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View Poll Results: What Aiptasia Control Methods Worked/Failed? | |||
Joe's juice - Success | 4 | 3.15% | |
Joe's juice - Didn't work/made worse | 9 | 7.09% | |
Aiptasia X - Success | 20 | 15.75% | |
Aiptasia X - Didn't work/made worse | 17 | 13.39% | |
Kalk paste - Success | 12 | 9.45% | |
Kalk paste - Didn't work/made worse | 10 | 7.87% | |
Lemon Juice - Success | 12 | 9.45% | |
Lemon Juice - Didn't work/made worse | 13 | 10.24% | |
Some other injectable acid - Success | 6 | 4.72% | |
Some other injectable acid - Didn't work/made worse | 4 | 3.15% | |
Smothering with epoxy - Success | 7 | 5.51% | |
Smothering with epoxy - Didn't work/made worse | 6 | 4.72% | |
Aiptasia zapper - Success | 0 | 0% | |
Aiptasia zapper - Didn't work/made worse | 5 | 3.94% | |
Lasers - Success | 1 | 0.79% | |
Lasers - Didn't work/made worse | 2 | 1.57% | |
Blow torch - Success | 5 | 3.94% | |
Blow torch - Didn't work/made worse | 3 | 2.36% | |
Matted File fish - Success | 23 | 18.11% | |
Matted File fish - Didn't work/made worse | 4 | 3.15% | |
Copper Band Butterfly - Success | 18 | 14.17% | |
Copper Band Butterfly - Didn't work/made worse | 9 | 7.09% | |
Raccoon Butterfly - Success | 4 | 3.15% | |
Raccoon Butterfly - Didn't work/made worse | 1 | 0.79% | |
Berghia nudibranchs: predators present (Peppermint shrimp, wrasse, etc.) - Success | 2 | 1.57% | |
Berghia nudibranchs: predators present (Peppermint shrimp, wrasse, etc.) - Didn't work/made worse | 8 | 6.30% | |
Berghia nudibranchs: predators absent - Success | 8 | 6.30% | |
Berghia nudibranchs: predators absent - Didn't work/made worse | 4 | 3.15% | |
Peppermint Shrimp - Success | 41 | 32.28% | |
Peppermint Shrimp - Didn't work/made worse | 22 | 17.32% | |
I have never tried to control aiptasia | 4 | 3.15% | |
I have tried to control aiptasia using a variety of methods but they are still a problem | 16 | 12.60% | |
I have successfully controlled aiptasia in my system. | 33 | 25.98% | |
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I only tried Aiptasia X once on about 4 different aiptasia. At first I thought I was successful, as I did not see them for a couple days. But then they came back, in the exact same spot. So, I just came to the conclusion that it doesn't work, and didn't try a 2nd treatment. Maybe I was too hasty with that?...
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Way to go Adam.... I believe you just set the record for most options in a poll...
Filefish worked to a degree for me.... He also worked on most of my LPS
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I tried Aiptasia-X ... I swear it was counter productive.
I had approx 1000 aiptasia in my tank about 1 week ago. Today I see maybe 100 ... All I did was add a 4" Copperband. I guess I was one of the lucky one, this guy doesn't stop eating them all day. I can see him plucking them off the rocks and outta the sand at all times throughout the day. I can't call it a success just yet ... maybe he'll get sick of them, maybe they'll mount a come back, but it has been a very dramatic reduction in a very short period of time. --Tyler |
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Overall though, I think keeping a nutrient free tank goes a long way in avoiding these pests.
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I just want to share videos of my copperband eating aptasia:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVzPa4U7Psk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TqqJLXJD-8 |
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I woke up in my tent last night on our family camping trip because I'd had a nightmare my aiptasia all came back. This thread must have been on my mind!
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I tried peppermint shrimp and they MAY have worked but my 2 wrasses had it as a snack within 5 minutes of it being in there. They had a more expensive entre than me that night.
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Using a 5cc syringe and a 22gauge needle (it was on a small lonely piece of dried LR I had placed maybe a week prior) took out of tank found the side and stuck it there and injected about 2-3cc (mL) of just plain lemon juice. Never came back after that. I have heard if placing dried rock ontop to get then to move to a piece that is easier to remove and then tx that piece.
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