neetsw Posted October 2, 2005 Report Share Posted October 2, 2005 Hi Does anyone know where i can buy a "peppermint schrimp"? Thanks for any help Steen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianemone Posted October 2, 2005 Report Share Posted October 2, 2005 havent seen them in NZ, not sure if they are around. not the most attractive shrimp though so maybe they are not brought in as no-one is willing to pay 50$ for a shrimp thats plain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misnoma Posted October 2, 2005 Report Share Posted October 2, 2005 From reading reefcentral they seem to have a popularity in battling aptasia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neetsw Posted October 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2005 i'm willing to pay $ 50! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Posted October 2, 2005 Report Share Posted October 2, 2005 i agree, the look very plain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianemone Posted October 2, 2005 Report Share Posted October 2, 2005 just like any natural remedy for reef pests they are still hit and miss. some will gooble the aipstasia some won't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pies Posted October 2, 2005 Report Share Posted October 2, 2005 They are here in NZ. From memory they were a lot more expensive than $50.00, perhapps $90.00 I forget. I belive what happened was people went on and on about them, so some were broght in, then when it came to paying for them no-one went for it. Expensive for what they are. I belive they come from the Carabean. Pie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neetsw Posted October 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2005 thanks for that info Pie! Steen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted October 2, 2005 Report Share Posted October 2, 2005 They're what? $20 for a dozen everywhere but NZ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pies Posted October 2, 2005 Report Share Posted October 2, 2005 They're what? $20 for a dozen everywhere but NZ? It all comes back to freight. The price i've seen them for in the UK is about 15-35quid ea. Not sure if they are significiently cheaper in the US, but expesnive in the UK. Pie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted October 2, 2005 Report Share Posted October 2, 2005 Looks like the prices I can find are $4-7ish each in the US. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogmatix Posted October 2, 2005 Report Share Posted October 2, 2005 The main problem is keeping them in circulation with tanks full of aptasia's otherwise the'll just wither away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianemone Posted October 2, 2005 Report Share Posted October 2, 2005 shouldnt be a problem at the shop Ben any plans on combating them?? if you need a hand let me know, more than happy to come inject some of those beasts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 The main problem is keeping them in circulation with tanks full of aptasia's otherwise the'll just wither away it's not a peppermint shrimps primary diet. in fact, the true peppermint shrimp is not even assured to eat aipstasia. there is another shrimp that looks similar to the true peppermint shrimp and apparently in the USA, is often sold as a 'peppermint' shrimp - but they don't touch aipstasia. the true peppermint shrimp is "Lysmata wurdemanni" thats the one you want. if you're clever enough, you could even have a go at breeding them http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-10/nftt/index.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neetsw Posted October 3, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 Hi Chimerea. Thanks for info, yes it's the Lysmata wurdemanni i am after!! If i am clever enough??? how clever do i have to be???lol Steen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 pretty darn clever according to the article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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