aptasia

[Montaquelaveist]

I want to try the butterfly but affraid it will harm my sps and my zoas

 

[bigdog1428]

I want to try the butterfly but affraid it will harm my sps and my zoas

Lol after all the info people gave u ,, u still want to go down a quetionable road, people have given solid Answers on tryin to help u resolve ur issue. Lol

 

[MatthewScars]

I didnt want to say this but:


http://www.manhattanreefs.com/forum/reefs-beginners/115919-fishfish-aiptasia.html
http://www.manhattanreefs.com/forum/general-discussion/104137-filefish-apistatia-control.html
http://www.manhattanreefs.com/forum/general-discussion/92685-filefish.html
http://www.manhattanreefs.com/forum/general-discussion/87042-what-fish-do-i-get-will-eat.html
http://www.manhattanreefs.com/forum...2906-i-need-borrow-file-fish-couple-days.html

I think he should get the filefish. For evil purposes ofcourse.

 

[PHiLiPSKim]

You know what you can try? Hot lemon juice. I just tried it after a friend suggested it. It's harmless to your tank. The good thing about it is when you spray the juice into the aiptasia they shrivel and fall off whatever they were holding onto, even in my overflow. Not necessary but I did a water change bc all the dead aiptasia on the sand bed after, not bc of the lemon juice. But just to be safe couldn't hurt lol. Good luck

 

[Montaquelaveist]

Lol after all the info people gave u ,, u still want to go down a quetionable road, people have given solid Answers on tryin to help u resolve ur issue. Lol

This is not my thread i was just stating that i have a aptasia problem also and was affraid to put a copperband butterfly in the tank lol lol

 

[peteyboyny]

I just used 2 Caribbean peppermint shrimp to annialate 9 aptasia (that I could see). Apparently, only the Caribbean peppermints eat aptasia. From what I hear and have read, the indo peppermints won't eat aptasia but are more apt to pic at your corals. Like I said, 2 wiped out a small infestation in my 140g. It took about 2 weeks. The first few days I starved the tank of food to encourage them to feed. AND FEED THEY DID! Its been about 2 weeks aptasia free, now I'm just keeping the tank well fed and keeping an eye on my corals. Just my exp. GL.

 

[mqur1963]

with pappermint in the tank do not feed tank and they will eat aptasia

 

[peteyboyny]

Like i said, been keeping an eye on my corals and I'm noticing some palys and zoas that look like they've been picked at. Sooo, time to trap some shrimps! I guess in my case, they did the job intended but, nobody picked at any corals until they arrived. JOB WELL DONE SHRIMPS! But now into the fuge they go.

 

[peteyboyny]

Trap is set, I'll let you know how it turns out. Hope this helps out with play by play action.

 

[Swimmy]

There's no guaranteed aptasia eating anything. Some species are more inclined to eat them, but they don't always. Aptasia X works wonders for me!

 

[peteyboyny]

I tried the Aptasia X, they disappeared for a month, then always came back. I didn't have good luck with it.

 

[peteyboyny]

I still haven't trapped the shrimps yet. Guess its a waiting game, a test of wills, a Mexican satand off...jees, I hope they don't pic at much else.