Ne0eN September 9, 2005 Share September 9, 2005 Hi all, I got some LR recently that I'm quarantining and I'm seeing a lot of aptaisia... Anyone willing to lend a bunch of hungry peppermints? I think 2-3 should do the trick in a week or so. I haven't seen any locally in a while. If anyone knows of any LFS that sells them I'm also interested. Thanks, -Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emissary September 10, 2005 Share September 10, 2005 Frankly, I'll *buy* some Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfwang September 10, 2005 Share September 10, 2005 try Marine Scene Shuo-Fu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocko918 September 10, 2005 Share September 10, 2005 They are not in season, if you want call it that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest samc99us September 10, 2005 Share September 10, 2005 Want to do a group buy on some aiptasia eating Berghia v. Nudibranch ? http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.p...5&pagenumber=13 I have no problems paying this guy $15 bucks a piece for something I know will take care of the aiptasia problem (since thats all they eat), but, as always, shipping is a little bit crazy, so splitting that would be great. I'm in Lusby, MD, fyi. Also, once we have a few of these local, we can just pass them around since all they eat is aiptasia, and once you run out of aiptasia, the next guy down the line can have them, and WHEN your aiptasia come back, you can get the nudi's back. Plus, they breed fairly easily, which is one reason they work better than pepperment shirmp (more predators, the better). I have not had luck with peppies in a tank that was fed regularly, they tend to stick with the tank food if they can. Sam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davelin315 September 10, 2005 Share September 10, 2005 I had posted about doing a group buy on berghia's a little while ago. I found a place that will ship 3 for $40 plus about $20 in shipping. They say that they are shipped at a larger size than normal, and you need several to start a colony. Let me know if you're interested. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest goblinshark September 10, 2005 Share September 10, 2005 does anyone know if peppermint shrimp eat majano anemones? do berghia? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveoutlaw September 10, 2005 Share September 10, 2005 I'm doing a group order from SWF.com and they have peppermints. See post in members section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davelin315 September 10, 2005 Share September 10, 2005 Berghia will not eat majanos, they are very specialized to eat the aiptasia. I don't know about peps, though, as they aren't so specialized to eat only aiptasia. I know that they can and will pick at polyps on occasion, but again, not sure of the majanos. That said, I wouldn't bet on it since half the time they don't really do a whole lot to aiptasia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pandora September 12, 2005 Share September 12, 2005 How does anyone "rent" these shrimp? Once you put them in your tank, you will never be able to get them out again unless you do a complete takedown. There are people who have had them for years and never see them except at night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flowerseller September 12, 2005 Share September 12, 2005 Good point. I bought three a year ago and have seen them only once a long time ago. I know they're getting pretty darn big though. You can bet your butt if you buy them specifically to eat aptasia, they won't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryL September 12, 2005 Share September 12, 2005 they are also opportunists and will eat anything that is easy to scavenge also. i had bought some but they didn't touch my aptasia that i could see which was large. so who knows if they ate the smaller ones. i ended up having to hit the large ones with kalk patse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex wlazlak September 12, 2005 Share September 12, 2005 i know if you go to the fishplace they usually have some.. maybe you can check online and get some from them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flowerseller September 12, 2005 Share September 12, 2005 I bought three a year ago and have seen them only once a long time ago.I know they're getting pretty darn big though. Oh, yeah, thanks for pointing that out, I know they're getting bigger because very once in a while I see an exoskeleton floating in the tank and it/they look pretty darn big. I must have fixed a typo and lost that whole line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbartco September 12, 2005 Share September 12, 2005 peps will not eat mojanos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocko918 September 12, 2005 Share September 12, 2005 peps will not eat mojanos 38754[/snapback] Hmmm, I haver had them eat majanos. I had a few majanos in my nano and added 2 peppermint shrimp. The majanos were gone less than 2 days later. I have not been able to keep peppermints too long unless you can target feed them. One lived in the back of my nano for a while, i found him while feed the tank one day. I left him in there and was hand feeding him for a while. I decided i wanted him in the main tank so i moved him in. couple of weeks later he is MIA. I have to check the back agian. Anyway they did eat my majanos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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