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Cheap source for peppermint shrimp

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Hello all.
Does anyone know where I can order a bunch of peppermint shrimp (Lysmata vittata) for cheap ? Thanks Will
 
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I got mine from reefcleaners . Clean up most of my aptasia, except for a corner which the darn damsel is guarding.
 
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I got mine from reefcleaners . Clean up most of my aptasia, except for a corner which the darn damsel is guarding.
I checked them out. They are out of stock.
 
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I forget but they are seasonal. Probably once it warms up I would guess
 
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Hello all.
Does anyone know where I can order a bunch of peppermint shrimp (Lysmata vittata) for cheap ? Thanks Will
Are you sure that’s the correct species?
I thought it was L. wurdemanni
But I’ve been wrong before...
 
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Are you sure that’s the correct species?
I thought it was L. wurdemanni
But I’ve been wrong before...
That’s the name I got from reef man YouTube videos. But the species that you mentioned is what everyone is carrying. So dunno.
 
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Thank you
I had misplaced the memory of that thread
My species info came from the book: how to train your peppermint shrimp
Andy and the rest of the team didn't do their work until well after that book was published. You might remember him more by the handle: Spawner. Very nice guy and a huge wealth of knowledge.
 
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Andy and the rest of the team didn't do their work until well after that book was published. You might remember him more by the handle: Spawner. Very nice guy and a huge wealth of knowledge.
Was Andy a member here?
 
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Was Andy a member here?
Afraid not. He's east coast, but was very active years ago on RC/RDO/etc. Dr Andrew Rhyne.

I had a lot of contact with him while I was at Cortez.
 
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