Aptaisia infestation .... $50 to whoever gets them out my tank

[leo_nuffsaid]

Im offering anybody $50 who can help me get rid of aptaisia thatz all over my tank ... My tank if 150 gal with alot of rock work and about 12 fish pm or text me 2017905367

 

[Widdy]

Try Berghia Nudibranch. 5 cleaned out a 50g breeder in about 3-4 weeks, and bred a good amount.

 

[LongIslandAndy]

Are there corals in the tank,if not I would pick up Racoon or Klein butterfly

 

[akma]

Here is where I ordered mine,

http://www.saltyunderground.com/index.php?cPath=6

Bit pricey but they do a great job getting rid of aiptasia.

 

[RARECLOWNSNJ]

Buy a kliens butteryfly then sell it

 

[44santababy]

i bought a filefish from DD about 3 weeks ago, its doing its job well.

 

[Wolverine57]

Go to this link, a member here is looking for apastia and he will give you nidibranch

 

[leo_nuffsaid]

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I bought a klein butterfly and cb butterfly and no luck ... Ima try the nudi see wat gives

 

[R and R Aquatics]

An aptaisa eating filefish (they work well) and some peppermint shrimp should help too (with the smaller aptaisa) along with the nudibranch.

 

[d5332]

I have filefish and peppermint shrimp and will be moving them to the sump to clean that out as well.

Nudis are way to expensive and way to delicate, they die easily

 

[dubs]

r and r u cant have the file fish and pep shrimp with nudi branch they eat the nudi.... nudi are the way to go i try all the above memtion and the nudi are what worked for me they are a bit price but the coral that the aptasia kill all over cost more ..plus some of those shrimp/ fish that eat aptasia the file fish some eat zoas and thing that look like that the butterfly is only for a fowler imo they are nippers at least the klien butterfly does and the pep shrimp shreads euphilias at least i had some and when they were done with there job they started on the corals so u always have a 50/50 chance when battling aptasia those bad boys are the worse pest on the planet imo gl with what u get to get rid of them

 

[Sandyp1]

Filefish and Peppermint shrimp for sure. I just got rid of the Filefish but kept the shrimp. Aiptasia gone in 3 weeks!

 

[RoMe]

Copper band butterfly

 

[bigdog1428]

I have 2 aiptasia eating filefish , and cleaned my tank in 2 weeks

 

[peteyboyny]

2 Caribbean peppermint shrimp cleaned out my 140g. Took about 2wks. From what I've heard, the indo peppermints are more likely to pick at corals. Its been about 3 months, no aptasia have come back. Just my experience.

 

[Alfredo De La Fe]

They were selling a file fish at Fauna (on 87th Street off of Broadway in Manhattan) for $35. It would eat all of the aptasia in no time...

Alfred

i bought a filefish from DD about 3 weeks ago, its doing its job well.

 

[Alfredo De La Fe]

Copperband butterfly fish are hit or miss. I found that the Red Sea copperbands go after aptasia and leave everything else alone. I recently added a "regular" copperband and it is not touching aptasia but will nip at the base of a carpet anemone.

Alfred

Copper band butterfly

 

[peteyboyny]

Just keep in mind, ANYTHING that eats aptasia has the potential to pick at or eat corals. What worked for one person may not work for you. It is all very subjective. GL.

 

[Alfredo De La Fe]

Agree 100%. (With the exception of the burghia nudibranchs, they ONLY eat aptasia)

Alfred

Just keep in mind, ANYTHING that eats aptasia has the potential to pick at or eat corals. What worked for one person may not work for you. It is all very subjective. GL.

 

[44santababy]

my filefish isnt 100% coral safe, wanted to throw that at there. But worth it..IMO. GL