Peppermint shrimp adventure

[ConvertedSalty]

I had an aiptasia problem... I had tried manual removal, aiptasia x, joes juice, they were still popping up everywhere. I have heard stories about peppermint shrimp, both good and bad. I decided to try my hand at a few of them.

I saw them swaying side to side like a couple of slow jazz enthusiasts. I took a video and even put music behind it. It was cute, it looked like they were dancing. I immediately loved them. The aiptasia was eradicated within 3 days of adding these cute little dancing inverts. Such smooth little critters. They aren't shy, they come out and gladly grab flakes and pellets to eat. They kick and punch eachother if they get too close, somehow endearing as well. Wow- such adorable little shrimp.

They brought a lot of character to the tank with their little antics.

Fast forward to a week later....

Both of my large feather dusters have been brutally murdered, my zoas won't open most of the time... my Duncan is constantly annoyed, and my pulsing Xenia has almost been eaten entirely.

My conclusion: I have introduced a couple of little stripey serial killers into my tank. They are dancing again right now like nothing ever happened. If I had a sump, I'd sump the little psychopaths. Never trust dancing shrimp.

 

[i cant think]

I had an aiptasia problem... I had tried manual removal, aiptasia x, joes juice, they were still popping up everywhere. I have heard stories about peppermint shrimp, both good and bad. I decided to try my hand at a few of them.

I saw them swaying side to side like a couple of slow jazz enthusiasts. I took a video and even put music behind it. It was cute, it looked like they were dancing. I immediately loved them. The aiptasia was eradicated within 3 days of adding these cute little dancing inverts. Such smooth little critters. They aren't shy, they come out and gladly grab flakes and pellets to eat. They kick and punch eachother if they get too close, somehow endearing as well. Wow- such adorable little shrimp.

They brought a lot of character to the tank with their little antics.

Fast forward to a week later....

Both of my large feather dusters have been brutally murdered, my zoas won't open most of the time... my Duncan is constantly annoyed, and my pulsing Xenia has almost been eaten entirely.

My conclusion: I have introduced a couple of little stripey serial killers into my tank. They are dancing again right now like nothing ever happened. If I had a sump, I'd sump the little psychopaths. Never trust dancing shrimp.

Are you sure these were the true lysmata wurdemanni?

 

[Lavey29]

Halfway through your post I was on my way to my LFS to get one for my aptasia then as I finished reading I stopped in my track's.

 

[Double monti 61]

Never had a problem with peppermint and coral.

 

[Ryde]

I had an aiptasia problem... I had tried manual removal, aiptasia x, joes juice, they were still popping up everywhere. I have heard stories about peppermint shrimp, both good and bad. I decided to try my hand at a few of them.

I saw them swaying side to side like a couple of slow jazz enthusiasts. I took a video and even put music behind it. It was cute, it looked like they were dancing. I immediately loved them. The aiptasia was eradicated within 3 days of adding these cute little dancing inverts. Such smooth little critters. They aren't shy, they come out and gladly grab flakes and pellets to eat. They kick and punch eachother if they get too close, somehow endearing as well. Wow- such adorable little shrimp.

They brought a lot of character to the tank with their little antics.

Fast forward to a week later....

Both of my large feather dusters have been brutally murdered, my zoas won't open most of the time... my Duncan is constantly annoyed, and my pulsing Xenia has almost been eaten entirely.

My conclusion: I have introduced a couple of little stripey serial killers into my tank. They are dancing again right now like nothing ever happened. If I had a sump, I'd sump the little psychopaths. Never trust dancing shrimp.

You never know what you're getting into unless you have prior experience, every creature we put in tanks are different then the last. Maybe you could feed them more, I'd think if they would be full on pellets and flakes, they wouldn't go after your corals but, don't think any of this would work it was just my 2 cents.

But on the bright side you have 2 little jazz enthusiasts with... a... Uh... serial killer trait, best of luck!

 

[KMCA]

my skunk cleaner dances too... now I'm paranoid about all the time he's been spending around my frogspawn