Should I even bother trying out peppermint shrimp

[axe_man16]

Make sure you are getting the right type of peppermint shrimp. They should have red stripes and a red tail. Sometimes stores have them labeled as peppermint shrimp and they are not ones that will eat aiptasia. Just make sure not to overfeed untill your aiptasia is gone, as the shrimp will eat the left over food instead of the aiptasia.

But even though you do everything right to incourage them to eat aiptasia they still might not, I got lucky I guess with mine, they love the stuff.

[randy123]

My mystery wrasse has murdered 3 cleaner shrimp in his day, but he is full grown. A smaller mystery may leave a shrimp alone.

[cwatkins]

They'll only eat it until they get the taste for fish food. Then they just become another pretty invert in the tank that serves no purpose...

[BlueWorldAquatic]

I would say no to peppermInts if you have a flame hawk. Peppermints will do well if you get the right species.

I only get mine from one supplier, funny as hell when they act like zombies approaching and ripping apart aptasia.

Ken

[asylumdown]

I bought 4 that I specifically watched eat an aiptasia in the store. They're never touched one in my tank. Within days of them going in, I would find tiny pieces of frog spawn tentacle floating through my tank, burning the crap out of anything they landed on....

[Wayne]

I would say just rescape your rock to get the aptasia where its accessible and zap it with a needle and lemon juice or kalk paste.