Aptaisia and peppermint shrimp size question

[mook1178]

Can an aptaisia be too large for peppermint shrimp?

I recently added some peppermint shrimp. My small aptaisia are gone, but the 3 the ones are still around. Can they be too big for the shrimp?

 

[mook1178]

Bump

 

[KrisReef]

I have heard this to be true but I have not seen it before.

I have seen peppermint shrimp and butterfly fish that destroy aiptasia who do not touch Mojano anemones, that look similar and get larger than aiptasia

 

[Mellotang]

Just get Berghia

 

[Double monti 61]

Can you estimate the size of your peppermint shrimp?

 

[Double monti 61]

Sorry I meant aptasia!

 

[Cthulukelele]

Peppermint shrimp are not reliable aiptasia eliminators, and they definitely prefer smaller aiptasia. I've yet to meet a reefer IRL who successfully eliminated an aiptasia problem with peppermint shrimp. They can help control one though.

 

[mook1178]

Sorry I meant aptasia!

Our about an inch and a half, maybe two inches wide

 

[not_eman209]

I think same goes for file fish, he ate 5 baby ones but hasn’t touched the biggest one that’s like 3.5 inches round

 

[lmfbs]

Can an aptaisia be too large for peppermint shrimp?

I recently added some peppermint shrimp. My small aptaisia are gone, but the 3 the ones are still around. Can they be too big for the shrimp?

Peppermint shrimp are not reliable aiptasia eliminators, and they definitely prefer smaller aiptasia. I've yet to meet a reefer IRL who successfully eliminated an aiptasia problem with peppermint shrimp. They can help control one though.

I had hundreds of aptasia, and we don't get berghia here. I got 4, and it took about 3 months before all but the large ones were gone. A few more months, and they got the big ones. I had some massive ones that looked more like a BTA size. I haven't seen an aptasia in my tank for nearly a year, though I don't doubt that I have some in the overflow and pipework.