Aptasia
 

Hello Ive got a 75 gallon reef.
30 gallon sump.
Can anyone recommend a natural remedy to aptasia?
A fish that's reef friendly that will feed on frozen foods as well or perhaps a certain type of snail.
I was thinking about a peppermint shrimp, however I'm concerned that it may turn into an early Easter dinner for my flame hawk.

thanks

Rick.

Peppermint shrimp have mixed results. Some eat aptasia, some (like mine) ate my red acans and don't touch aptasia. Personally I use aptasia-x and have amazing results. I might have 1-2 aptasia every 3-4 months. However I have heard lots of people say it doesn't work for them. So it would be worth a shot. You can get certain fish that apparently eat them, but they generally eat other things in the tank as well. At least from what I know. Good luck.

I have just bought aptasia-x a few days ago and used it on my 30 g tank. Got rid of a majority of them so far, still need to look for the left over small ones. I am happy with the result so far.

You can try buying a berghia nudibranch I've heard they eat aiptasia and they're reef safe :)


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I just bought some they are munchers for sure and breed like crazy .
But once there done you got to get rid of them .:)

Natural Remedy.

Syringe - Boiling/Hot water and Lemon Juice or Vinegar sprayed into the mouth.

I use matted filefish they keep them in check and dont bother anything else. They eat anything offered so you can keep them after the infestation is gone.

aptasia-x is quick and dirty IMO.

I put into my tank 6 peppermint shrimp....and waited, and waited. Nothing happened, so while i was researching something else to use i realized that all the aptasia were gone. I guess the shrimp got it done.

Vinegar
 

I just wiped out all most all of my aiptasia injecting them with vinegar. Just watch your ph, it may drop, but most likely if U don't use lots of vinegar u won't see any effect on the ph