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| Joe's juice - Success |
   
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4 | 3.15% |
| Joe's juice - Didn't work/made worse |
  
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9 | 7.09% |
| Aiptasia X - Success |
  
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20 | 15.75% |
| Aiptasia X - Didn't work/made worse |
  
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17 | 13.39% |
| Kalk paste - Success |
  
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12 | 9.45% |
| Kalk paste - Didn't work/made worse |
  
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10 | 7.87% |
| Lemon Juice - Success |
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12 | 9.45% |
| Lemon Juice - Didn't work/made worse |
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13 | 10.24% |
| Some other injectable acid - Success |
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6 | 4.72% |
| Some other injectable acid - Didn't work/made worse |
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4 | 3.15% |
| Smothering with epoxy - Success |
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7 | 5.51% |
| Smothering with epoxy - Didn't work/made worse |
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6 | 4.72% |
| Aiptasia zapper - Success |
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0 | 0% |
| Aiptasia zapper - Didn't work/made worse |
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5 | 3.94% |
| Lasers - Success |
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1 | 0.79% |
| Lasers - Didn't work/made worse |
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2 | 1.57% |
| Blow torch - Success |
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5 | 3.94% |
| Blow torch - Didn't work/made worse |
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3 | 2.36% |
| Matted File fish - Success |
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23 | 18.11% |
| Matted File fish - Didn't work/made worse |
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4 | 3.15% |
| Copper Band Butterfly - Success |
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18 | 14.17% |
| Copper Band Butterfly - Didn't work/made worse |
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9 | 7.09% |
| Raccoon Butterfly - Success |
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4 | 3.15% |
| Raccoon Butterfly - Didn't work/made worse |
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1 | 0.79% |
| Berghia nudibranchs: predators present (Peppermint shrimp, wrasse, etc.) - Success |
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2 | 1.57% |
| Berghia nudibranchs: predators present (Peppermint shrimp, wrasse, etc.) - Didn't work/made worse |
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8 | 6.30% |
| Berghia nudibranchs: predators absent - Success |
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8 | 6.30% |
| Berghia nudibranchs: predators absent - Didn't work/made worse |
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4 | 3.15% |
| Peppermint Shrimp - Success |
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41 | 32.28% |
| Peppermint Shrimp - Didn't work/made worse |
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22 | 17.32% |
| I have never tried to control aiptasia |
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4 | 3.15% |
| I have tried to control aiptasia using a variety of methods but they are still a problem |
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16 | 12.60% |
| I have successfully controlled aiptasia in my system. |
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33 | 25.98% |
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06-28-2013, 01:53 PM
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In smaller tanks (60g or less) peppermint shrimp have 100% worked for me, in my larger tanks matted filefish (takes them awhile but usually within a couple of months will get rid of it) and CBB's got rid of the aiptasia. However if the shrimp/filefish or CBB dies the aiptasia starts to come back within a few weeks to a month.
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06-28-2013, 02:36 PM
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My vote:
Peppermint shrimp - success (they don't all eat Aiptasia, so adding a few from different sources works better) Joe's Juice - success Matted Filefish - success Kalk paste - success (just killed a few a couple days ago)
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06-28-2013, 03:38 PM
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I found it pretty easy to control them in my smaller tanks but once I stepped up to a larger tank it became much more difficult. Manual control was impossible, even with what I considered to be minimal aquascape I just couldn't reach everything.
Matted File Fish solved the problem for me but I went through three of them before I found one that would tackle the. It still took several months for him to start eating them. You have to be patient. Regards
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06-28-2013, 04:09 PM
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Alot of stores cant really tell the difference from peppermint shrimps and camelback shrimps. Those with no success with the peppermints might want to take that in consideration. But I voted copperband butterfly for aptasia.
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06-28-2013, 07:58 PM
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I'm currently in the process of culturing Designer and Limited Edition Aiptasia. These are species that you won't find anywhere else and will be highly sought after. Don't be fooled by imitations!
I'll let you know how they turn out! Currently taking pre-orders.
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06-28-2013, 08:13 PM
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06-28-2013, 10:07 PM
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When people say success is that means permanent? Example matted filefish is present the aiptasia is no where in sight. If filefish is gone and aiptasia came back that mean it not a successful. Aiptasia spreads when they died.
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06-28-2013, 10:14 PM
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I used aiptasia x it worked and rid my system completely
However you need to be persistent everyday if one pops up during the weeks following the first time you use it on all of the aiptasia in your tank. After about 1 to 2 months I no longer saw any more spawn up in random places. So you really have to tackle it for a while before you ate completely free of aiptasia
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