Aptasia Killers...

[inkblue]

...after I got some fragS that weRe heaviLy infested with aptasia, i deCided to taCkLe the probLem ratHer than run away from it.

i reaD a bunCh of tHreads here and taLked to some retaiLers onLine and deCided to use the cheapEst method i couLd find: copperband and peppermint shRimps.

i bouGHt one smaLL copperBand and 2 peppeRmint sHRimps from h20 and requested tHEm NOT to feed them.

i put thEm in a quarantinE taNk with the infested frags and waited.

tW0 dayS of no feeding... nothing.

then on the tHird nite, as iF by maGic, 90% of the aptaSias were gonE!

tHey had eatEn ALL of the smaller ones, and onLy a few of the bigger oneS remained.

juSt wantEd to share my experience/eXperiment.

 

[deelucky]

ill make sure to keep that in mind if i ever come across a pest problem.thanks for sharing your experience.

 

[Craig]

ink...I share in your sentiment. 2 peppermint shrimp and 1 rock of aiptasia in QT... a few hours later the deed was done!

 

[digitalreefer]

Let me know if you're going to keep the killers... if not I have a growing aptasia problem and would be happy to take them off your hands.

 

[Craig]

I'm going to hold onto the pepperint killing team for a few more weeks just to make sure all aiptasia are gone. I got them from House of Fish. They still have more available for a very reasonable price.

 

[scarf_ace1981]

i had some manjano in my 40br. i had first purchased a peppermint and then when i got rid of him i purchased a CBB. i don't who or when it occured but when i was breaking down the tank last week i realized there were no more manjano or aptasia.

ink i'm glad that worked out for you

 

[TimberTDI]

I guess you all know where I'm headed tomorrow...

 

[inkblue]

FastUno waNts my GUARAnTEED killErS... he aLready dibb'd tHem !

 

[TimberTDI]

FastUno waNts my GUARATEED killErS... he aLready dibb'd tHem !

I think someone has some

for not trying this method, before pulling the trigger.

 

[inkblue]

:lol2:

 

[jcurry]

No need to starve the CBB or peps, if their going to eat the aptasia they will do it no matter what. You can't starve a fish into eating something else and in the process you may lose a fish that would have otherwise have lived. It took my CBB 2-3 months before it started eating aptasia in my tank but once it did they were gone in a few weeks.

 

[jhale]

I agree with jcurry not feeding the cbb is a big NO NO.

These are very delicate fish and need all the help they can get if they are going to adapt to your tank. Begin by offering them mysis, they should love that. If they are going to eat the aptasia they will you can't stave them into eating it.

I had a small CBB that cleared all the small aptasia off my super infected rocks after two weeks all that was left were some of the larger ones that I can kalk.

From the moment I got the CBB I offered it mysis, it took maybe one day for it to begin eating it, now it gobbles it up and will eat out of my hand. I have since placed the CBB into my aptaisa free 120 and it's eating my special frozen fish blend

DON'T STARVE THE CBB'S :smash:

 

[scubabr53]

[FONT=&quot]Two days ago I got small rock with lollypop button polyps. Today I have realized that I have unwanted hitchhikers - to small aptasia mixed in between the polyps. I have Banded Cleaner shrimp in my 120 mixed reef tank.
Does anyone know if I can create a problem for Peppermint by adding it to the tank?[/FONT][FONT=&quot] [/FONT]

 

[Aqua Pro Builder]

[FONT=&quot]Two days ago I got small rock with lollypop button polyps. Today I have realized that I have unwanted hitchhikers - to small aptasia mixed in between the polyps. I have Banded Cleaner shrimp in my 120 mixed reef tank. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Does anyone know if I can create a problem for Peppermint by adding it to the tank?[/FONT]

My coral banded has not kill any of my peppermint shrimps yet but who knows months later. FYI they have been together for 3, 4 months.