Got some aiptasia eating peppermint shrimps.

[ScottR]

So there are various types of peppermints out there. Some eat aiptasia; some don’t. Some supposedly eat corals; others, hopefully not. I got some of these from a friend who breeds them. He said you must use ocean water to breed them. Something about phytoplankton. I can’t vouch for this and I’m sure there are alternatives. But he’s been successful and here are these hard to find beauties in acclimation mode.

 

[TheHarold]

Congrats?

 

[ScottR]

Congrats?

As these are a very hard to come by species where I live, I’ll take that (congrats?) Also, many people are sold non-aiptasia eating species.

 

[flsalty]

As these are a very hard to come by species where I live, I’ll take that (congrats?) Also, many people are sold non-aiptasia eating species.

I imagine those would be very difficult to find where you are. Even here in the States people sell the wrong kind.

 

[ScottR]

I imagine those would be very difficult to find where you are. Even here in the States people sell the wrong kind.

Yeah. I’ve seen them sold at my LFS and they were obviously not peppermints but labeled as such. Saw camel shrimp being sold as peppermints.

Only the species circled actually eats Aiptasia.