Aptasia/peppermint shrimp/vinegar

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  1. pecco22

    pecco22 Peppermint Shrimp

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    Hello all,
    I just wanted to mention something that happened today with my tank. I have a small problem with aptasia. So did what was suggested, I got peppermint shrimp. well I knew they were hit or miss. It would appear to be a miss with them. So I tried injecting them with vinegar, they do hate and pull right back hard. Now the interesting part is this: after they were injected and pulled back, the peppermint shrimp came right out and went straight to the one I had just injected and then began to eat it. So I thought it was interesting. Maybe the aptasia released something that attracted the shrimp? not sure myself but the shrimp is sure going to town. Hopefully the vinegar will not harm the shrimp. Any thoughts? anyone else seen this? could possibly be a way to kick start a taste for aptasia in peppermints.
     
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  3. DanKistner

    DanKistner Coral Banded Shrimp

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    Nice, I did the vinegar trick and it killed the aiptasia but I didn't notice if my peppermint went to dinner or not.