a meal out of the shrimp in DT.

Sam

 

[IKD]

Beautiful shrimp. They are way faster than normal peppermint so might be able to handle themselves better with wrasses.
I ordered two, put one each in DT and prop tank. Unfortunately, Melanarus made a meal out of the shrimp in DT.

Sam

That’s a shame. Sorry it didn’t work out

 

[aws2266]

Beautiful shrimp. They are way faster than normal peppermint so might be able to handle themselves better with wrasses.
I ordered two, put one each in DT and prop tank. Unfortunately, Melanarus made a meal out of the shrimp in DT.

Sam

I decided against them for that reason, didn't want them to be an expensive treat for my wrasse. . Ended up using Aptasia x to control my aptasia issue.