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Earlier this week we had a poll here where you voted on the best eradicator or aiptasia anemones! To my surprise the peppermint shrimp edged out the berghia nudibranch by over 4%. Needless to say both of these natural aiptasia predators will do the job. But since the peppermint shrimp won the total votes let's talk about making sure that when you purchase a peppermint shrimp that you're actually not just getting a cheap knock off of the real thing!
According this this study the real peppermint shrimp is a Lysmata wurdemanni.
1. Have you ever gotten a "peppermint shrimp" and now believe it wasn't a true peppermint shrimp?
2. Are you willing to give peppermint shrimp another try at eradicating aiptasia now that you know what the real one looks like?
THE REAL PEPPERMINT SHRIMP IS THE LETTER..........A
Screenshot via the study A WESTERN ATLANTIC PEPPERMINT SHRIMP COMPLEX
According this this study the real peppermint shrimp is a Lysmata wurdemanni.
1. Have you ever gotten a "peppermint shrimp" and now believe it wasn't a true peppermint shrimp?
2. Are you willing to give peppermint shrimp another try at eradicating aiptasia now that you know what the real one looks like?
THE REAL PEPPERMINT SHRIMP IS THE LETTER..........A
Screenshot via the study A WESTERN ATLANTIC PEPPERMINT SHRIMP COMPLEX