Aiptasia

[SnOwY]

I've got a 55 gallon tank with an aiptasia outbreak.  I just bought one peppermint shrimp to try and eat some, but think just 1 may not be enough.  I prolly have fifteen - twenty small aptasia started about 5 of them are big.  Was just curious how many shrimp anyone would recommend for a 55 gallon tank.

[HUNGER]

could do 5 to 7

[Reefinmike]

5-7 may be a bit overkill. I like to do trios of the little guys.

[jd]

All hope is lost, tear down your tank!

Full Disclosure: I'm looking for a 55 gallon tank. 

I'd start with 3, then work your way up.

[HUNGER]

if u can get some of the rock out u can just dry them out and keep rotating the rock till its all gone

[slandis3]

I added a dozen to my 250g tank when I had an outbreak last year.They didn't work out so well. I ended up getting a copperban to get rid of them. Now that my copperban is gone I need to try the shrimp again.

[Kenn]

I had an outbreak in our 37g with new live rock.

I bought 1 Peppermint shrimp at Coral Ranch and in 1 week ... nothing of the aiptasia were left

I am just lucky I guess ... Peppermint shrimp have always cured my problem.

[SnOwY]

yeah i have one shrimp now and i noticed this morning he ate half of the biggest aiptasia that i had. So i may get couple more and see how they work out.

[SnOwY]

as for 55 gallon tank i have two one of them has the center brace snapped but i rigged something up so it works. i do plan on getting rid of that one tank sometime.

[HUNGER]

5-7 may be a bit overkill. I like to do trios of the little guys.

ya but only 3 to 4 will eat them maybe or all and even than the aiptasia will be gone quicker and than take all but 1 or 2 out and take them back for in store credit or sell them