BrittneyC
Active Member
Here is my dilemma-
I have 2 tanks. A 30 gallon nano and a 70 gallon.
My nano was supposed to be fish and coral and my 70 was a FOWLR. The nano tank was filled with aquacultered rock from KP aquatics and had a few anemones hitch hike in that look like aiptasia but are a cousin that do not spread like aiptasia do (according to KP and google) so I just left them alone not knowing any better. After the tank was established I added some coral from a LFS that had some spores I am guessing of aiptasia because a few weeks later they were EVERYWHERE. I thought at first they were the same anemones that came with the rock but it turns out it was not.
I tried berghia- after a month and a half and seeing no progress I assumed they did not make it because I saw no signs of them or a dent in the aiptasia it just kept getting worse and worse. I added a peppermint shrimp- never touched it. I tried F-Aiptasia- it worked but there was so many it felt like a rendition of medusa! It has gotten to the point it is out of control and the feeling of defeat is strong. It killed every coral with the exception of my gorgonian.
We are about to add the fish in the nano to the 70 gallon and catch the blue Friday sale WB has and upgrade that tank instead of having two tanks. I have found a local berghia breeder that will purchase the rocks happily. I would like to add the gorgonian over to the new tank but I am absolutely petrified of repeating the same mistakes. There appears to be no aiptasia growing on the body or the small rubble the gorgonian is attached to but I did not see it on the other frags either.
Moving forward I will only buy pre-quarantined coral from reputable vendors and stay on top of eradicating them should one pop up but I am not sure what to do with the gorgonian at this point.
I have 2 tanks. A 30 gallon nano and a 70 gallon.
My nano was supposed to be fish and coral and my 70 was a FOWLR. The nano tank was filled with aquacultered rock from KP aquatics and had a few anemones hitch hike in that look like aiptasia but are a cousin that do not spread like aiptasia do (according to KP and google) so I just left them alone not knowing any better. After the tank was established I added some coral from a LFS that had some spores I am guessing of aiptasia because a few weeks later they were EVERYWHERE. I thought at first they were the same anemones that came with the rock but it turns out it was not.
I tried berghia- after a month and a half and seeing no progress I assumed they did not make it because I saw no signs of them or a dent in the aiptasia it just kept getting worse and worse. I added a peppermint shrimp- never touched it. I tried F-Aiptasia- it worked but there was so many it felt like a rendition of medusa! It has gotten to the point it is out of control and the feeling of defeat is strong. It killed every coral with the exception of my gorgonian.
We are about to add the fish in the nano to the 70 gallon and catch the blue Friday sale WB has and upgrade that tank instead of having two tanks. I have found a local berghia breeder that will purchase the rocks happily. I would like to add the gorgonian over to the new tank but I am absolutely petrified of repeating the same mistakes. There appears to be no aiptasia growing on the body or the small rubble the gorgonian is attached to but I did not see it on the other frags either.
Moving forward I will only buy pre-quarantined coral from reputable vendors and stay on top of eradicating them should one pop up but I am not sure what to do with the gorgonian at this point.
