Aiptaisa spotted

[Jeremey’s reef]

So I spotted some of these in my tank this morning, what are the disadvantages to them being in a reef and how do I rid my system of them?

 

[york1]

kill em with aiptasia-x, joe's juice, etc.. to kill what you can see. peppermint shrimp, berghia nudis, file fish and others are known to eat them.

 

[sharis100]

You can also get a majono wand or a laser and zap them.

 

[Shawn]

The very few I've seen in my tank were killed off in one go with Aptasia X. I would HIGHLY recommend cutting any coral you bring in off the frag plug - that's where I've always found mine - bottom side of a frag plug!

 

[bhodges82]

The disadvantage is that aptasia sting and irritate coral, they also multiply quickly.

 

[Eric_n_Ga]

Peppermint shrimp is usually a quick fix ...

 

[Jeremey’s reef]

Peppermint shrimp is usually a quick fix ...

I have witnessed Peppermint shrimps go after my sea stars so I can’t bring myself to go that route as I am quite fond of my stars