Aiptasia (sp) removal ?

GTP Guy · #1 12-30-2008, 08:06 PM

Anyone had nay luck with the lemon juice solution ? I went and bought the needle today at a whopping $0.25 and think I might give it a try.

here's the link : http://saltaquarium.about.com/cs/msu...a/aa061903.htm

Comments ? war stories ? anything on ridding myself of these things will be read and considered. thanks guys

Keri · #2 12-30-2008, 08:15 PM

I've used hot water (50% success)
vinegar (50% success)
peppermint shrimp (nearly 100% success, bought 2 of 'em)

But I didn't have very many to begin with.

and I am pretty sure I'm spelling "success" wrong.

Electric eel · #3 12-30-2008, 08:41 PM

what do the shrimp eat after the Aiptasia is gone?

awa1979 · #4 12-30-2008, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Electric eel

what do the shrimp eat after the Aiptasia is gone?

My peppermint shrimp will eat krill, plankton, brine shrimp, and mysis shrimp. When I feed they come out and collect their food.

I have 2 in my 40 and in less then 3 weeks have eradicated all the aiptasia I had and I had a fair amount. Far more success then anything else I tried and a lot less work on my part.

GTP Guy · #5 12-30-2008, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Keri

I've used hot water (50% success)
vinegar (50% success)
peppermint shrimp (nearly 100% success, bought 2 of 'em)

But I didn't have very many to begin with.

and I am pretty sure I'm spelling "success" wrong.

I was thinking the peppermint route ... but I have a Niger trigger ... so I think they might become food ... but I'm not sure ... he seems to leave my snails alone .. although he does pick up and move my scarlet hermit every once in a while

RuGlu6 · #6 12-30-2008, 09:29 PM

http://www.jlaquatics.com/product/tz...y+-+4+oz..html

I use two part reef epoxy to plug them in to the live rock with 100% success providing i plug in the the right spot. Sometimes they pop out beside the plug, so i apply a little more.

bignose · #7 12-30-2008, 10:29 PM

I did the lemon juice method with 100% success. Mind you I didn't have many in my tank. No trace the next morning.

reef bound · #8 12-30-2008, 10:44 PM

We have a 180g with a niger trigger in it and as long as there are places for the shrimp to hide, he should be OK. We only have one peppermint shrimp as we moved him from our RSM and we never see him in the big tank during the day- we have seen his molts, but not him. We recently bought a red LED flashlight and have now seen him running around at night so we know he's still alive. Aiptasia is totally under control. (someone mentioned that if you add your new livestock AFTER you feed your trigger they shouldn't really be bothered---but I have yet to try it. We're a little cautious about that one still.)

GTP Guy · #9 12-30-2008, 10:45 PM

excellent .. I have many in my tank .. at first like all newbies it was ... OH MY GOD ANEMONE ! now it's ... argh another one