My tank is young still (exactly 5 months, today), but back when I added live rock initially, some aiptasia snuck in on it.
My LFS recommended peppermint shrimp to eradicate the problem, so I bought two (32.5 gallons).
However, they also are becoming an issue because whenever I add snails to the tank, they go straight for them. I just added 6 small snails I read would help with my cyano issue, and even though I flipped them over when they got to the sand, they flipped a couple of them over on their own and killed them.
Well, they’re now picking on my sand sifting star, to the point that one of its arms is all chewed up! This is a new development, as they’ve mostly ignored it until now. I HAVE cut back my feeding to get my parameters in line, but if the result is going to be my PS eating every non fish I put in the tank…I’m just not sure what to do here.
Also, should I just scoop sand over the star to help it heal / hide? It doesn’t seem very active since the shrimp has started picking at it.
Poor guy!
My LFS recommended peppermint shrimp to eradicate the problem, so I bought two (32.5 gallons).
However, they also are becoming an issue because whenever I add snails to the tank, they go straight for them. I just added 6 small snails I read would help with my cyano issue, and even though I flipped them over when they got to the sand, they flipped a couple of them over on their own and killed them.
Well, they’re now picking on my sand sifting star, to the point that one of its arms is all chewed up! This is a new development, as they’ve mostly ignored it until now. I HAVE cut back my feeding to get my parameters in line, but if the result is going to be my PS eating every non fish I put in the tank…I’m just not sure what to do here.
Also, should I just scoop sand over the star to help it heal / hide? It doesn’t seem very active since the shrimp has started picking at it.