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05-30-2011, 06:02 PM
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I have an aiptasia problem, too and bought two peppermint shrimps last week, but only last for a few days. I tried couple times with shrimp but always eaten by something in my tank. I also tried copperband, but yellow tang was attacking it, and died. I never sucsess with any chemical. It just comes back more and more after injection. Anybody have any idea what is my next hope? I am thinking to try filefish but I don't know, my current fishes like it. My fishes are yellow tang, six line wrasse, maroon clown, bangai cardinal and banded pipefish in 90 gal tank.
Thanks Last edited by htfn; 05-30-2011 at 06:58 PM. 
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05-31-2011, 01:07 AM
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My copperband ate all the aiptasia except a huge one...then lost the taste for it and now they are overgrowing the tank again to the point where I need to use aiptasiaX.
He does not eat any of my coral nor my crocea clam. Does not pick at any of my gorgonian polyp nor my maxi mini anemone but he's very well fed and really fat. I think the trick to the good behavial of the copperband is to provide live food. I give mine live fresh mussel and live white worms enrich with Selcon. No wonder he does not care for the aiptasia any longer. I don't see the point of buying this fish just to get rid of aiptasia though, as it is a hit and miss. I think peppermint shrimps are probably a better bet and getting rid of the large ones with aiptasiaX. Copperband are a bit of trouble to take care of and sometime they need to be fed with dedication...mine does. I bought the fish because I really wanted one, not just because of the aiptasias. I also have tons of pods in my aquarium and the copperband is eating quite a bit of it.
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06-01-2011, 02:38 AM
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I have had a file fish do great things with not colateral damage so far. Neet fish to have as well.
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06-01-2011, 06:33 AM
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immediately relocated him to the sump, dont know if he is still living now lol
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06-16-2011, 04:59 AM
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i had a massive out break. went and bought a file fish and he devoured the aepitasia but i have noticed if i dont feed heavily he will nip at my mini carpets and he actually completely ate my hammer torch coral, he also nips at the devils hand from time to time, which is a pain in the ass cause it takes like 3 or 4 days for it to come back out
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