Aiptasia Problem

[reeferboy83]

well someone wish me luck while I try to catch the 6 line out of my tank! This should be fun

 

[ricksconnected]

may the force be with you.

 

[rbredding]

ricksconnected;507477 wrote: skip that. keep the peps for apt control. :up:

he said earlier that he couldn't keep them for some reason (they kept dying on him, he thought the 6 line was the carnivore)



I've never tried a fish trap, (that's too easy)

I usually just tear everything out of the tank so they have no place to hide...

 

[ricksconnected]

ok after reading a couple suggestions on here about aiptasia,
i went and bought 2 more pep shrimp, total of 4 in my 45.
ive had a few aip's pop up and couldnt get to them with aipX.
well after 3 days the aip is gone from what i can tell.
these guys went to work fast.
the thing is, i had 2 before and they couldnt care less about the aip's.
so i read above where its best if you have 1 per 5gal i think it was.
so i went and bought 2 more. not wanting to over due it i figured i would buy 2 a week until i reached the limit.
seems like the last two i bought did the trick.
i might buy 2 more just cause.

 

[texhorns98]

MorganAtlanta;506486 wrote: Try a little green or matte filefish. Warehouse Aquarium on Chamblee Tucker has them and and actually sells them as "aiptasia eating filefish". I don't have an aiptasia problem, but I bought one just because I think they are cool little critters.

Those fish are known to nip at corals as well, beware!

 

[raisedonnintendo]

tons of threads on this subject wow

 

[smoothie]

Blitzburggirl;512716 wrote: Yeah, I used to believe this too... til I tried it with over $140 worth of cleaners and peps (2 occasions) and my fat, well fed mystery who I flashlight peeped and verified was sleeping in his hole apparently sleep walked and found em. I have one graddiddy cleaner who survived, but you can onlys see him when the lights are out

A good size mystery wrasse is a different story. I was refering to a sixline

 

[moebious]

I came across this, http://www.saltyunderground.com/pages.php?pID=4&CDpath=0">http://www.saltyunderground.com/pages.php?pID=4&CDpath=0</a>
I don't know anything about Berghia but it could be worth a try.

 

[ricksconnected]

moebious;513906 wrote: I came across this, http://www.saltyunderground.com/pages.php?pID=4&CDpath=0">http://www.saltyunderground.com/pages.php?pID=4&CDpath=0</a>
I don't know anything about Berghia but it could be worth a try.[/QUOTE]


personally i wouldnt use them. starving
to death would be a terrible way to die.

 

[acroholic]

I just killled several aiptasia and about 50 Majanos with reef napalm three days ago. Not a single one has reappeard. I noticed a ton of majanos clustered on a single rock after I took down my 210 and reused the rock in my 300 gallon. the napalm kills the majanos on contact. almost 100% kill rate. It gets probably 80% of aiptasia the first time, and you need to retreat a few a second time. Best solution for aiptasia I have found.