So I have a Aiptasia problem in my 40 gallon tank. I have a Aiptasia Eating filefish who is basically useless. I am thinking about getting a peppermint shrimp but have some concerns about its compatibility in my tank. Maybe someone can help answer me questions. Is a peppermint shrimp ok with a cleaner shrimp and a blood shrimp in same tank. Will peppermint shrimp go after rock flower anemones? Thanks for any info.
Peppermint shrimps
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SeaDøøby
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When I had a peppermint shrimp (it was eaten by a brittle star) it would pick at my corals (or could have been taking food from them) but in my opinion they are pretty annoying with corals. With anemones I don't know. My peppermint shrimp didn't pick on corals till a month later so you can try them but that's my story.
He will be fine with the other shrimp. I can't speak to rock nem compatibility with any certainty. As to other coral compatibility, cleaner shrimps are far more annoying than peppermints IME.
BPCGuy
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My peppermint attacked rock flower anemones on two occasions, before I banished him to the sump. Peppermints will kill small aiptasia but are unlikely to attack anything larger than a dime.
To get the filefish to eat aiptasia you have to make him hungry. Try skipping a couple days of food, or putting him in an acclimation box during feeding. Be reasonable and don't let the fish go more than 3 days without supplemental food.
