aiptasia control

achilles101 · #1 02-21-2009, 12:19 AM

Just looking for everyones ways of getting rid of these pests once their in your tank

beeve · #2 02-21-2009, 12:31 AM

I found injecting them with ph up works pretty good.

ILIKECOUGARS · #3 02-21-2009, 12:45 AM

Pepperment Shrimps to get rid of them and to control them.

Sushiman · #4 02-21-2009, 12:46 AM

Copperband Butterfly works really well in my experience.

achilles101 · #5 02-21-2009, 12:48 AM

had both pepermints and coppers but didnt eat them did you have to condition them first?

ILIKECOUGARS · #6 02-21-2009, 01:34 AM

I put in 3 Berghia nudibranchs to never see them again, used Aiptasia X but you can'nt get all of them cause they under and between the live rock. Then put in 4 pepperment shrimps in which did the trick for me. No more aiptasia. I notice the odd one popping up, but gone in a few days.

my2rotties · #7 02-21-2009, 03:33 AM

I have a copperband butterfly, she eats the little ones. The big ones are not on her menu though. I tried lemon juice which just seems to make them multiply. I'm going to take a chance and try some peppermint and hope my Puffer does not get them.

Snaz · #8 02-21-2009, 04:11 AM

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Originally Posted by my2rotties

I tried lemon juice which just seems to make them multiply.

+1 lemon juice is no solution.

Stones · #9 02-21-2009, 04:20 AM

I haven't had any luck with Aiptasia X either. I've tried it 3 times now and the aiptasia come back the next day like nothing had happend. The only method I've ever used that pseudo-worked was injecting kalk mixed with boiling water and even then its a bit of a crap shoot.

loveless · #10 02-21-2009, 04:51 AM

Just finished giving Joe' Juice to like 30+, seems to pretty much dissolve the little bastards. And I got a pepermint shrimp today to hopefully get the ones I cannot get to.