Killing aiptasias

[Luis]

I've seen some products in the market to kill aiptasias

Here is the list.

Joe's juice
Elimi-aiptas (Tropic Marin)
Stop Aiptasias (Chem marin)
Aiptasia-X (Red Sea)
Aiptasia Control (Blue life)

The question is, what do you recommend me to buy?

Thanks in advance for your replies.

 

[SnowManSnow]

the best stuff I've used is JOES JUICE... BUT... i think they are out of business AND the stuff clots up pretty bad if u store it after opening it very long.

CURRENTLY I'm using Aiptasia X.. its pretty good... not quite as potent as Joe's Juice, but it doesn't clot, so I can afford to use more of it over a period of time without it going bad on me.

B

 

[Anonymous]

You can make your own Joe's juice. It is a kalk paste with some selcon in it.

 

[Len]

Peppermint shrimps always work for me.

 

[SnowManSnow]

mine alwasy die ... or get devoured

 

[Luis]

I´ve heard Peppermint shrimps hurt some corals... is this true?

Thanks for your replies guys.

 

[Anonymous]

My first two peps were devoured. The one I just added and I have not seen it in three days. :?

I plan on adding a copperband butterfly to eat them.

 

[Ben1]

Peps work well on small aiptasia, for larger ones kalkpaste works just as well IME as both Aiptasia-x and Joes juice, I have used both. I think peps get a bad rep b/c people often mistake peps for camel shrimp and I have seen camels being sold as peps many many times in LFS'.

Copperbands works well IME also, although I added one not long ago and he went for my Acans as much as he did my aiptasia so I had to yank him.

 

[Anonymous]

Peps work well on small aiptasia, for larger ones kalkpaste works just as well IME as both Aiptasia-x and Joes juice, I have used both. I think peps get a bad rep b/c people often mistake peps for camel shrimp and I have seen camels being sold as peps many many times in LFS'.

Copperbands works well IME also, although I added one not long ago and he went for my Acans as much as he did my aiptasia so I had to yank him.

That's my only fear, however it's not just the appetite for aips it is also that I love the look of the CBB.

 

[Anonymous]

Peps worked for me and also Kalk paste

 

[Anonymous]

I´ve heard Peppermint shrimps hurt some corals... is this true?

Thanks for your replies guys.

I never heard this, but anything is possible. Some "REEF SAFE" fish will pick at corals as well....like my dopey bicolor blenny :x .

 

[jlneng]

I added some berghia to my 180 and that took care of my aiptasia problem....

 

[rbrusletto]

I use aiptasia control - but it never fully works,

peppermint shrimp have worked well for me though..

 

[Anonymous]

I use lemon juice per Len's recommendation