sk187 September 8, 2015 Share September 8, 2015 Hey everyone, So I thought I controlled an outbreak of aiptasia in my tank but clearly I failed as I saw a few yesterday when I was cleaning the tank. I been trying to introduce peppermint shrimp to eat them but strangely they keep dying. At first I though it was because I wasn't acclimating them properly so I kept it in a basket attached to the top of my tank over night to keep an eye on it. It survived the night so I introduced it into my the tank and I found my cleanup crew eating it up at the end of the day. What is weird is I also introduced a cleaner shrimp and 2 emerald crabs at the same time and they are fine. My hypothesis is that something is attacking the peppermint shrimp but I am not sure what it could be. I have 2 clownfish, 2 firefish gobies, 1 royal gramma. There seems to be alot of talk about how to remove them but what worked for you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanM September 8, 2015 Share September 8, 2015 I just live with them. Majano wand makes them go away temporarily, so does Aiptasia-X. Berghia do nothing to them. My peppermint shrimp just rocked back and forth for a few days before all ending up in my filter sock. Big dummies. They didn't do squat for Aiptasia. At least they didn't in my tank. I just knock them back with Aiptasia X from time to time if they start interfering with a coral I'm attached to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruleyii September 8, 2015 Share September 8, 2015 It might be the emerald crab getting them. Those can be mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sk187 September 8, 2015 Author Share September 8, 2015 I just added the emerald crabs so I don't think they are the culprits. I bought 3 peppermint shrimp prior this last one and they all died as well. I found one in my filter sock and the other two I haven't seen so I am assuming died. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epleeds September 8, 2015 Share September 8, 2015 I have a brand new container of aptasia X if your Interested for $5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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