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Old 11-01-2013, 09:19 PM
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Are you sure it was a peppermint shrimp and not a camelback both are similar in looks and yes peppermints are hit and miss I have a couple in my tank 1 eats it the other two sample it and I also have a camelback that was a hitch hiker
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Are you sure it was a peppermint shrimp and not a camelback both are similar in looks and yes peppermints are hit and miss I have a couple in my tank 1 eats it the other two sample it and I also have a camelback that was a hitch hiker
Yup they were peppermint got from JL.
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File fish is another eater of aptaisa. I have witnessed one clear an entire tank of probably 100 or more in a couple weeks.
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Old 11-03-2013, 02:32 AM
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File fish is another eater of aptaisa. I have witnessed one clear an entire tank of probably 100 or more in a couple weeks.
I had 2 that did F..all. just saying hit and miss.
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Old 11-03-2013, 02:44 AM
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Here is a very good read about aiptasia its causes, breeding and multiple control methods of removing aiptasia and the pluses and minuses to each method of removal

http://www.saltyunderground.com/pages.php?pID=11
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Aptasia X works well for me. Sometimes I can get the needle right in the mouth and inject down inside them. Works great.
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