Peppermint Shrimp question

im not 100% but i know live aquaria sells "tank bred aptasia eating" peppermint shrimp.

 

I saw that too as I was looking at adding a couple to the Cedar Rapids group order. Let me know which you end up wanting, and I will probably add 2 of the same for myself. (Letting you do the hard work of figuring out which one. LOL)

 

Note: The tank bred Candy Cane ones are out of stock, but the description for that one (Lysmata uncicornis) is the same as the other tank bred ones (Lysmata seticaudata). The description for the non tank bed ones (Lysmata wurdemanni) is different, but seems similar. Of course the cheaper non tank bred ones have words that lead me to believe that they are "hit or miss" when it comes to eating aptasia. Other than that, the only difference I see is the color...

 

Yes sir...

 

Any of them will, not none of them will all the time.

They are hit or miss. Sometimes you get some that mow down on them, others wont touch the stuff.

 

I purchased a few at AC&C and I am noticing less tiny aptasia but they do not go near medium to larger sized unless they have food to steal. They are greedy little things though and do a great job cleaning up the food scraps. I have not noticed them bothering other corals so at worst my experience has been mostly positive but they are definitely not cleaning them out by any means. Definitely agree with the hit or miss comment.