Need help Aiptasia Anemones taking over

[lilhert34]

I have been trying to read up on what is the best answer for getting rid of them. I have been told peppermint shrimp. I have also heard that peppermint shrimp are not good on your reef tank. I also have been hearing about the Bergia nudibranches. I am up for opinions need help please.

 

[Anonymous]

I like a product called Aiptasia-X, it requires work to get to them all but if you squirt them all, then re-squirt when/if you see new ones you might stay on top of things. Best thing to do about aiptasia is if you see it, kill it, don't leave it be thinking it won't do anything, because if you see 1 aiptasia, in a week or so you might have 10 aiptasia, then they start getting out of control.

 

[Anonymous]

I squirted kalkwasser paste into their mouths whenever I saw them, never had more than one in my tank since I did that and haven't had one in a year small 27 hex though

 

[Anonymous]

I have used both bergias and peppermint shrimp. I like using peppermints because after the aiptasia is gone, the peppermints spawn and feed the corals, while the bergias just die. But, the bergias are kinda cool. I kept one in a tiny tank for a pet for a while.

I tried using kalk paste (what Joes Juice is made of?!) and it seems the aiptasia release spores to come back en masse.

The trick with peppermints, once the small ones are gone, is to feed the aiptasia. The shrimps will rip it open to get the food, then finish off the aiptasia....