Pufferpunk wrote:I just added a dozen pepp shrimp to my tank. I NEVER see them! I'm not sure if they're eating the aptasia or not. I do know I have way to many copepods. Maybe they ate the shrimp. They are HUGE & look more like beetles to me. They eat all my weaker fish in minutes & swarm whenever there's food in the tank.
Sounds like scavanger isopods .
Peppermint Shrimps love to hide, whether or not they eat aiptasia I think has something to do with which part of the world they come from iirc.
*A wild water plant appears, Pig the Green Spotted Puffer is intimidated*
Water test as of today. Ammo 0, nitrite 0 nitrate between 10-20 ppm. So I have fish . Got 3 humbugs, 1 royal gamma, 1 small hawk fish one of the ones that stays smallish so predation should be no problem. 1 blue legged hermit and one red legged hermit. More fish shopping tomorrow, also got a peppermint shrimp
It's amazing how easy maintenance is. If done regularly and thoroughly
My Puffers: Filbert, the 12" T lineatus Punkster, the 4" red T miurus Mongo, the 4" A modestus 2 T biocellatus C valentini C coranata C papuan Also kept: lorteti DPs suvattii burrfish T niphobles
Seen some brittle stars, one had only 2 legs, many unidentified worm type thingys lol. By far the coolest tank I have set up. More aiptasia is appearing so I guess more peppermint shrimp are needed, they cost £15 a piece here but if they will help rid this pest worth it. Will grab some more tomorrow and give it a few days if not i will intervene somehow
It's amazing how easy maintenance is. If done regularly and thoroughly
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. Got 3 humbugs, 1 royal gamma, 1 small hawk fish one of the ones that stays smallish so predation should be no problem. 1 blue legged hermit and one red legged hermit. More fish shopping tomorrow, also got a peppermint shrimp