Controlling Aiptasia?

[fishguy23]

I introudced new LR into my tank recently and noticed small colonies of Aiptasia growing in random areas, this is my first experience with this and was wondering if there are there any livestock that would control these anenomes without doing harm or do I have any other options........?

 

[Deanos]

Search Manhattan Reefs for 'aiptasia'. Several possible solutions have been offered.

 

[bklynreef]

butterfly fish will usually eat them

 

[Deanos]

butterfly fish will usually eat them

Depends on the size of the tank.

 

[fishguy23]

40 breeder 36x18x15

 

[Deanos]

What did your search result in?

 

[lamaseta17]

just get some joes juice and 2 peppermint shrimps

 

[Reefsaint]

just get some joes juice and 2 peppermint shrimps

great advise!

 

[spacenyc]

lye and peppermint shrimps

just had a huge outbreak in my tank and solved it quickly and easily. put it in an isolation tank with a peppermint shrimp and it did nt feed the tank. the shrimp ate all the small ones. then did the lye treatment on the big ones worked great and killed nothing else, except for bristle worms. steve

 

[fishguy23]

If I get a peppermint shrimp, will my six line wrasse harass it?

 

[Deanos]

Maybe. Fish are unpredictable.

 

[ZANYMASTER]

Yeah,I wanted to get peppermints but have a mystery wrasse.

 

[fishguy23]

Copperband took care of all of it in 3 days flat, no kidding.....I wish I can keep the lil guy, he saved me, but unfortunately my tank is too small

 

[OctaviousMonk]

hmm I have found many great ideas on how to treat these guys by searching here and even using google. I personally have found peppermint shrimp to work wonders

 

[bigyankfan]

Auriga butterfly - beautiful fish, loves aiptasia, peaceful and (mostly) reef-safe if well-fed

 

[ZANYMASTER]

I doubt if any Butterfly is reef safe.