Peppermint shrimp vs aptasia success

[marcopolo204]

Added two peppermints to the clean up crew had some aptasia growing quick. At first they wouldnt even bother, so I stopped actually feeding them and starved the tank for about 2 days and wouldnt you know. The little guys got hungry. Put a link of me feeding them, cool little critters.

 

[mta_morrow]

Awesome! If they are actually eating them, I wouldn’t add fish or coral till they get them all.

Is this a new tank?

 

[DesertReefBoy]

i added two peppermint shrimp to my 90 gallons when I had a few smaller aptasia. they cleared them up in a week or so and haven't seen any since going on four months now.

 

[marcopolo204]

Awesome! If they are actually eating them, I wouldn’t add fish or coral till they get them all.

Is this a new tank?

I've have had it running for about 4 months now. Aptasia came off the live rock I put in. Yes no major fish purchases until I have it running a bit longer. Slow and steady. Cuc is set now I watch and wait