Tank compatibility of Aiptasia eating creatures

[dnprall]

I have two clown fish, one watchman goby with a pistol shrimp, one scarlet skunk cleaner shrimp, one turbo snail, handful of other snails and hermit crabs.

I have some aiptasia. I've looked into options. Not interested in a file fish.

However, I have a concern, that if I try to add a creature, my current creatures will eat them.

1) Will peppermint shrimp get along with the goby/pistol shrimp? I don't know where the peppermint shrimp likes to hang out but I don't want it to interfere with these guys. The cleaner shrimp doesn't bother the goby/pistol.

2) If I get some nudibranches, will the doby/pistol/cleaner and more importantly the hermit crabs leave them alone to allow them to get established?

Thanks.

 

[steveschuerger]

I’d say out of the two predator options, the peps are your best bet. I have a couple pistol shrimp and they never bothered my peppermints.

 

[IKD]

One alternate suggestion for you. Look for Kuekenthali shrimp. They have been the best aiptasia controlling shrimp I’ve come across.

 

[dnprall]

One alternate suggestion for you. Look for Kuekenthali shrimp. They have been the best aiptasia controlling shrimp I’ve come across.

Thanks!

 

[1epauletteshark]

One alternate suggestion for you. Look for Kuekenthali shrimp. They have been the best aiptasia controlling shrimp I’ve come across.

That’s the shrimp I have! It was sold as a peppermint and demolished my Aptasia in about a few hours and now he is just the crazy psychopath that bumps into fish in my tank until I need him to help with the other tanks. Definitely recommend.

 

[dnprall]

That’s the shrimp I have! It was sold as a peppermint and demolished my Aptasia in about a few hours and now he is just the crazy psychopath that bumps into fish in my tank until I need him to help with the other tanks. Definitely recommend.

Thanks I was able to get three peppermint shrimp from Biota. They took care of my aptasia pretty quickly