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beba
06/09/2008, 07:01 AM
My 150g tank is 14 days old with cured live rock (200#) and live sand (200#)
I have some brown diatoms on rocks and on sand and now I find 2 Aiptasia Anemone.

Is it a good idea to add peppermint shrimp?

My NO3 and etc are in low levels.

szwab
06/09/2008, 07:12 AM
shrimp can be sensitive to water quality. I would hold off a bit if you only have 2 aptasia IMO your best bet would be to treat them with joe's juice, kalk paste or aptasia-x (in no particular order)
Adding pepps. is no guarantee that they will eat the aptasia.

ev1016
06/10/2008, 12:07 AM
I have had 6 peppermints in my tank since I first set it up. Acclimate them carefully and I doubt you would have any problem.

As for the Aiptasias, I would torch them with a lighter to kill them completely. You will get a little bleaching on the rock they are attached to, but it is a good way to completely kill them without them spreading.