What I Did to Beat Aptasia

[Richard]

I put 4 peppermint shrimp in one tank that had aptasia everywhere and they knocked out the problem completely. I also have another tank that has like three or four peppermint shrimp in it that has three aptasias and they wont touch them. So peppermint shrimp do work but it depends on the individual peppermint shrimp and how much other food they have to eat atleast in my expierences.

It's always hit or miss with the wild caught peps. There are several different species that are hard to distinguish and there might even be a difference in their appetite for aiptasia depending on where they are collected. I got some ORA aquacultured peppermint shrimp. They went right for aiptasia (3 different tanks). So ORA's seem to be good aiptasia eaters. I'd be interested to know if anyone else gets some of theirs and has the same results. It would be nice to have a source for known aiptasia eating peps.

[apedroza]

I've used the joe's juice with some pretty good results!!

[caferacermike]

Hey Anthony it's hotly debated but most think Joe's is pure Kalk. Save yourself a buck and just buy Pickling Lime from Walmart at $3 for 2 lbs.

[copperband]

i used a syringe that had no needle and filled it with hot water that did the trick for me